The Quivering
Charybdis Ltd · 2015 · Point & Click, Action-Adventure, RPG, 3D, Cute
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About The Quivering
Get ready for the most spine-chillingly exhilarating adventure game! A classic point and click retro adventure PC Gaming Worlds “Highly Recommended”.
Set in the dark and foreboding village of Warty Hollow, The Quivering follows the fortunes of young Spud, as he tries to save his uncle, Olivetti Franken-Stamp, from the diabolical spell cast upon him by the big cheese from Hell, Big D.
Batty old Uncle Olivetti has found a gateway to Dimension X during his recreational chemistry experiments and accidentally opened a doorway for all the foul-smelling ghoulish monstrosities of the netherworld lead by the putrid, slimy and totally evil Big D. We are talking:- werewolves, mummies, ghouls, demons, vampires, zombies, skeletons and swamp monsters.As Spud, you must defeat Big D's dark tyranny and change your uncle back from a raven, simultaneously rescuing the whole world from hell and eternal suffering. Can you take the heat?
What Steam players say
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Players appreciate The Quivering's charming retro adventure design, quirky British humor, bizarre puzzles, and memorable characters that make it an entertaining nostalgic experience. However, many find the game frustratingly difficult due to cheap deaths, limited save functionality, and excessive backtracking that can make progression tedious without workarounds, creating a challenging balance between enjoyable 90s charm and outdated design frustrations.
yes it is janky yes it is 90s as heck but I still had fun playing it5 found this helpful
The Quivering is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Charybdis Ltd and published by Alternative Software Ltd that embraces old-school adventure design with an unusual blend of comedy, horror themes, and puzzle-focused gameplay. Originally released during the late era of classic PC adventure titles, the game carries many design philosophies associated with 1990s adventure experiences, favoring exploration, experimentation, and humor over streamlined systems or cinematic storytelling. It serves as a follow-up to Spud! while building a larger and stranger adventure that leans heavily into supernatural parody and absurd situations. The story centers on Spud, an unlikely hero who becomes caught in a disastrous chain of events after his uncle, Olivetti Franken-Stamp, accidentally unleashes dangerous supernatural forces into the world. A failed experiment opens a portal that allows monsters and dark creatures to spread chaos throughout the town of Warty Hollow and beyond. Vampires, zombies, demons, skeletons, and other bizarre creatures quickly become part of a growing catastrophe, forcing Spud into a strange journey where survival depends on solving problems and unraveling inc…3 found this helpful
the best game i have ever played1 found this helpful
Starts ok, but then turns out very bad. Very frustrating how easily you can die and have limited saves in a point n click adventure.
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I would really, REALLY like to recommend this adventure SO BAD, with its cartoony charm, its bizarre, ridiculous and acid British humor, it's memorable characters and situations, its crazy puzzle solutions... but I just can't. This game, sadly, has lots and some of the worst vices of design from the era, making it a frustrating mess in the end. Not only there are LOTS of cheap deaths (although funny to watch, I must say), but the save system is HIDEOUS and you'll have to repeat large chunks of gameplay over and over again. If you manage to understand how to have infinite saves and have LOTS of patience, maybe you'll enjoy this bizarre and funny blast from the 90s, but if not, if you are not willing to get in the correct mindset, don't get even close to this game.
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