DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Jesse Makkonen · 2015 · Indie, Psychological Horror, Horror, Pixel Graphics, 2D
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About DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
✦ AI summary
Step into the shoes of an ambitious man who seizes an elderly woman's property for a corporate partnership, only to confront the devastating moral cost of his ambition in this haunting 2D psychological horror adventure. With hand-drawn visuals, atmospheric sound design, and a gripping two-hour narrative packed with dark twists and puzzle-solving, DISTRAINT is a masterfully crafted indie experience that explores guilt and regret through a uniquely artistic lens.
\DISTRAINT\ is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC.
You step into the shoes of an ambitious young man named Price.
In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman.
In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
This is his story and the tale of his regrets...
"We have yet to see you DANCE, son!"
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DISTRAINT is a horror-novel style of game. It is dark and grim but also has its share of dark humor.
The story progresses quickly which allows for several settings and scenarios.
Your journey will last around two hours!
The gameplay is simple but effective: You move left and right and solve puzzles to progress through the atmospheric story.
- Side scrolling 2D with unique, hand drawn graphics
- Atmospheric music and sound design
- Minimalist interface so your focus never wavers from the experience
- Delve into a unique story full of intriguing twists
- One man effort - No asset flips or cheap tricks, just hard work!
"Snow... no wonder these folks are so absent."
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DISTRAINT has been doing quite well thanks to the awesome community!
Deluxe Edition is my thanks to you. Take a look at what's new:
- Dynamic coloring - Goodbye gray, hello color!
- No more lantern - Increased environmental lighting
- Enhanced animation, graphics, and lighting effects
- Refined audio for better atmosphere
- Improved user interface
"These people are treated like cattle..."
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[h1] Small pixelated horror. Story is done well and spooky, unsettling atmosphere is worth recommendation. Not much else to say here except prepare for sequel! [/h1] Similar games: Home, Claire, Count Lucanor, Yomawari, Knock Knock.5 found this helpful
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Greed locks every door Conscience whispers through the dark Mercy sets you free
I love how united here things are: Story, graphic, visual effects, atmosphere, character reflection, existentiality. Everything works on 1 goal. I can recommend this game for sure
5.7 An okay narrative based sidescrolling point and click adventure with some horror sprinkled throughout. I found that the first half the puzzles were a little too simple to pick up and take from one end to the other. Then it suddenly in the second half becomes a bit too 'mazey' with the care home and the third distraint location. Then rounding back out to be again very one end back and forth a little. The narrative is somewhat interesting, more so with it's theming but I do feel that it played it's hand a little early and quite obviously. The game then proceeds to beat the point a little too much through the rest of it's play-time when it's already mostly obvious the points it's making. There is a part at the end which ties a bit of it together quite nicely and did make a few points on a subsequent achievement playthrough to add some 'ohh' moments. But none that will shake the ground the game is built on. Also some neat merit on some nuances such as namings of characters, etc.
Just finished this game and wow, it really hits hard.It is a short 2-hour psychological horror game about a guy named Price who sells out his morals for a corporate job. The story is super dark and makes you think about greed and guilt.The pixel art looks cool, but the sound design is what actually makes it creepy. No cheap jump scares, just a really heavy, unsettling atmosphere the whole time.Definitely worth playing if you want a great story you can finish in one sitting.
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