Trapped (2019)

[h2]Trapped, psychological warfare in the form of a game[/h2] First of all, I want to state that I had absolutely no fun playing Trapped. But that is the best possible outcome. Why? Because it tortures you in a way that shows the developer understands horror as a whole. The game gets inside your head by introducing mechanics where, even after playing, I have no clue if there ever was a roaming threat or if mechanics such as hiding, blocking doors, and so on were only stylistic devices meant to terrify the player. And that's what makes it so good. It gives you a whole collection of possibilities and what ifs, but doesn't necessarily use all of them. Normally, giving the player mechanics they might never actually need sounds like bad game design, but here it's perfect. Every hiding place makes you wonder what you'll eventually have to hide from. Every door you can block makes you wonder what could eventually come through it. You spend the entire time thinking about when and how these mechanics will become useful, constantly waiting for something that might never even happen. It keeps you tense and locked into the experience. This is aided by the claustrophobic nature and …

Absolute pure psychological horror!!! Not for the faint of heart. Try playing this gem with headset full sound and lights closed in the middle of night. The true definition of being trapped.

In [i]Trapped[/i], you wake up in a room. From there, you have to explore a brick-walled maze to find keys and clues, eventually unlocking a combination lock to enter the next level. All three levels have the same goal but it becomes more creepier more confusing the further you progress. It's a very basic and slow-paced game. Most of the time you can't run and the maze becomes so confusing that you might get lost for a while. There are a bunch of monsters roaming several parts of the maze and the sounds are really creepy. I think it's intended to be played in one setting, though the game remembers which level you reached. Even with the lack of graphical variety, I still think this is a pretty nice debut game from a single developer. It can be completed in about an hour.

emm...

short but spooky! glad i got on sale tho

Go for 100% volume and there's a heart attack guarantee.