Gray Dawn

Set in early 20th-century Europe, Gray Dawn follows the psychological descent of Father Abraham, a local priest accused of abducting and murdering an altar boy. As Abraham struggles to recall the events that led up to the boy's disappearance, he is forced to confront his past mistakes. Whether salvation or damnation lies at the end of this journey depends on Abraham's willingness to accept the truth. Narratively, Gray Dawn is less than inspired, featuring a story that is basically a Christian-coded Silent Hill. The game opens with the news that several children have gone missing, with Abraham directly implicated in the death of David, the altar boy. Unwilling to accept that he would ever hurt David, Abraham follows clues through his memories to try to piece together his fractured mind. The general progression follows an alternating cadence of Abraham's dreamscapes followed by a distorted version of reality. Without delving into spoilers, Abraham's character is revealed to have converted to the priesthood after a less-than-priestly past. However, he now carries himself with a zealous reverence for his Christian faith, having performed acts in its cause that would be frowned up…

Intristing story but very short - 4 hours to complete the game

Very enjoyable game

To firstly address my playtime of this game, I have only played under 15 minutes total and my experience has been very convoluted and has left my mind in weary state unsure of how to continue playing this game as a faithful Christian. I understand why the game was made, to give people a semi-psycho-horror-puzzle experience with an interesting story background and interesting protagonist. During the first time I went through the door and ended up in some sort of magic world that apparently was created by God, I was a little confused at what to do, but It's a puzzle game so I understand that some things will be intentionally left out for players to figure out. From a Christian perspective: - Priestly rank/status is no where to be described about the protagonist. - Denominational status is no where described as well. -- The protagonist is titled a Priest with no affirmative denominational status. The office in the introduction to the game has a Coptic Orthodox Crucifix on the wall, in which Father Abraham prays unto when fighting the voice in the radio and fighting temptation. The rest of this office is decorated with Roman Catholic Saints like, Saint Francis of Assisi (only to be ca…

The game has moments where it shines: some of the demonic manifestations and horror bits (few as they were) and some interesting story/character moments - but there are far too many more tedious chapters, terrible voice acting, absolutely nonsensical puzzles, a terribly convoluted story that honestly doesn't make a whole lot of sense, and an utter lack of scares means I can't in good faith recommend this one to anyone. I'll finish the game since I'm almost at the end, but man, it's been a slog at times.

Beautiful game, if you like religous themes and very cool looking graphics art and a story be sure to try this game. The puzzles are easy and the exploration is very beautiful to say the least. I enjoyed the experience.