Cosmic Fear

Cosmic Fear is a really enjoyable Lovecraftian horror walking sim with some fantastic presentation. The environments look excellent, the audio does a great job of building tension, and I really liked the way it gradually blends occult horror with UFOs, alien technology and a much larger cosmic mystery. The direct creature encounters were probably the weakest part for me, and the story becomes a little easier to predict as it goes on. There are also a few bugs and design choices that could use some polish. The ending left me with more questions than answers, but this is very much a case of the journey being stronger than the destination. I had a good time with it overall and would recommend it if you enjoy slower first-person horror and Lovecraftian walking sims. Gameplay / Full Playthrough: https://youtu.be/6yojFxM4Npg

Misleading trailer and frequent crashes. Game is entirely a walking simulator, holding W for about 2 hours of gameplay with little to no horror aspect. Visuals are nice but there is no meaningful story or coherence to what is going on. Would not recommend at really any price as holding W and shift for 2 hours does not qualify as a game.

This is definitely the best game Alessandro Guzzo has made so far. It has excellent visuals and exploring is a ton of fun. For a game made by a single developer, this is incredible. I wish it had more horror moments, but it's definitely creepy for what it is. It's more of a walking simulator, but a great one at that. I was always impressed by the fantastic visuals. If you know what you're in for with this game, you're going to have a good time. Plus I just love cosmic horror stuff.

Whilst I have a lot of respect for indi dev's especially solo ones, there is too much for me to overlook in this game. I can just scrape 60FPS @ 1440p in this outside, with UE5 being the overweight slob it is, using upscaling has become a pre-requisite. There are up to date Nvidia options (DLSS/Frame Gen) but nothing for AMD here, I would have expected at least FSR 3.1. The last patch up-date was specifically for Radeon 9000 cards which is acknowledgement in itself there are plenty of AMD gamers around now so what gives. The game itself is ambiguous in setting the stage, the short intro section does little to help. You just wake up in an office as if you have amnesia and look around for info to shed light on what the deal is, perhaps some opening script at the start would help here. I ended up going back to the store page description for details but this itself is quite vague, the game really needs to explain itself better. This approach continues during gameplay with no clear indication of where you are going, just searching everything everywhere without knowing what you are even looking for other than finding a way to progress. Whilst I didn't have too much problem with this I c…

quite well done

This enitre series is really a cut above! This one is the strongest yet and I admired Alien Cube. Yet another reminder how much captivating and thoughtful creative games are being made by small independents. Highly recommended... particularily for Lovecraft fans.