I fell from Grace

"I fell from Grace" is an older game from 2017. It's a venerable 7 years old at the time of this review. It's a rather poor attempt at making a "dark and edgy" psychological horror adventure thought waves and waves of endless, garbage Visual Novel writing and the occasional bad puzzle. The schtick is you're an antiheroic jerk with a sick wife and to try cure her and not get fired from your job, you go on a horrible adventure where a lot of people die and imaginary children talk to you. Yeah, a terrible idea. Oh, and the dialogue rhymes (badly) but you can turn that off. I don't know what they were thinking, but one thing we know for sure, they were wrong. One important note is that even though this is an amateur project, it does seem to be sincerely and genuinely made. I couldn't find any flipped assets, plagiarism or any other kind of insincere actions from the developer, but unfortunately genuine intentions alone are not enough to produce a brilliant PC gaming experience. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. A choice was made to use obsolete, decades old retro pixel "art" as a substitute …

I Fell from Grace, developed and published by Deep Taiga, is a narrative-driven adventure that leans heavily into themes of desperation, moral compromise, and the emotional toll of love pushed to its limits. Framed within a retro-inspired pixel art presentation, the game tells a deeply personal story centered on Henry, a man struggling to cope with his wife Grace’s terminal illness. What begins as a tale of devotion and hope gradually transforms into a darker meditation on obsession, consequence, and the fragile boundaries between right and wrong. Rather than offering escapism, the game invites players into a somber world defined by decay, rain-soaked streets, and characters burdened by their own unresolved grief. The setting reinforces this melancholic tone from the outset. Nearly every environment feels subdued and claustrophobic, drenched in muted colors and persistent gloom. Henry’s home, his workplace, and the surrounding town are interconnected spaces that feel small yet heavy with implication. The world itself seems tired, mirroring Henry’s mental and emotional exhaustion. Conversations with other characters reveal a broader societal malaise, suggesting that despair extends…

I remember really enjoying this game but don't remember why I dropped it. Back to it now...

Protagonist is a selfish d0uchebag that does not deserve his wife so the real enjoyment of the game is making him make all the wrong choices and see him digging himself into a deeper and deeper hole. Too bad you need to look up a guide if you want to see him suffer in every possible bad ending. I wanted to know more about the backstory of the town and why there was so much crime and poverty. The gamemode where everyone talks in poems is cute at first but gets jarring very quickly. Fortunately you can turn it off at any time.

It has an interesting story, but with the whole gameplay and plot progress were clunky. Could've enjoyed it, but I ended up with being annoyed.

Not a good game. Good thing I only got it on sale when it was a dollar. Don't feel like elaborating and not trying to be negative just for the sake of, but yeah, not fun at all.