只玩了不到1个小时，已经要被虐哭啦，主角就3滴血，怪物神奇的攻击判定以及物体诡异的碰撞设定让我出门还没几分钟就死了，没错，这么短的时间我死了n多次了，就算收集到了一些好东西也是一个不小心就直接回老家重来，怪物摸一下就掉一滴，被怪物追拼命逃不小心掉下去受到掉落伤害又是1滴血，由于是第一人称视角，还很容易被怪物从后面偷袭，又是一夜回到出生点（555555）
请务必加入多人模式让我们受虐。
Please add the multiplayer mode.

好恐怖的游戏，吓死我了。。

I loved my first playthrough - it was eerie, tense, fresh, and fun. I hoarded coins, I explored every nook, and I took in every giant texel of the environment. I dealt with the enemies carefully, and triumphantly beat the first stage. I was in love.

Then I died and respawned. At that point, I realized that the elements I'd loved so much were not appealing upon replay. I understood how the monsters operated, I knew what the sound cues meant, I had figured out how many bullets I needed, and how far away from monsters I could be before they noticed me. I'd "gotten" the game in under half an hour of gameplay, and afterwards the whole veneer of tension and horror fell away, revealing a game that's still tough and can be fun, but has none of the thrill that I experienced before I could predict its every move.

Worse, the enemies have no apparent otherworldliness other than their appearance. When I think of horrifying things, I imagine creatures or forces which aren't predictable. These threats are very predictable - they don't vanish around corners, they don't change the environment without your consent, they don't even do much with their wandering/patrolling routes. To make this game effective, it needs to keep you from fully understanding the enemy - but it doesn't. It's the same one-track-minded stateful AI that's plagued games for 20+ years. Even the more interesting enemies (like the statue) follow very strict rules. The game falls into the tedium being too predictable, and offering punishments to the player for not predicting it - when this could have been a game that broke the mold.

The game is also not well served by being permadeath. Permadeath only works when you give the player some reason to replay. Maybe you let them play different classes, or pick different abilities, or try out new unlocks they got last playthrough, give them a new goal to chase, or even just give them a persistent gold storage that they can buy useful items from. This game doesn't do any of that. The store is limp and useless, and a replay just feels like rehashing what you've already accomplished - rather than picking up again with determination.

Ultimately the game is competently made, it has good generation, some fun textures, a neat premise, and a good opening. It's technologically solid and ticks all the boxes for a good game. But the gameplay melts in your hands - the longer you examine it, the less solid the it feels.

The minecraft-esque graphics turned me off from the game initially. But as I discovered that it was a rogue-like in a Lovecraftian setting, my interest was piqued.

I've played and beaten the game--a few times. Aspects of it were frustrating for me, as it seems it has been for most people. But I enjoy the gameplay. You are rewarded for whatever actions you take. Rush through a level? You are rewarded with progression. Rely upon stealth? You are rewarded with safety. Spend a lot of time searching around? You are rewarded with tons of resources and powers that can aid you in a time of need. Manage your resources properly? You can save a little bit for your next run, and you can easily progress and bypass challenges. This game rewards your playing style, no matter what it is. There is more than one way to progress.

This game, in truth, doesn't have a lot to do with Lovecraft. It is more of a back-drop for the gameplay. If you are looking for a real Lovecraftian experience, it might be best to pass up on this game. But if you're looking for a fun experience with a spice of something familiar, it's always nice to run screaming from a shoggoth who seems to follow you everywhere.

A first person action game inspired by Lovecraft, you’re stuck in a strange world, starting off in a library filled with books that can transport you to ever stranger worlds. With fish-lipped people. Because why not.

Graphically the game takes a lot of cues from Minecraft, working in a highly cubic fashion, and with the right items you can even destroy or place blocks, although you never reach the point of actual crafting. The whole game is focused around exploration, survival, and eventual escape of the madhouse that is this universe.

