The Corruption Within
Cosmic Void · 2021 · Adventure, Point & Click, Indie, Story Rich, Mystery
PC
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About The Corruption Within
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Synopsis: You have just enjoyed a camping holiday with your family when your wife and two young children go missing. With no way to contact anyone you head towards the only source of civilization for miles around - a grand old mansion by a lake. You soon find yourself drawn into a bigger mystery while you desperately try to find your family.
Artistic Style: The game employs a style that mixes realism with surrealism, which compliments the atmosphere of the story. The artwork is detailed low-res pixel art using a custom-made colour palette.
Game Style: The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era. There will be plenty of puzzles to solve, secrets to discover, characters who may help or mislead you.
Characters: You will meet members of the aristocracy and the serving class in the game, from the elderly and eccentric Lord and Lady of the manor whose lineage goes back centuries, to kitchen and scullery maids with extremely humble backgrounds, to a butler with delusions of grandeur, to a nurse whose brain has snapped due to events before you arrived… One thing they do have in common, however – they all have secrets!
The game was developed by Cosmic Void (Void Breach, Cyber Seraph), and Dave Seaman (Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots, The Rat Pack, The Ancient Art of Staying Alive). An original music score is being composed for the game by Eric Galluzzo, who has previously composed for both Captain Disaster games.
The game features achievements that will require cunning, resourcefulness, and exploration to find.
The Corruption Within had a successful Kickstarter campaign with 2 stretch goals (extended and narrated intro / outro plus two secret rooms in the mansion) attained.
Synopsis: You have just enjoyed a camping holiday with your family when your wife and two young children go missing. With no way to contact anyone you head towards the only source of civilization for miles around - a grand old mansion by a lake. You soon find yourself drawn into a bigger mystery while you desperately try to find your family.
Artistic Style: The game employs a style that mixes realism with surrealism, which compliments the atmosphere of the story. The artwork is detailed low-res pixel art using a custom-made colour palette.
Game Style: The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era. There will be plenty of puzzles to solve, secrets to discover, characters who may help or mislead you.
Characters: You will meet members of the aristocracy and the serving class in the game, from the elderly and eccentric Lord and Lady of the manor whose lineage goes back centuries, to kitchen and scullery maids with extremely humble backgrounds, to a butler with delusions of grandeur, to a nurse whose brain has snapped due to events before you arrived… One thing they do have in common, however – they all have secrets!
The game was developed by Cosmic Void (Void Breach, Cyber Seraph), and Dave Seaman (Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots, The Rat Pack, The Ancient Art of Staying Alive). An original music score is being composed for the game by Eric Galluzzo, who has previously composed for both Captain Disaster games.
The game features achievements that will require cunning, resourcefulness, and exploration to find.
The Corruption Within had a successful Kickstarter campaign with 2 stretch goals (extended and narrated intro / outro plus two secret rooms in the mansion) attained.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
A very short, old-school point-and-click adventure that draws lightly from Victorian horror aesthetics and classic DOS-era design. Its vintage visual style is pleasant, with a good use of color, and it is supported by solid music and sound design. Unfortunately, the experience is undermined by clumsy puzzle design (often reliant on pixel-hunting, repeated clicking, or arbitrary backtracking to exhaust new dialogue options) which makes progression feel blind rather than intuitive. The story and dialogue are weak, the structure is overly linear, and the much-advertised horror elements remain inconsistent and far too subdued to leave an impact. While it clearly aims to follow in the footsteps of classics like Uninvited, Shadowgate, Laura Bow, or Shadow of the Comet, it lacks their narrative weight and mechanical finesse, with immersion further broken by the intrusive inclusion of Kickstarter backer portraits. 4.5 / 102 found this helpful
A great short old-school point & click game with an engaging story and puzzles. I loved it.1 found this helpful
Highly engaging storyline though the game was shorter than expected. The puzzles are linear and light enough so I could be more immersed in the plot than the mechanics.1 found this helpful
A nice little diversion for a couple of hours. Point and click mystery. Search for your missing family and uncover strange happenings in a remote mansion. The story itself is fairly simple but enjoyable enough. It is very short (I completed it in full in just over 2 hours), so wait til it's on sale.1 found this helpful
Was honestly a really nice game. It was a bit short and felt like I was rail roaded sometimes but overall I had some enjoyment with this game and it was wonderful.1 found this helpful
Absolutely gorgeous art - very atmospheric and overall I genuinely enjoyed it. The puzzles were a little bit frustrating often reliant on repeated clicking, and wandering around aimlessly without any clue as to what to do. But this can be forgiven with a strong story, interesting set of characters and lovely world to explore.1 found this helpful
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