Aftermoor

About

Aftermoor is a single player action game with a mystery theme. It was developed by Tristan Begin Games and was released on August 26, 2019. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Leap, roll, ride, fly, and fight your way through the world of Aftermoor as you explore this 2-hour long epic. After waking up dead, you must unravel a story of mystery and betrayal as you fight for the chance to return to your body.

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Single-Player

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews

story4 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

The game has a unique and captivating atmospheric horror style with detailed environments, immersive lighting, and a strong narrative that gradually unfolds.
Combat and exploration mechanics are well integrated, offering fun and satisfying gameplay with interesting upgrades and a good level of challenge.
Despite being developed by a single person, the game features impressive art design, music, and an intriguing story that many players found memorable and enjoyable.

The game suffers from various bugs and glitches, including issues with saving progress, camera bugs with controllers, and occasional game-breaking soft locks.
Controls can feel clunky or unintuitive, with some players struggling especially with the controller mechanics and mouse confinement on multi-monitor setups.
Optimization issues cause significant frame rate drops in certain areas and the level design sometimes allows skipping important story sections, affecting flow and immersion.

story
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
50%
21%
The story is generally praised for being intriguing, well-integrated with gameplay, and supported by strong atmosphere and design elements. Some users noted occasional bugs that disrupt story progression, and emphasized the importance of following story objectives to avoid missing key points. Overall, the narrative adds depth and enhances engagement without being intrusive.
- “Storywise, design elements, environmental factors, and overall the atmosphere and music; everything was amazing.”
- “The bosses were hard, the characters had depth, and the story was intriguing.”
- “The story is interesting enough for a game like this and wasn't very intrusive to the gameplay.”
- “Structuring not only the final level design but the entire world design towards fighting the overseer would have also sold me on the 'descent into hell' vibes that the story is going for.”
- “Including being able to skip over large sections of a map, story dialogue/triggers, and mini-boss fights that aren't meant to be skipped over.”
- “I did however encounter a bug where after collecting the marble, and dying before talking to the quest person, the story could not advance and resulted in a soft lock.”
gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
36%
21%
The gameplay is praised for its unique and satisfying combat mechanics, including innovative features like rail-grapple and time-slow/projectile hijack, which create an engaging and fun experience. However, some users note optimization issues affecting performance and occasional difficulty with controller tutorial clarity. Overall, the gameplay stands out for its creativity and cohesive action design.
- “The combat and mechanics go hand in hand to make a gameplay style that is fun and satisfying to play through.”
- “The gameplay made me feel like I was actually doing something and having the pressure of needing to kill this guy but not knowing when was great.”
- “The game is exceptional in delivering satisfying nerve combat, although the overabundance of blades in enemies' attacks leads to a relative scarcity or tedium in some areas to collect more, which causes the land gameplay to suffer.”
- “The game is exceptional in delivering satisfying nerve combat, although the overabundance of blades in enemies' attacks leads to a relative scarcity or tedium in some areas to collect more, causing the land gameplay to suffer.”
- “I can't figure out the controller mechanics (tutorial seems misleading).”
- “You've at least got a more appealing unified action set than No Man's Sky's beam-based gameplay, and while 3D Sonic has as much of an obsession with rails as you do with saw blades on rails, they've never had a satisfying rail-grapple mechanic.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game exhibits occasional bugs and glitches that slightly affect the experience, though nothing major. While some directions can be unclear, overall stability is decent for an action combat/exploration 3D platformer.
- “Buggy at times and directions were a little unclear.”
- “There were bugs and glitches here and there but nothing groundbreaking.”
- “A very nice action combat/exploration 3D platformer with a few buggy parts.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users praise the graphics as top-notch, highlighting the game's appealing art style.
- “Graphics are top notch.”
- “Art style is great.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive story, well-crafted design elements, and environmental details, complemented by exceptional music that enhances the overall experience.
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music is praised for enhancing the overall atmosphere, complementing the story, design, and environmental elements to create an immersive and amazing experience.
- “Storywise, design elements, environmental factors, and overall the atmosphere and music; everything was amazing.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features well-designed mechanics and areas but suffers from poor optimization, causing frequent framerate drops, especially when loading new doors.
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players appreciate the game's ability to create intense emotional pressure by immersing them in high-stakes situations where the tension of uncertainty heightens the experience.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the humor in the game enjoyable and entertaining, as reflected in shared funny gameplay videos. The comedic elements contribute positively to the overall gaming experience.