CENTRALIA

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CENTRALIA is a single player action game. It was developed by VikTor and was released on July 30, 2019. It received negative reviews from players.

The story of Henry Nelson, who lost his daughter in mystical circumstances. Henry goes to the dead city of Centralia to search for his daughter Shirley.

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Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews

humor3 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Some players found entertainment value in the game's unintentional humor and silly moments.
The game features decent graphics and some atmospheric elements inspired by classic horror titles.
It may appeal to those interested in very low-budget, quirky horror game experiences or collectors of unusual games.

The game suffers from poor controls, numerous bugs, frequent crashes, and broken puzzles.
It is widely considered a lazy, unpolished clone of classic horror games with plagiarized content and bad voice synthesis.
The gameplay is short, incomplete, and frustrating, with minimal story and little replay value.

story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The story is widely criticized for being incoherent, lacking plot and character development, and feeling randomly constructed. Overall, it is considered poorly executed and unengaging.
- “Absolutely bad story, AI narrator, random things happen only to get a black screen for 2 seconds.”
- “There is no plot or characters to talk about.”
- “The story is merely identical.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The graphics are visually decent in concept but suffer from poor optimization, glitchy textures, and overlapping objects, detracting significantly from the overall experience.
- “The graphics in the video and the game looked pretty decent.”
- “It's a shame because the graphics in the video and the game looked pretty decent, but that was basically all that's good about the game so far.”
- “The graphics are poorly optimized, the textures are glitchy, and objects overlap with each other.”
- “Even the featured image is aesthetically very similar.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization of the game is heavily criticized as a blatant cash grab, with the $10 price point seen as unjustified for what is perceived as a lazy asset flip lacking effort or value.
- “Centralia (aka the sin) is another Unreal Engine asset flip cash grab from 'indie_games_studio' who make a living trying to sell off lazy asset flips on Steam.”
- “The cash grab price tag of $10 here is supporting evidence that this is just a cash grab.”
- “The developer released this for a quick cash grab.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is largely unintentional, stemming from poor translation and bizarre script choices that many find hilariously inappropriate. Players often laugh at the game's flaws rather than its comedic intent, resulting in an amusingly bad experience.
- “The intro had me laughing so hard I can't begin to describe it. Maybe it's just me, but the combination of poor translation, sudden truncation of the script, and the outright weird way it reads is both amazing and hilariously inappropriate.”
- “Horrible game you'll be laughing at because it is so bad.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay is brief, offering only about 30 minutes or two episodes, and feels underdeveloped and incomplete.
- “It will give you 30 minutes of gameplay... that's 2 "episodes".”
- “Gameplay isn't even half baked.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game effectively creates a unique atmosphere centered on "fear of the unknown" through psychological horror and thoughtful level design, though some users feel the atmosphere appears artificial or unconvincing.
- “This game deconstructed psychological horror to arrive at ‘fear of the unknown,’ a different type of terror anchored in atmosphere and level design.”
- “Atmosphere looks bought.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music is noted alongside the overall sound, indicating it is an integral part of the game's audio experience. However, no specific details or opinions are provided.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from poor optimization, with glitchy textures and overlapping objects causing visual issues and impacting overall performance.
- “The graphics are poorly optimized, the textures are glitchy, and objects overlap with each other.”