Ancient Anathema

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Ancient Anathema is a single player action game with a horror theme. It was developed by Yars and was released on January 28, 2019. It received neutral reviews from players.

Solve the mystery of the disappearance of the owner of the cemetery. And do not forget where you have to live a long night.

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Single-Player

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54%

Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews

atmosphere3 positive mentions

story2 negative mentions

Tense atmosphere with moody and fairly-decent ambient sounds that enhance the horror experience.
Short and easily completable with some frightening moments and interactive objects.
Unusual and atmospheric game world with a unique concept and potential for improvement by the developer.

Contains numerous bugs including problematic physics and can cause players to get stuck.
Includes pro-KKK racist content and offensive scenes that are inappropriate and disturbing.
Gameplay is very short with minimal story, poor visuals, cheap jump scares, and little replay value.

story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The story is minimal and lacking depth, with users noting a need for more content, interactions, and development to enhance engagement. While the game's concept and atmosphere are appreciated, the narrative feels too brief and underdeveloped.
- “Not much story and not very scary.”
- “Nice concept, atmospheric location, just the gameplay is way too short, needs more story, content and interactions...”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers a tense and immersive atmosphere with effective sounds and occasional jump-scares, creating a strong walking-simulator experience. However, while the setting is engaging, players feel the overall content and story are too limited, leaving the atmosphere underutilized.
- “Short and atmospheric walking simulator, with some jump scares.”
- “Tense atmosphere and sounds.”
- “Nice concept, atmospheric location; the gameplay is a bit short, but the setting is very immersive.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is severely compromised by numerous bugs, including faulty physics and cheap jump scares. Additionally, offensive and inappropriate content further detracts from the overall experience, making it highly unrecommended.
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay features a nice concept and atmospheric setting but is criticized for being too short and lacking sufficient story, content, and interactions. Additionally, the visuals are noted as simple and low-poly, suggesting the developer should focus more on enriching the gameplay experience.
- “Nice concept, atmospheric location, just the gameplay is way too short, needs more story, content and interactions.”
- “The developer should concentrate more on gameplay, the models are a bit simple, low-poly, but okay.”
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are generally considered average, providing an acceptable but unremarkable visual experience.