Then you die, and you get sent to an ACTUAL asylum.

The Minecraft-style graphics are pretty decent, the sound design is acceptable, but the gameplay, whilst it works, runs the risk of becoming repetitive before long, if there aren’t more items introduced at some point than what we saw thus far.

Still, not a bad title all round!

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I first heard about "Eldritch" from a friend, When I checked it out I was like, "Ooooo goody ANOTHER '8bitesque' indie FPS". Well it was on sale for 1.94 and I had some spare change and my friend finally pressured me into checking it out.

WOW

This game is really, really, REALLY cool. I have never played anything like it. First person, randolmly generated, dungeon crawling at it's best. Also the game really doesn't explain itself so it is up to you to figure it out. Really neat little game.

Don't let the trailer fool you; this game is surprisingly creepy. Not only that, but it's a roguelike in the truest sense: the foolhardy are punished, the cautious are rewarded, and Lady Luck is a fickle mistress.

While you'll probably beat this game over a weekend over even in an afternoon, it's worth the modest price.

Eldritch is the sort of game I would easily recommend to anyone, because I think just about anyone could have fun with it. Like shooting things? Play Eldritch. Like sneaking around? Play Eldritch. Like setting traps? Play Eldritch. Like navigating mazes? Play Eldritch. Don't like navigating mazes? Play Eldritch. I can't imagine anyone not getting at least some enjoyment out of it. Look past its homespun visuals and simple mechanics and you'll find a sophisticated experience that's best described as Dishonored seen through the lens of Binding of Isaac, written by H.P Lovecraft, with Minecraft's makeup and wardrobe, and a little sprinkle of adorable terror. If that doesn't sell the game to you, I don't know what will.

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A Cthulu mythos inspired advenutre with rouge-like elements that will pretty much dictate your enjoyment of the game. Procedurally generated levels will challenge and almost certainly frustrate you; since you lose all of your progress upon death. Despite it's Minecraft-like graphics which leaves some monsters looking silly or even cute game can be creepy and downright stressful at times. This is mostly due to it's great sound design that will teach you to listen and identify what enemies are shuffling, wailing, thumping or snoring in the next room even before you see them. Risk/reward gameplay agumented by locked secret rooms that may or may not have some crucial health or ammo, and shrines that will give you spells powered by artifact you can collect around levels combine to create a stressful, disheartening experience that remains true to it's source of inspiration even though It did occasionally left me feeling like I'm just repeating the endless cycle of dying and resurrecting until I get that perfect level setup.
However, despite how many times I got killed by a dodgy platforming section literally two feet before the game ending, there was always a presence of that "I can't quit now. This game will not break me !" feeling. Definite reccomendation if you like rouge-likes and Lovecraft.

Don't let the visuals fool you. This game is creepy!

You don't need to be stealthy, but believe me, caution it's your best choice.

What's around the corner? Don't be afraid to take a sneak peek. It's better you find the monsters before they find you. Enemies can hear your steps and follow you all the time. They even can open doors, so you'll never be safe. Also, you'll do everything to don't die. Every life matters.

All in all, Eldritch it's a game to be played slowly. Keep in mind that there's not much action here. Instead, there's a lot of tense moments and a great feeling of satisfaction when you can finish a stage alive.

How long can you survive in this hostile world?

The best part about Eldritch is that you can play it how you want, and the items help make it work for you. Be super stelthy, parkour, kill everyone, don't kill anyone, be a mage, do whatever you want. It's a fun game and good for anyone who likes a nice little adventure game, with some tasty sprinklings of Lovecraft.

SIMPLE EFFECTIVE DESIGN ALL AROUND!

