Claire (2014)

Fine little horror game, feels like a 2D Silent Hill. Currently it's 90% off, so it's worth the 0.99$ asking price. Recommended when on sale, 6/10.

Devs that release improved ports on console without updating the PC versions need to be out of the industry.

Claire is a deeply atmospheric indie survival horror experience that prioritizes mood, vulnerability, and psychological unease over traditional action-driven mechanics. Developed and published by Hailstorm Games, the game places players in a nightmarish interpretation of familiar spaces, transforming everyday environments into distorted reflections of fear, grief, and suppressed memory. From its opening moments, it establishes a slow, oppressive tone that invites players to engage emotionally as much as mechanically. The narrative follows Claire, a young woman searching for her mother after she has fallen into a mysterious coma. This premise serves as the emotional anchor for the entire experience, with the story unfolding through fragmented memories, symbolic imagery, and environmental storytelling rather than explicit exposition. As Claire navigates hospitals, homes, and other recognizable locations twisted into surreal labyrinths, the game gradually reveals themes of abandonment, illness, childhood trauma, and emotional isolation. The story is intentionally ambiguous, encouraging players to piece together meaning through observation and interpretation rather than delivering cle…

Claire is actually really good! I don't like how lost i get when i try to go anywhere that i already passed BUT it's a small problem compared to the story! I like horror but this didn't truly scare me (That's only because i am desensitized to psychological horror) That does not mean it cant get the blood running. I bought this awhile ago and since (at the time of writing this) October i decided to finally play it! I understand the mix reviews though as there is too much backtracking and maze elements however i still think it's a 9/10

Claire is an okay horror side scrolling game and an okay Silent Hill like game too, now then what is the story. A young woman named Clara has it rough her dad leaving her at a young age, taking her brother Ethan with him and leaving her to care for her disabled mother, she even has a bit of trouble at school. It’s become pretty routine for the young lady but all that changes one day at the hospital, Claire is watching her mom and decides to grab a quick cup of coffee before heading back to her mom's room to finish some homework, but soon on her way back to her mom, Clara finds herself trapped in some nightmarish realm filled with twisted shadowy Horrors, how did she get here? She doesn't know, she also doesn't know how her dog Anubis has come to this land as well; all she really knows is that she must escape but doing so might unveil some hard truths the young woman may not be ready for. Okay what are the likes, the story is really good, like a lot of these Silent Hill like games it can be a bit confusing at first, but after getting to the end everything starts to click together, also itdid a good job of talking about a troubled home life and potentially living with a narcissist…

Nice, cute game for a quick little playthrough. It wasn't too exciting, the story needed some work, and the dialogue could've been better, but the art and the story offered aren't bad, per se. Just underwhelming.