SPIRITGRAPHER: THE ASYLUM 99

Take the core premise of Fatal Frame, but limit it to a just mental asylum (ad small final location) you must explore and photograph to unravel the story, There's just something unnerving about the old PS1/2 era retro graphic style, and it comes in clutch for the atmosphere of this short horror adventure title. The FINAL reveal felt forced for no other reason than a quick ooh spookey gotcha moment. Given how the story progresses, that moment would hqve have been a great way to end this tale. Thanks to reading the notes scattered though out allowing you to connect with the patients through understanding their mental struggles and the plight of being underfed leet the tale end on a tragedy that surprisingly tugged at my heart stings. Thankfully the final note allowed me a moment to just stand there and take in the subtle execution and character model positioning that changes how you view the events leading up to the discovery. Despite the final boo moment and quiz feeling tacked on for replayability, Spiritgrapher was far more enjoyable than I expected heading in and clearly suggest you play. Well done, SpoocleMacBoogle. I paid $2.79, but even at $3.99 I would have been very happy…

Decent little horror game.

8/10 Interesting story telling game. Basically a walking simulator where you take photos inside a asylum in certain locations. Each photo is a image of a moment in the story. You must collect all the journal entries and piece together a story that leads up to a major incident that happened. Pay attention to the notes because you'll be quizzed at the end of the game. I love the use of ambient noises, it really fits the creepy trek through this game. There are no jump scares, this game mostly uses images and sounds to give you the chills. Very fun. Highly recommend. Worth the cash.

Not really that scary, finding the photo spots was actually kind of tedious.

Spiritgrapher: The Asylum 99 is a short indie horror game. Actually, saying the title takes almost as long as finishing it. Also… it’s not really horror. The jump scares are weak, and the monster is honestly kind of cute. Putting that aside, the game is pretty ugly. It relies almost entirely on free assets I’ve already seen in several other indie games. And did I mention it’s not scary? But fine, let’s say something positive. There are only four Steam achievements — and they’re very easy to get. See? I’m not completely negative. Still, I can’t really recommend this game to anyone. Video: https://youtu.be/xvl2h3cmApY

[i]Spiritgrapher[/i] is a relatively short, spooky mystery title. While it is mechanically similar to [i]Fatal Frame[/i], the tone and environments are completely different. You play as an investigator of an old, decrepit asylum with a camera that can photograph the spirits that linger at the site. There is a lot about [i]Spiritgrapher[/i] that I like and I feel like a big studio could really pick up and run with this theme. Jumpscares are few in this title, which I appreciate, though the scariest bits did not take place on camera. I will admit that I got stuck looking for a key and consulted a guide. Though the asylum is small, none of the maps in the area were legible so I had to memorize where everything was. Not great to get a "bathroom key" when there are, in fact, four bathrooms. But I recommend it. It wasn't expensive and I still had quite a bit of fun with it.