

Welcome to Hanwell
Steel Arts · 2017 · Adventure, Indie, Action, Horror, Casual
PC
Mixed49% · 288
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About Welcome to Hanwell
Open World Horror
Welcome to Hanwell, once a safe haven from the horrors of the world, now a cesspit of anomalous scum. Explore a dense open world of terror, every building a unique location with it's own story to tell. Strung together by the remenants of Hanwell.
Hanwell
There is something deeply unsettling about Hanwell. Unexplained noises, something in the corner of your eye or laying just beyond the shadows create an atmosphere that will keep you constantly on edge.
Monsters, known in the game as Anomalies, roam the streets. They occasionally get into the once protected buildings. What you do with them is up to you, be resourceful and pick up whatever you can find in order to fight them, if you think you can handle it. Or run. And don't look back.
There is an entire city to explore, featuring different environments each more distinct than the last. From residential homes, old English pubs, parks, stores, supermarkets and government buildings, all the way to the infamous HCPP research center. Each location holds its own backstory, leading to your arrival. Upon which there will always be something happening.
The Hanwell Council of Public Protection
When the anomalies first emerged, the Hanwell Council of Public Protection (HCPP) was formed to keep residents safe.
Providing equipment and expertise on prevention and preparation. With the help of the HCPP, Hanwell became one of the safest, if most inconvenient places on the planet. But the council has fallen, you try to carry on as normal, but failing equipment and lack of warning has become a major issue. In addition to this, you are being stalked by a mysterious individual who seems to be everywhere.
The rest of the world closed the gates and left Hanwell to rot. Thus begins your journey...
Warning!
This game contains flashing images which may have an adverse on people suffering from photosensitive epilepsy.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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I played this game because I didn't realize Beyond Hanwell was a sequel. So I stopped playing that, because I thought you'd have to play this one. you don't. I like that the main areas don't have combat. the areas look okay. but the music isn't programmed to fade out at all so it just continues on and on as loud as possible, the actual combat on the street sucks because you can block but there's no indication of whether you hit or got hit, there's no meter for your health, because it regenerates generously automatically. but I'd rather a punishing damage system than having to expend sprint just to walk, and crawling at all other times. you'll have to sit still just to awkwardly press sprint until it runs out, because there's no controller support or menu for controls. The game asks you at the beginning if you want the locations highlighted on the map for your first playthrough, and there's no map button. I thought the game was okay the first four hours, and i finished it in four hours today, and my opinion has completely inverted. The last fight is being showered by previous enemies who you can't evade, and you can't tell if you've hit, because the actual boss, non-descript in …2 found this helpful
I enjoyed the game ,it's really underrated gave it a chance1 found this helpful
Negative review because of the game itself but a positive comment for the dev. A good example of a B-Movie horror game. Scary enough to BE a horror but campy enough to not be THAT scary. A good premise but janky gameplay and combat. (♥♥♥♥ those teleporting ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ to high-hell) Very ambitious overall, I can see the potential but good example of 'baby's first horror game' (affectionate) I have heard decent things about the sequel and it's improvements, so looking forward to that. Good to look back on to see how far the dev has come, other than that, I will probably never touch this again and I'm glad it's free. If I HAD paid for this it would have been refunded lmao1 found this helpful
Welcome to Hanwell is an ambitious first-person horror experience developed and published by Steel Arts that attempts something many horror games rarely dare to do: transform an entire city into a source of fear. Instead of trapping players inside a single haunted location, the game opens the gates to a sprawling urban environment where supernatural horrors have become an accepted part of everyday existence. This unusual concept gives the game a distinct identity and helps it stand apart from more conventional horror titles that rely on narrow corridors and heavily scripted scares. The story unfolds within Hanwell, a city that was once considered a safe haven against strange paranormal incidents affecting the wider world. Over time, however, the situation deteriorated. Mysterious entities known as Anomalies now roam the streets, infiltrate buildings, and terrorize the remaining inhabitants. The city itself becomes the central character of the narrative. Rather than focusing entirely on a single protagonist's journey, the game encourages players to uncover the secrets hidden throughout Hanwell's neighborhoods, gradually piecing together the history behind its downfall. Exploration…
Already beaten the game on another platform. I'm here because I wanted to replay it. Since it's free i'll thumbs it up. I absolutely love Welcome to Hanwell in a B movie kind of way. Bear in mind thought, that this game is not without it's flaws. The execution is neat at the beginning, but the ending will leave a bit to be desired. It will reek of 2013 horror game lighting whether you like it or not (I do). There might be some bugs or some rough around the edge things. Overall, the game gives a decent experience at being isolated in a quarantined town with some experiment gone wrong type of things, and the exploration does reward you if you find the hidden secret stuff.
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