The Eyes of Dr Kautzmann
Fintan Devenney · 2022 · Abstract, Surreal, Cinematic, Adventure, Point & Click
PC
Mixed61% · 36
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About The Eyes of Dr Kautzmann
Inspired by German expressionist cinema, The Eyes of Dr Kautzmann is an atmospheric and haunting exploration of radicalisation and the apathy of evil. A first-person point-and-click puzzle/horror game, it will challenge your logic and critical thinking skills just as it horrifies you with its disturbing narrative.
Use your detective skills to piece together the history of a town and find the secrets behind its ultimate fate.
Apply your understanding of the mystery to solve environmental puzzles and escape the same tragic fate that befell the town's inhabitants.
Taking inspiration from German expressionist cinema and gothic 19th century literature, The Eyes of Dr Kautzmann features a surreal art design and atmosphere that will leave you questioning your own reality.
Note: Currently, only Act 1 is available to play. The game will be updated in the future when more content is complete.
Uncover the Mystery of a Doomed Town
Use your detective skills to piece together the history of a town and find the secrets behind its ultimate fate.
Solve Environmental Puzzles
Apply your understanding of the mystery to solve environmental puzzles and escape the same tragic fate that befell the town's inhabitants.
Experience a Haunting Atmosphere
Taking inspiration from German expressionist cinema and gothic 19th century literature, The Eyes of Dr Kautzmann features a surreal art design and atmosphere that will leave you questioning your own reality.
Note: Currently, only Act 1 is available to play. The game will be updated in the future when more content is complete.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
⠀9 found this helpful
[b] The Eyes of Dr Kautzmann by Fintan Devenney (PC 2022) [/b] This is a very short point and click adventure where you need to get out of a prison inspired by German expressionist cinema, namely the movie ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ which you can watch below. I’m not sure why this young UK developer chose this to be their first themed game, but they have. While the game is inspired from the movie mentioned above, it branches off into its own make-believe story and lore. https://youtu.be/-lfEp5t2FlE?feature=shared The 2 most voiced complaints are that the handwritten notes are hardly readable which could easily be avoided if the developer was to simply add a plain text mode for each note also. The second complaint is that the one and only puzzle in the game, makes no sense, which robs players from feeling that they’ve really achieved anything by solving it. The clues often missed by players is that the solution is NOT actually inside the prison since it has already been searched thoroughly. The second clue is that the code was implemented by the founders who also planted a sacred tree each. Its by no means a clever puzzle and personally I thought it could have been padded m…4 found this helpful
Unfinished game with a single puzzle that makes zero sense and was only cracked by a gamer using brute force. Nothing here worth your time.4 found this helpful
Unfinished, waste of time.3 found this helpful
0/101 found this helpful
The art is okay. I can't even read the notes because they're too small... There's just one puzzle and that's it. I didn't even figure out what the code was—supposedly it was simple. I noticed that at the end, it said "The End of Act 1." Well, where are the other acts? It's been four years (2026) since the game was released (2022).
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