The Patient: After Hours

Always a fan of the Dread X family! Hope to see the full game in the near future.

[h1] A great experience from start to finish [/h1] The Patient: After Hours is the latest and one of the best games from Trial by Fire Games. The game did not fall short of being captivating and horrifying. At this price point, I think the game is absolutely worth picking up. It's a great piece of horror that will keep you on your toes!

The graphics, visual style and the idea of the game are great but there is very little content. Just walking through a corridor to get chased endlessly through a maze at the end. At the end of the maze, there was a door you need to go through and exactly as I was doing that, the game freezes. Restart? No thanks.

Oh no! My Walkman! This game is hilariously bad and the ending makes no sense. I somehow enjoyed it. It has a PS1 vibe that works, but this is more of a demo than an entire game. Doesn't take long to complete, like roughly 30-40 minutes.

It's a walking sim but has that real indie charm to it, lets you know it was made with clear intent. Sadly the game's third act is nonsensical and unnecessary, leaving a sour note in an otherwise weirdly relaxing horror game. Without spoiling anything, I think it's criminally short but succeeds in leaving you wanting more stuff to do, more jams to vibe to, and more inadvertently funny dialogue. Grab it for a dollar on sale and I hope the devs expand on this game and keep the same voice actress.

https://youtu.be/3BOjYB-Vv9w Honestly I expected more from this game after reading the reviews. I've played free games that had more gameplay time, and better monster AI. I did buy it when on sale, but still... I will only recommend it on sale, otherwise there are far better games for this price. Click the link to see my gameplay and judge for yourself. I died, so no spoilers for how the game ends.