Down the shaft

I'm gonna say no only because I had to set the game on Easy mode with no monsters to reach the ending. Rating: 5/10

Down the shaft is a creepy first person horror game that I found surprisingly effective at creating an uncomfortable atmosphere. I am sent down into a mine where an Elder God is being kept contained, and my job is to make sure the machines responsible for keeping it trapped continue working. It sounds like a fairly simple maintenance job, but obviously this is not a normal mine. The deeper I get, the more obvious it becomes that something is very wrong down there. The main gameplay is built around keeping the machines running while trying to survive the creatures wandering through the tunnels. I have to move around the mine, repair equipment and deal with problems before they become too serious. I liked this because I am not simply walking through the environment waiting for a scripted scare. I actually have things to manage, and that gives the horror a little more pressure. The time limit is another mechanic that works well. My shift is supposed to last until the morning, so I am constantly thinking about how much time I have left and whether I should take a risk to reach another machine. At the same time, the Elder God is becoming more active, which makes the whole situation fe…

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