- October 6, 2021
- olinkalex
CAGE-FACE | Case 1: The Mine
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CAGE-FACE | Case 1: The Mine is a single player survival action adventure game with horror, mystery and thriller themes. It was developed by olinkalex and was released on October 6, 2021. It received positive reviews from players.
"Cage-Face: Case 1 - The Mine" is a short survival horror game where you play as a teen trapped in a mine, pursued by a mysterious entity. With hand-drawn cutscenes, the game offers a 15-minute experience filled with evasion, puzzles, and the fight against a life-threatening illness. The game includes two difficulty modes and features graphic game overs. Escape the tunnels and uncover the horrors within.
- The game has a creepy atmosphere and intriguing mystery that keeps players engaged.
- Puzzles are enjoyable and provide a decent challenge, requiring attention and logical thinking.
- As a free game, it offers a fun experience for those who enjoy indie horror, with a unique monster design.
- The game is very short, lasting only about 10-15 minutes, which leaves players feeling unsatisfied.
- Gameplay is heavily reliant on luck and RNG, making it frustrating when the fast monster can instantly kill players.
- The use of stock assets and a lack of originality detracts from the overall quality and experience of the game.
- monetization7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
The monetization aspect of this game has been criticized for being misleading, as it is essentially an advertisement disguised as a game demo, lasting only 15 minutes. This practice is seen as harmful to both gamers and ethical developers, as it clutters the Steam store and misuses marketing space that should be reserved for genuine full games. Overall, the approach is viewed as a cheap tactic to gain visibility without providing real value to players.
“Once more, there's a process to create a game demo on Steam and it's harmful to gamers and to genuine ethical developers when it's ignored and the Steam store gets misused with advertising like this.”
“While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
“Often developers may choose to incorrectly publish demo/advertisements as separate games as a cheap way to bypass paying Valve for marketing presence on the Steam front page, which may seem clever to them, but it's harmful behavior and it's not good for gamers.”
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CAGE-FACE | Case 1: The Mine is a survival action adventure game with horror, mystery and thriller themes.
CAGE-FACE | Case 1: The Mine is available on PC and Windows.
CAGE-FACE | Case 1: The Mine was released on October 6, 2021.
CAGE-FACE | Case 1: The Mine was developed by olinkalex.
CAGE-FACE | Case 1: The Mine has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its atmosphere but disliked it for its monetization.
CAGE-FACE | Case 1: The Mine is a single player game.
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