Before the Dawn: SENARA Prologue

Before the Dawn: SENARA Prologue

Influsion Inc. · August 9, 2024 · Horror, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric, Dark, Story Rich

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About Before the Dawn: SENARA Prologue

About

Before the Dawn: SENARA Prologue is a first-person survival horror game where you infiltrate the SENARA disguised as a follower to uncover the truth behind a dangerous cult.But once your cover is blown, you're imprisoned—and now, your only goal is to escape.
Navigate the claustrophobic corridors of a massive, 6,000-ton ship meticulously recreated from a real vessel.As the truth slowly unravels, you'll come face to face with a grounded, suffocating sense of fear.In this eerie world ruled by faith and fanaticism, you must avoid the eyes of ever-watchful sentinels, collect clues, recover a vital investigation journal, and find your way out.This game is both a standalone experience and a prelude to SENARA: The Sacrament, shedding light on how one key character became entangled in the events to come.

Key Features

  • Hyper-immersive realism grounded in reality
Experience unparalleled tension and immersion inside a lifelike environment meticulously modeled after a real large-scale vessel.
  • Clue collection & puzzle-based exploration
Gather scattered documents, equipment, and items hidden throughout the ship. Solve puzzles to open up your escape route.
  • Hallucinations & auditory illusions in silence
Surrounded by hallucinations and whispers in the unnerving silence of the ship, you must maintain your sanity.If your mind breaks—so does reality.
  • The ones who stand in your way
Someone—or something—is always watching. Move carefully to avoid patrolling sentinels and uncover the path to truth and escape.

Coming Next

This game serves as a prologue to the main title SENARA: The Sacrament, shedding light on the origins of the incident and one of its key characters.In the full game, players will follow the protagonist’s attempt to escape a mysterious sinking incident aboard the twin ship of the SENARA, featured in the title SAVE.As you investigate the ship's sinking, you’ll uncover chilling ties between a fanatical cult and the entities lurking in the abyss.Face the full truth—and overwhelming terror—in the upcoming SENARA: The Sacrament.

Before the Dawn: SENARA Prologue — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Mar 12, 2026
[h1] Not bad first person horror. Stuck on ship find way to escape from this madhouse. Visually looks good but performance is pretty bad. Looking for key, cards and valve to open next door so there's plenty of running around, at least the map is small. Have some value but it needs more work. Monsters are sluggish, easy to avoid. Rooms need some sort of ventilation shafts or something to find way around the creature. Generally worth checking out if you like testing horror games. [/h1]
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Recommended Aug 12, 2026
Overall a nice ambience and all, but ohh boy was the enemy annoying. He is like flash on speed. But overall a nice look on what the main game might be about. Its ok to play.
Recommended May 14, 2026
Before the Dawn: SENARA Prologue creates its horror experience through tension and atmosphere rather than relying entirely on loud scares or constant danger. Instead of immediately throwing players into nonstop encounters, the game slowly builds unease by placing them inside an isolated environment where uncertainty becomes one of the greatest threats. Players step into the role of someone infiltrating the SENARA, a massive vessel connected to mysterious activities and disturbing secrets. Once things begin falling apart, survival becomes the primary goal, and what follows is a journey through a place where every corridor and shadow feels increasingly unsettling. One of the game's most effective qualities is the setting itself. The SENARA does not feel like a typical horror location designed purely around exaggerated visual horror elements. Instead, the environment feels grounded and believable. Steel hallways, cramped rooms, and industrial sections create an atmosphere that feels authentic rather than theatrical. This realistic design works surprisingly well because familiar places can often create stronger discomfort than locations filled with unrealistic monsters and impossible …
Not recommended Apr 28, 2026
confusing asf, got dizzy playing this.
Recommended Apr 11, 2026
This is awesome. Really cool atmosphere, just the right amount of nook and cranny hunting, a really really good map (as long as you look around and interact with them on the walls of the ship) that keeps you from wasting time searching where nothing is. i would've liked a way to defend myself over just sneaking around but thats just a personal preference, ymmv there and i have zero issues recommending this to indie horror fans if curious. the premise and tone is really unsettling to me for some reason and is a religious horror in a flavor i haven't quite encountered yet lol.
Recommended Mar 12, 2026
Great graphics and music, I feel like there should be a sanity location warning, as in the places where ur sanity starts slip. Also maybe an item that can stun the monster so u have time to put some distance as ur stamina runs out quick. In addition, don't just throw me on the boat with no context, no story, no intro, it can be like a memory or a dream before he wakes up. and for the love of I need something to defend myself man, I'd be panicking and there is nothing i can do but run. like that room where the crank is i could have picked up one of the bats if possible, there were so many bats and its a dead end so come one. But overall, its a great game, i recommend giving it a try. The game is well made and has potential to become more. I understand that its in development and there r things that need refining. oooh one last thing, if u could add coop or online capabilities it could be really fun to try to finish the missions with friends, one could be bait while the others move around but if the teammates don't come to the rescue when they r out of stamina........gg.

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