Jawbreaker

Kind of like Alien Isolation meets Condemned I guess. I don't like it. The stealth is unforgiving and this whole 1 mistake and you're starting the level over nonsense is about as fun as eating a pinecone.

Jawbreaker is a game I can only really describe as being a "Grasshopper/Suda51-like" (The developer that is) It's got that weird sort of comedic grim over the top Japanese parody of American slashers feel to it. Which admittedly is a strange way to describe a game but I genuinely can't put it in better terms, it's how I felt from the main menu all the way to the end. Let's start with the things I disliked first. The game is way too easy and the enemies don't really possess much of a threat, the enemies that show up later in the game are even more harmless for some reason. The guns and item pickups feel pointless because of how easy it is to avoid enemies. Apart from the odd healthkit every now and again I never had much use for the items and I never carried the guns on me because I didn't see much of a reason to shoot anyone. The boss fights where also kinda boring since they are just a waiting game with a very clear solution. Now on to everything else! The world looks incredible, it's a post apocalyptic neon punk world that is all industrial and grimy. The enemy faction the Faceless Gang is surprisingly varied, it is not just a bunch of psychopaths. Listening in on some of th…

Jawbreaker, developed and published by Vincent Lade, is a tense and oppressive first-person survival horror experience that immerses you in a fractured, post-collapse world where human desperation has replaced any semblance of order. Set after a catastrophic economic downfall that has left society splintered into violent factions, the game places you in the shoes of a scavenger sent by your dwindling gang to infiltrate a derelict police station in search of supplies. What should be a simple raid quickly twists into something far more unsettling, as the building’s abandoned silence gives way to the unnerving realization that you’re not alone—and that the danger stalking you is far more brutal than you expected. Jawbreaker builds its tension slowly, relying on atmosphere, audio design, and claustrophobic layouts to keep you second-guessing every step. At the heart of the experience lies a blend of stealth and survival mechanics that demand caution and constant awareness. Ammunition is scarce, enemies are persistent, and loud actions attract attention in ways that can easily get you killed. This scarcity forces you to rely on shadows, hiding places, and distraction tools rather than …

Another ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stealth game that's advertised as a first-person action game. This IS NOT an action game. I thought I'd be playing almost a survival version of Outlast: minimal resources, choosing how to use the limited resources you got to get by. Instead, I get a janky poor-man's Alien Isolation, with A.I. with direct line of sight through doors and poor hiding spot placements. I mean the game doesn't even let their own protagonist say his lines, instead they glue you to the ground, add black bars at the top and bottom, and forcing us to look one direction. They can't even deliver lines without breaking the atmosphere.

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Death of boredom Probably most of the time you watch death scenes, loading screens and intros of chapters that you have to start all over again. You cannot skip those scenes totally, only shorten them a bit. Such a "gameplay" is not scary, but repetitive. Okay, it's obviously a very low budget production, but still: Did the developer forget any design mistake that can ruin a game?