Sorrow's Serenade

Short, emotional, and creepy. Game should probably have one og those mental health disclaimers. Actual play time was only 3 min but had to stick around for 10 min in order to review.

you could beat this game in seconds if you know what to do, but thats not what its about. Its a fun little demo to send a message and also show what the devs are up to while they cook

[h3]2 Minutes[/h3] A lot of effort went into what is essentially a 2 minute story. No puzzles, not deviation from the point of the story. Sorrow is the greatest regret. Sorrow does not forgive us for what we have not done. If you enjoyed this super short game, you might enjoy some of my longer games https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41773079-EmpathyGames/list/91748/ or more of the free games I have listed here https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41773079-EmpathyGames/list/93017

Sorrow's Serenade is a very short first person story game that is mainly about atmosphere rather than traditional gameplay. I am visiting the final resting place of someone I loved and trying to keep a promise I made to them. The whole thing takes around five minutes, so I am not going into this expecting a big adventure with loads of systems or a long story. Instead, it is more like a small emotional experience that gives me one simple thing to do and lets the mood do most of the work. I actually think that approach suits it quite well. The atmosphere is easily the strongest part for me. The game has a dark gothic setting with a quiet and slightly uncomfortable feeling running through everything. The first person view also helps because I am looking around the environment myself rather than watching everything from a distance. I like the way the game uses the setting to make the story feel lonely and a little unsettling without constantly trying to scare me. There is a sadness to the whole thing that feels more important than the horror itself. The gameplay is extremely basic, but I do not think that is necessarily a bad thing here. I am mainly walking around, exploring the area…

Takes "Press E to pay respects" and raises it a couple notches.

Not sure what to think. Am I missing something? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVjWJeC1l40