Witching Hour
Vincent Lade · 2022 · Indie, Stylized, Horror, Violent, Realistic
PC
Mostly Positive72% · 57
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About Witching Hour
Every small town has its secrets, but some are worse than others...Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across Hollow Hills to face its dark history of witchcraft. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your father and sister, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction, Lucilia.
- As Above, So Below: Learn of the “other church” in town, with its members and location hidden to most locals.
- Hollow Hills: Explore locations like The Pasture, The Parish, Eastern Village, Greenwater Gardens, and more.
- Witching Hour: There’s no place like home, but be cautious to not wander your family house too much at night.
Explore, discover, and survive:- Explore a variety of grim locations with hidden clues and cryptic puzzles.
- Engage in frightening encounters with the witch Lucilia and her coven.
- Learn of black magick and witchcraft while the world starts to break around you.
- A cast of talented voice actors bring the dialogue and characters to life.
Genre: Story-driven psychological horror that takes place over several months in your family home and surrounding area.
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What Steam players say
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✦ AI summary
Witching Hour impresses players with its strong atmospheric horror and creative storytelling that stands above typical indie horror games, with enjoyable puzzles that work well throughout most of the experience. Common complaints center on the protagonist's slow movement speed, some puzzles being too easy or specific puzzle types like sliding tile puzzles causing progression issues, and a poorly executed shooting segment at the end, though the latter is brief enough not to significantly impact the overall experience.
"Witching Hour" is kind of like an indie horror game with an emphasis on puzzles that takes place in a farmhouse in the woods. I really liked what the creator did because the atmosphere is phenomenal and the story is decent. The tale, of course about witchcraft, is far from original, but the way it is told and the twists that occur throughout are very creative. The storytelling is definitely way better than 90% of indie horror games, but I wish the game was a little bit more vague and left more to the imagination. The game play is mostly puzzles that can be half brute forced because they are so easy. Still, I enjoyed the puzzles and atmosphere. The only shooting combat is at the end of the game and it's terrible, but it's such a short sequence it doesn't drag the game down at all. I found this game very relaxing but also dreadful. It has an eerie, decrepit vibe, the music is dark and there is a feeling of dread and hopelessness pervading the whole thing.1 found this helpful
I'm good with puzzles but I just can't handle Sliding Tile style. Was a great game till i hit the 2nd one and can't progress.
6-13-26 Game is played from an old farm house handed down from generation but now is being rebuilt Game sets an atmosphere that is scary and tension builds. i can defiantly see the quality and Great game.
[h1] Eerie and mysterious! [/h1] I am only a few hours in (4 hours is not entirely true, it's closer to 3), and I have to say I am really liking it so far. It's eerie, which is my favorite kind of scary - and I am [u]SO[/u] curious about that door! [b]Some game comments:[/b] - Dad seems a little off. Not sure if intentional, I suppose I will find out. - Main character is also a bit off when she never mentions any of the strange things she's seeing an hearing to anyone. - Main character walks SO painfully slow. I wish her walk speed was closer to her run speed, and her run speed was slightly faster than it is now. But apart from that, I am really looking forward to uncovering the rest of the mysteries in this game! Very well done, dev(s)!! :D The puzzles are a lot of fun to solve. I am thoroughly enjoying the experience! :) [b]Update[/b] I just got my first ending, and wow what a fun experience this game was! I thoroughly enjoyed this game and the story. Very nicely done, dev!
Great atmosphere, fun puzzles.
https://youtu.be/ZVRb9PuxN3o Struggling to establish a consistent setting in both time and place elements grate against each other and disjoin the player from connecting with the narrative.
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