The Occultist

Excellent game. Loved every minute. The premise and story are very good and the game looks great. The voice acting is top notch especially since the main character is voiced by the actor who voices Geralt in the witcher games. I love the use of the pendulum for investigation and also for other uses that become learned along the journey through the game. i feel like the games length is perfect. I never once felt like i wanted the game to be over because the story was so interesting. The core game play is investigation and solving mysteries that all tie into the main story. I love that the character has a journal and he writes down everything and even has nice artwork pictures in it as well to use as story guide. There is some combat but it is not very difficult once you learn how to use the pendulum properly. The game ran excellent on my RTX 3060 with 12 GB VRAM. I ran everything on high at 1080p and had zero issues and no crashes. No bugs were encountered either which is very rare in gaming today. Overall i highly recommend giving this game a try especially with the price being so reasonable. I have paid more for bad games than I paid for this great horror and occult game. If you like the occult and horror this is absolutely a must play.

Pros: graphics smooth gameplay interesting visuals Alright but needs improvement: Story is good, but very badly delivered at some times. Reminding the players several times about important elements, which was unnecessary. Delivery and some plot moments are delivered quite stiffly and or out out of nowhere. Each location feels unique, but are missing depth. There is not a lot to do or look for and after some time feels very railroady. There are collectibles, but I think the game could have benefited from more of them. Also some more pieces of lore to be found around the map for players to read. Cons Powers, are interesting, but are in my opinion not used enough in the game. There are many places and locations I was hoping to see more with the pendulum or be able to interact with the world, reveal secret locations and or discover mysteries, but in the end some of the powers became useless for large gameplay parts. Some parts of the story feel very railroad, and are missing in exploration and interactivity. The main voice actor did a great job, but the script was rather bad at many moment.

At the Funhouse I got chased by a ghost, went down a ladder... Had to go back up the ladder and there was the ghost. Died. Leading up to that it's been like walking through a buffet of disappointment and frustration. Audio/dialogue lines seem to play in the wrong places at times. The vast majority of the ghosts and paranormal aspects are just annoying events that don't seem to add much value. Each area is this circular run around and find things so you can find other things. Fine for an Adventure game, I guess. But some of the codes you need to decipher are rather obtuse. Figure out a name for a room by remembering something from one of the several notes you read earlier, not knowing if any of it is important... Because most of them are not. Odd puzzles that lead you towards numbers.. Eh.. I don't know man. It's either going to click with you pretty early, or it isn't.

As a horror fan who is also a big giant chicken, I found this game to be seriously lacking in any sort of tension or build up. I do feel like that would've made the scary moments more impactful. That said, I quite enjoyed the story and the aesthetic and it was a fun game for my community and I to experience together on stream. Pros: - beautiful game - soundtrack on point - entertaining - Doug Cockle is great even if he does sound exactly like Geralt the whole time lol - jumpscares absolutely caught me off guard a few times - the artwork in the book as you investigate is very cool Cons: - the lack of tension had me not scared to walk around and explore, I feel like having that tension is a big part of a good horror game - the story was a little hard to follow towards mid to late game, but things do tie together in the end - some performance blips when streaming and I have a pretty good PC The cons were not enough to make me not recommend this game. I think it's a fun adventure experience. Perhaps if you're looking for a good horror game experience, this maybe wouldn't be the game for you. If you want a fun game with an interesting story, especially if you have a community to share the experience with, then I absolutely recommend it.

Wenn du Horror magst und Detektivspiele liebst, dann ist das Game perfekt für dich! Es hat eine krasse Story die Rätsel sind herausfordernd und die GrafiK so wie das düstere sind perfekt angepasst. Es wird nie langweilig und es gibt immer wieder neue Herausforderungen. Bei der Story musste ich eine oder zwei Tränen verdrücken. (Haltet die Taschentücher bereit) Das Gameplay ist größtenteils gut durch dacht, aber es gibt einen Kriterium was ich anprangern muss: Bei den Fähigkeiten für die Ratten und den Raben, würde ich mir wünschen dass man während man die Fähigkeiten benutzt, sich auch bewegen kann. Manche Gegenstände sind bei der Steuerung im Weg und du kannst die Ratten nicht wirklich in eine Ecke steuern und musst abbrechen um die Ratten auf die richtige Position zu führen. Da man viel ausweichen muss ist es kontraproduktiv stehen zu bleiben. Ansonst schönes Game, hammer Story und ein Spiel was es sich zu spielen lohnt

[quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6142328/][b] With 1,500+ reviews, please consider following The Cpt Froggy Club Curator Page for plenty more![/b][/url][/quote] The Occultist: ~~~~~~~~~~~ Your name is Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator, and your father, Gabriel, has suddenly vanished without a trace. You've got a gut feeling that he might have travelled to the infamous and now deserted island of Godstone. It feels like a calling to you; after all, your father was born there and spent most of his youth there. And every time he spoke about this place over the years, you felt a sense of guilt and despair in his voice. The more you think about it, the more you're drawn to the idea that he is on the island! You have to go and find out for yourself, in the Occultist. The Occultist is a first-person adventure horror game with puzzle elements developed by DALOAR and published by Daedalic Entertainment on the 9th of April 2026 on the Steam platform. The game is also available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Alan will have to investigate seven areas within the Godstone island. Each of these areas (levels) is of a constant length and has interesting puzzles all the way through; I would classify the majority of them as medium in terms of difficulty, while a couple of others will give your grey matter a bit of a challenge. I really enjoyed the structure of the story; although the pace is a little bit slow, it's really compelling and keeps you entertained from start to finish. The dark atmosphere, with all those little creepy sound effects, really elevates the feeling of not knowing what is coming next from Alan's perspective, keeping him on his toes. I really like that! There are some unexpected jump moments when the ghosts rush through Alan or move fast next to him; it's very cool and very well done. What actually bothered me a little bit was Alan's voice. Although the voice-over is quite good overall when talking to the NPCs Alan meets along the way, I felt his raspy voice was perhaps an attempt to heighten the atmosphere, but for me it felt the opposite. I thought they were trying too hard there, and I would have preferred a common voice with a bit more tension. The pendulum is the item that Alan will constantly use in this game for clues, moving the time forward or backward, reaching or activating items he can't access (mostly items on a higher level) and controlling a pack of vermin. I like the way they introduced each skill one by one at important moments in the story. Not only does it give you time to get used to each of those skills, but more importantly, it makes sense when they are introduced. Another aspect that I find interesting is that Alan doesn't have any weapons to defend himself, and he will encounter explosive Animatronic boys and a couple of boss fights. If Alan is too close to the Animatronic boys when they explode, Alan will die. He will also die when he's too close to ghosts for a period of time, and when ghosts grab him unexpectedly. When this happens, you have to press a key as fast as you can on your keyboard or gamepad to escape. And of course he can die during a boss fight. The last one is a bit of nonsense, with Alan doing some balancing while crossing the water on a tree trunk or a plank in a couple of spots. Look, it’s another mechanism to throw into the game, but I don't think it was needed. I liked one of the boss fights; it kept me going for a while before I figured out how to beat him. It was fun! The second boss, on the other hand, was disappointing. Graphically, the game looks stunning, and I didn't encounter any issues while playing it. There are a few collectibles to gather during the game. I also like how easy it is to access the clues you've already found and your progression in the story at any given time by consulting Alan's diary. Positives: ~~~~~~~ + Stunning graphics + Really good atmosphere + The story is well structured and keeps you entertained from start to finish + Good number of puzzles of different types + The voice-over is adequate + Achievements and trading cards Negatives: ~~~~~~~~ - Only a couple of boss fights; the last one is disappointing - The balancing mechanism was probably not needed; it definitely didn't add anything to the game - The pace of the game is a bit slow, and the asking price is perhaps a tad too high for the length of the game Although the pace of the game is a little bit slow, the well-structured story, puzzles, and beautiful graphics make The Occultist a compelling game! 7/10 Note: This game was not received for free; I purchased it through the Steam store. Any opinions expressed are entirely my own!

The Occultist features impressive visuals and a captivating atmosphere, even though the sound effects are not particularly effective. Unfortunately, the story feels underdeveloped and fails to hold much interest, while the dialogue comes across as bland and uninspired. Despite these shortcomings, The Occultist is still an enjoyable game overall.