Having picked the game up a while back as part of a bundle, I decided to go ahead and take a look at it, and what results here is a video of Act 0, which serves as the game’s prologue and also a tutorial of sorts.Īs I said in the beginning of the video, I’m not sure that I’ll record the game in its entirety, but I am going to press on and put out a second video featuring some of Act 1.
#DREADOUT ENDINGS UPDATE#
This year, though, Digital Happiness put out a major update that includes an Act 2, which allows you to reach a proper ending for the game. The game is an Indonesian horror game that draws heavily from the culture and lore (and ghost stories!) of that region, originally releasing on Steam in 2014. It really plays with your mind as you go, making you wonder just what’s out there in the darkness that you can’t quite make out. While there are some jumpscares in it, the game relies more on building up suspense and dread, setting the mood with creepy music, unsettling environments, and strange events. Retrieved 5 January 2019.I’ll be honest: DreadOut is one of the very few games to actually creep me out and make me uneasy while playing it in a very long time. "Coming soon in January, 'DreadOut' longs for global fame".
Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. ^ "Review: DreadOut – Act 1 ‹ Hardcore Gamer".^ "Highly Anticipated Indonesian Horror Game DreadOut Seeks Help on Indiegogo and Steam".Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. ^ a b "Indonesia May Be Developing the Next Great Horror Game".Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. With these instruments she can interact with and capture the various kinds of unique Southast Asian hosts and also solve the many varied puzzles of the deserted town Linda has lots of modern gadgets at her disposal including smartphones, digital cameras, and digital video cameras. This spiritual power just might be the only way to save herself and her friends from an unknown evil. Linda, as the main protagonist, feels the stirrings of a strange and mystical power within herself. They begin to realize that something sinister is happening as soon as they enter the town. When a group of high school students stray from their vacation trip, they discover an old deserted town. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. ^ " 'DreadOut' Has A Very Persistent Mosquito".Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. ^ "Indie Horror Title "DreadOut" Breathes Life Into the Genre".Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. ^ "Interview with the creators of DreadOut"."Horror Game Dreadout Gets Release Date". Digital Happiness founder Rachmad Imron stated: "We have a lot of good human resources but most of them went abroad because there's no game industry in Indonesia, but we hope this will change soon." Reception They needed crowd sourcing since the game industry in Indonesia is small and focuses mostly on social or mobile games and were unable to find funding. The campaign asked for US$25,000 and ended with US$29,067. After releasing a demo, they sought a crowd sourcing campaign via Indiegogo. Indonesian developer Digital Happiness worked on the game using a team of around 20 people. She gains a spiritual power that could save her and her friends from the unknown. Linda Meilinda realises something mystical is happening to her. They soon realize that something sinister is about to happen. When a group of senior high school students go astray from their vacation trip in Indonesia, they discover an old deserted town.
A preview video showed a tablet version of the game, where the player controls Linda via the touch screen. Linda can also find articles and journal entries that describe much of the game's backstory. Any ghosts that are photographed or interacted with in any way will be recorded in a "Ghostpedia" in Linda's notebook. If the player decides to use their digital camera to photograph something, they enter a first-person perspective to see through Linda's equipped camera. The game features both third and first-person control schemes, with the player navigating environments with a standard over-the-shoulder perspective. However, subsequent deaths will push the light further and further away from Linda, unless she manages to find three mystical items to keep the light closer to her. By running towards the light, Linda will come back to life. When Linda dies in the game, she awakens in Limbo, depicted as darkness surrounded by candles with a bright light in the distance. The player uses modern gadgets, such as her smartphone and a digital camera, to interact with (or fend off) various kinds of Indonesian mythical ghosts and to help her solve various puzzles. DreadOut is a third-person horror game that uses mechanics similar to those found in the Fatal Frame series.