Dead Stop - No Vacancy

This game’s got a really great atmosphere, very retro and somber. The perfect game to play on a rainy night with a good cup of hot coco :). I haven’t finished it yet but I thoroughly enjoyed the opening, had a great sense of mystery to it.

모텔 공포게임? 아니 거미 공포게임

Começa como um mistério num motel e mais tarde muda para uma fuga pela vida numas cavernas gigantes. Muito bom.

Dead Stop: No Vacancy starts extremely well. The Paradise Motel is quiet, isolated and filled with the kind of visual uncertainty that works perfectly with its low-poly retro presentation. The opening is investigative and atmospheric, while the reactive sound design constantly suggests that something is nearby. Later, the game changes direction completely and becomes a cave horror experience filled with monsters, spiders and environmental puzzles. The transition is abrupt enough to make the two sections feel like different games, but both contain interesting ideas. Most of the puzzles were logical and the controls normally felt fluid. Unfortunately, I encountered several technical problems. The game sometimes detected a controller even though none was connected. The prompts changed and keyboard movement stopped working correctly, forcing me to restart. I also experienced minor collision problems. The biggest issue was the bridge puzzle with the symbol stones. I spent nearly two hours testing routes, but the safe path appeared inconsistent and the bridge eventually became a complete progression blocker. After almost five hours of total playtime, I still could not reach the ending. I am recommending it because I enjoyed the atmosphere, sound design and most of what I played, but only with a serious warning about the technical problems. 6/10

Horror throwback with a strong VHS look. The gameplay itself is simple: explore, grab items here and there to solve puzzles and open up new areas. The second part of the game changes the pace a bit by introducing new threats that actively chase and kill you. A nice refreshing twist to the usual and overused trigger and jumpscare formula.

Uma curta de terror bem intensa, com todo o ambiente retro a fazer lembrar outros tempos, e twists que ninguem pode estar à espera.