
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
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About
Fear the Timeloop - Prologue is a third-person survival horror set within a time loop. Play the first hour of the game in this prologue to the main story.
You play as Sheriff James Cooper, who wakes up in an unfamiliar room, severely wounded and bleeding. If he doesn’t tend to his injury, he will bleed out within fifteen minutes — and the cycle will begin again.
However, despite his critical condition, James must face an even greater threat: bloodthirsty monsters. The building he’s trying to escape from is surrounded by unknown individuals, ready to kill anyone who attempts to step outside.
Key Features:
A time loop at the core of both story and gameplay mechanics.
A flexible ability system that can be tailored to your preferred playstyle.
A branching dialogue system that reacts to your early choices and the path you take through the loop.
Metroidvania-inspired elements that let you revisit previously inaccessible areas to unlock new abilities and discover valuable items.
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Languages: English*, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese +2 more
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Themes across 47 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
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a very good Prologue. I recommend it. love these sort of games. If you like Resident Evil you will like this game. have the game on my Wishlist.
We have Resident Evil at home. No, really! Out in the shed in the backyard...
[h1] A bit like Resident Evil except less enjoyable. Typical survival horror where you look for another item to unlock another door. Game have plenty of gore, not for everyone. Gameplay is about killing zombies with limited ammo and weapons also finding video tapes to proceed to next chapter. Optimization is bad, expect low framerate even on powerful GPU. Visuals are good except some minor bugs here and there. Shadows a bit low res but ok. Camera will clip through the walls and obstruct the view. If you like survival horrors you might wanna check it out, otherwise skip. [/h1]
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Hours played at review time, across 47 reviews with recorded playtime.
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i wanted to like this game but didnt enjoy it, there are a couple of things made the game unpleasent. - the control is very clunky - there is no full support for controller - saving the game is very hard and rare - there is no checkpoints to save your progress, so if you die in the middle of the chapter you have te replay the whole chapter again from beginning
RUS В своей основе это явный клон Resident Evil 2 (2019). Тот же вид "из плеча", главный герой - полицейский, исследование большого здания, где не все помещения доступны сразу, "комнаты сохранений" и зомби в качестве основных врагов. Шериф Джеймс Купер приходит в себя уже в морге. Он не помнит как он здесь оказался, но он ранен, истекает кровью и попал во временную петлю. Через 15 мин он погибнет и всё начнётся заново, вот только Шериф вместе с игроком сохраняет знания от предыдущего забега. Зная расположение предметов можно сразу отправиться за ними, зная код от двери - ввести его сразу и т.д. Используя обезболивающие и бинты можно приостановить кровотечение и увеличить время жизни. Из плюсов можно отметить атмосферу и дизайн локаций. Также радует наличие мелких деталей. К примеру рана главного героя действительно кровоточит и оставляет следы на полу. Озвучка персонажей сделана на очень высоком уровне. С другой стороны механика стрельбы слабовата, а отлетающие у врагов головы после хедшотов даже смешат. Герой в процессе разговора никогда не открывает рот, а двери очень странно открываются, как будто их с другой стороны что-то подпирает. В любом случае, достаточно интересный проект твёрдой категории Б, в который можно играть не без удовольствия. ENG At its core, it is an explicit clone of Resident Evil 2 (2019). The same view "from the shoulder", the main character is a policeman, exploring a large building where not all rooms are immediately accessible, "save rooms" and zombies as the main enemies. Sheriff James Cooper wakes up in the morgue. He doesn't remember how he got here, but he's injured, bleeding, and trapped in a time loop. After 15 minutes, he will die and everything will start all over again, but the Sheriff, along with the player, retains knowledge from the previous race. Knowing the location of the objects, you can immediately go after them, knowing the door code - enter it immediately, etc. Using painkillers and bandages, you can stop the bleeding and increase your life time. One of the advantages is the atmosphere and design of the locations. The presence of small details is also encouraging. For example, the main character's wound really bleeds and leaves marks on the floor. The voice acting of the characters is done at a very high level. On the other hand, the shooting mechanics are weak, and the heads flying off the enemies after the headshots are even funny. The hero never opens his mouth during the conversation, and the doors open very strangely, as if something is propping them up from the other side. In any case, it's a pretty interesting solid category B project that you can play with some fun.
3rd person game that definitely is inspired by resident evil. Don't wanna spoil it just give a try.
its good. game(demo?) is good. voice acting good - I like. didnt play much tho, but love the vibe. oh, btw, you can change fov with some ini edit probably, or with universal unlocker. just saying. (full version will have fov slider - confirmed by the dev himself)
хоррор-сурвайвол в стиле резика. Атмосферно, прикольно, немного страшно
Если полная игра такая же как пролог, то игра ♥♥♥♥♥♥. Пролог сделан очень плохо. Оптимизации нет, постоянные баги. Особенно смешной рагдол с врагами. А я не думаю, что это задумывалось....
Great horror shooter game with puzzles, good homage to Resident Evil games. You wake up in an abandoned hospital basement, it's fairly big and complicated with multiple rooms and stairs across 3 floors plus a garden and a parking lot etc. It is a half puzzle half shooter game, at first it felt a bit off with too many locked doors here and there, easy to get lost. But once I got a map and things were clearly marked on it like whether you have been somewhere or what item is left to pick up, the game became easier. Still, the map needs improvement because particular key items can be hard to spot and missing on the map. The game managed to scare in a good and manageable way. There are human enemies, monster enemies and undefeatable enemies, mostly no ambushes or jump scares, the boss fights are fair, though can be intense and require special steps to defeat like the giant woodman. The undefeatable nurse from Silent Hill is alright since she goes down relatively easily and takes time to respawn, but that big claw man walks all over the place and often appears wherever I go with a one-hit kill is not fun. Overall shooting is exciting, ammo is limited but melee is doable. The atmosphere is well done. From the beginning notes written with “DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR,” to the dead officers who look identical to you, things go peculiar but not too much, it stays tense. There is light in the basement until you are forced to take out a fuse to open a door, but you are given a good flashlight, quite bright and can light a decent range for unlimited use, and can be used while holding a 2 hands weapon like a shotgun. Again this game is not Outlast level extreme horror, and the upper floors are brighter. But you still need to manage inventory space and saves, since you need tape for saving and there's no auto save along a level. So do not go to safehouses too often, at least not until you meet the undefeatable. The creativity is your health is tied to time, it goes down in real time, even faster if you are hurt. But don't rush, take your time the default 15 mins a run with supplies is quite enough. After my unfinished gameplay I'd say the game is designed by a good Dev, you won't die strangely or easily run out of time. Not all puzzles are required, but if you follow the security level cards and collect items according to the map, you can get new weapons and badges to strengthen your skills. The puzzles are not easy, especially under a time countdown or enemy chase. Sometimes one puzzle requires multiple identical items like fixing the generator. I wish the requirements were clearer so I'd know what I am missing. Also early on I got a key item for Chapter 6. It was confusing and took one valuable inventory slot, I carried it for a long time in case I needed it. A minor flaw is when you open a door, the flashlight does not carry through properly for one second, and in that blink of darkness I always fear there are enemies nearby. But since the game is just released I expect Dev patches it fast. Oh and your character looks like Conan O’Brien, especially from the side. I have no problem with that, I like his show. Great game, a lot of fun and a good effort! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3667658966&fileuploadsuccess=1 [u] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43342176-Why-Not-Games/#browse] My curator page[/url][/u]
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