The GUTS
simple effective graphics that are cute AND creepy
excellent sound design
gameplay that ebbs and flows, combines thoughtful stealth with risky action
limited inventory makes small decisions about what tools and spells to bring with you very meaningful
controller support
the difficult and compact randomized play experience offers replay value

I beat this game after 2 hours and I see no reason to play it again. It just has too little content, there's no character progression, there's barely any items to use. You will find daggers and guns (specifically a revolver) everywhere, I used them the whole game. While there is very few additional weapons, they are one time use for example bottles and dynamite. The problem here is that you can only have 2 weapons on you so if you want to pick up a dynamite you have to get rid of either the gun or the dagger and that is not something you want to do. Since the gun has limited ammunition and the dagger has no range.

There's just so little stuff in the game. You will have pretty much the exact same experience whenever you start a new game since you will use the same weapons and there's no class/leveling system or anything to make your character unique.

Eldritch is the kind of game that makes me wish I had a 'noncommittal gesture' button between the Yes and No buttons.

It's definitely got something going on between its muted slap-happy adorableness and Lovecraftian horror aesthetic. I like the way the game presents no clear-cut solution to the problems the Lovecraftian Theme Park makes you suffer through, but at the same time it's easy to collect a bunch of upgrades and turn the game into The Adventures of Catherine McGunhaver, Kicker of Cthulhu Faces. It's pretty easy to win (so I've been told, I can't quite grab all the orbs in one life which is pretty much grounds for invalidating my video game cred), so you may end up coasting through the game with your abilities, kicking Cthulhu Faces and listening to the ghost of H.P. Lovecraft scream in anguish as you put bullets through his life's work.

But at the same time, I can't help but feel this game's a bit insubstantial. The developers have been pretty good at releasing new content (see: The Mountains of Madness and the recent Asylum updates), but I've felt like I've seen everything three hours in. Worlds are limited to three levels with orbs to find at the end to unlock the final level or whatever, and I think you have to get them all without dying. The game has severe difficulty spikes - you can pretty much coast through the first world and expect the entire game to be like that right up until one of those ♥♥♥♥ing Weeping Angel lizards eats your ♥♥♥♥ing face, and even then that's the most difficult thing about the whole playthrough.

I guess Eldritch hasn't quite clicked with me, mainly because I've been walking around putting bullets through anything that looks at me funny and throwing beer bottles at all the acolytes milling around the dungeons like a frat boy on Spring Break at ♥♥♥♥sticks University. It requires a softer touch when I just want to walk around and kill everything. I'm not going to fault it for that. Try it, I say. Try it!

Do you dream what I dream? A game, a game, based on Lovecraft with the look of Minecraft.

Do you fear what I fear? A maze, a maze, a deadly trap filled maze different every phase.

Do you know what I know? The beasts, the beasts, inspired byHPL fill this blocky hell.

A proceedurally generated, Lovecraft-themed, first-person action rpg. Elderitch has an engaging retro 3d art style and great sound design. The stealth action gameplay feels great. Enemies and vared and interesting. The large levels have impressive geometry and are very atmospheric, and also fun to explore. Environments are fully destructible (which is an awesome yet underused game mechanic). There is an impressive amount of content here, including free DLC, secret endings, and a new game plus mode. This is a spectacular game, one of my favoites - buy it full price.

+ Great audio; mob sounds are noticeably irksome
+ Interesting art style and level design
+ Simple, minimalist game-mechanics
+ Absolutely palpable atmosphere
+ Decent mob variety

- Endless fetch-quests; game encompasses little more than finding keys, coins, and exits
- Quickly becomes redundant
- Bare-bones mob AI

I couldnt stop playing this game! Its a rouge-like horror were you play in a dungeon. The creepy background noises makes a balance of creepy and FP!

I love this game. The controls are crisp, gameplay is fantastic. The atmosphere is surprisingly immersive. Roguelike FPS. The difficulty on normal is moderate but the hard mode is quite the challenge. The new Mountains of Madness version is pretty challenging and fun too!

Besides the randomly generating levels, the true highlight of this game is the blending of rogue-like and real time stealth. Graphics get the job done but more dynamic lighting would definatley help the look and add to the terror.