Among Ashes

This was fantastic, I enjoyed the mystery, the wall breaking and just the overall vibe. I don't have too much to say, just go in blind and have a good time. My only annoyance was by pure muscle memory I was pressing tab instead of I for inventory a lot. Tab literally tabs you out of the game, so that took me out quite often. With I being so far away from wasd and your mouse, it didn't have a great game feel. The game also had random stutters sometimes, which seemingly teleported me. But it didn't happen often and was quite minor.

动作冒险恐怖游戏🎮 随着游戏的进行， 到底是游戏的世界，还是主角所处的世界， 又或者玩家究竟身处何地… 我的脑袋一团糟🤯 通过阅读各种人的考察，我才理解了内容， 但一开始完全搞不懂😜 不过我觉得这是一款有趣的游戏。 アクションアドベンチャーのホラーゲーム🎮 ゲームを進めていくにつれて、 ゲームの世界なのか、主人公がいる世界なのか、 そもそもプレイヤーがいるのはどこなのか… 頭がぐっちゃぐちゃでした🤯 色んな人の考察を読んで内容を理解できましたが 最初は訳がわからなかった😜 それでも面白いゲームだと思う。

Juegarral, super original y un terror magníficamente orquestado. De los mejores indies de terror, con una historia sobrecogedora.

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I played the demo for this back in October 2024 and LOVED it. Bought the game as soon as it released, then sat on it for AGES after my livestream performance and availability for streaming both took a big hit. FINALLY managed to squeeze a horror stream in for my birthday last week, plans for co-op Fears to Fathom fell through, and Among Ashes was my first pick. The passion for all things horror and the appreciation for the horror classics of the 90s and 2000s here is readily apparent and tickles my millenial nostalgia so perfectly. The way the story and worldbuilding unfold largely in AIM/MSN messenger-style chats, "old internet"-style web pages, and online message boards is brilliant. You're playing a game within a game, and at one point you even play a game within a game WITHIN A GAME, lol. It's meta as hell and basically bakes a bunch of different style of games into one, which as someone with what I like to call "Super ADHD," I enjoy a lot. Something new around every corner. Definitely one of the most ambitious and unique indie horror games I've ever played. I will say, there are 2 chase sections much further in that are mind-numbingly frustrating and had me at the edge of quitting. Just stick with it because the rest of the game is worth it. The monster you run from here is actually really goofy and terrifying at the same time and I LOVE it, but it was just needlessly difficult to the point that I was struggling to finish long after the scare factor had worn off. IMO walking sim games (this particular section is a walking sim, about half of the game is old-school survival horror but in FPS perspective) should NEVER be too difficult because it spoils the horror experience and replaces the fear over time with resentment. 8/10

[h1] 与米塔发售一天之隔的另类meta恐游 [/h1] 之前也是网上无意刷到的，感觉很有意思，所以视频就看了个开头就不看了，马上过来体验。 游戏很巧妙的设置了两重嵌套[spoiler] 实际上还有第三重 [/spoiler]来进行叙事，第一层故事是主角夜深人静在公寓里玩游戏，随着游戏的进行，公寓逐渐变得诡异起来，第二重则是主角通过基友链接在玩的生化危机like游戏，那操作、流程满满的生化味，但在叙事上又糅合了一些克的内容，可以看得出来作者是精心设计过的，这个嵌套游戏则承担起了整个游戏主要的玩法担当，谜题还是很多样的，战斗也值得一玩，并不会出现为了叙事而叙事的枯燥感，整体玩下来诡异感自然而然，首先游戏第一层叙事的场景可能跟很多人所处的环境就很相近，“夜深人静一个人玩游戏”，非常让人代入，然后第二层叙事的光影、氛围、音效其实 非常到位，加之中后期二层对一层的不断干扰，从声音到幻觉再到场景是有一种程度上的加深[spoiler]最后直接从房间切到游戏场景简直神来之笔[/spoiler]很有那种玩恐怖游戏突然被外界干扰吓到的感觉。几重叙事互相独立，但是又在暗线上关联，最后把故事讲得很清楚，就是整体光影有点过于阴暗，有时候可能会忽略一些东西[spoiler] 说的就是你霰弹枪，我都快到地下了，才知道漏了这东西 [/spoiler] 总的来说，是很值得一玩的meta恐游，成就也非常简单，除了一个收集类，一个难度类，其他全是流程成就，一周目直接困难就能全成就了

A really good creepypasta style horror game with a pretty unique concept. I really liked the whole idea of playing a game inside another game and how the two slowly start to mix together. The retro visuals also fit the whole thing perfectly and give it that old internet horror feeling. The story was probably my favorite part. I really enjoyed slowly figuring out what was actually going on and seeing how everything connects together. There are also some really creepy moments, especially when the game starts blurring the line between what's happening in the game and what's happening in reality. I also really liked how the game keeps introducing different ideas and gameplay sections instead of just sticking to one thing. I do think some parts of the gameplay could've been better and there were a few sections that felt more annoying than scary. But honestly, I still had a really good time with it. There's a lot of interesting stuff packed into this game and I really liked what it was trying to do with the whole creepypasta and game within a game concept. I absolutely loved it because of the unique ideas and it even reminded me a lot of the earlier days of horror games.