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Claire

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97%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
97% User Score Based on 100 reviews

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About Claire

Claire is a single player survival simulation game with a horror theme. It was developed by TS GAMES LLC and was released on July 11, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Beth returns to her estranged sister’s house in 1963. Explore chilling, richly detailed levels, solve puzzles, and uncover haunting family secrets. Face intense scares and heart-pounding chases, with your choice shaping multiple endings.

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97%Audience ScoreBased on 100 reviews
story43 positive mentions
optimization2 negative mentions
  • Strong atmosphere and psychological horror elements that create a tense and unsettling experience.
  • Engaging story with deep lore that connects well with the predecessor, Ethel, enhanced by quality voice acting.
  • Well-designed puzzles and chase/stealth mechanics that add variety and maintain tension throughout the game.
  • Checkpoint and save system is sparse, causing frustration from lost progress.
  • Darkness and visibility issues in chase sequences can make navigation frustrating or reliant on trial and error.
  • Some controls and interface elements lack customization options, and occasional bugs or glitches impact the experience.

  • story

    86 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 47% neutral mentions, 3% negative mentions

    The story of Claire is widely praised for its rich, immersive narrative that skillfully expands on its predecessor, Ethel, weaving a cohesive and emotionally engaging psychological horror experience. It features strong voice acting, detailed environmental storytelling, multiple endings, and a well-balanced blend of tension, scares, and lore that keeps players intrigued and emotionally invested throughout. Overall, Claire delivers a deep, mature, and compelling story that stands out in the horror genre.

    • “The story follows a young girl who finds herself trapped in a shifting, nightmarish version of familiar environments—hospitals, schools, homes—each warped into symbolic reflections of past experiences. These characters, many of whom are struggling with their own unresolved issues, can be helped or ignored, and those choices subtly shape how the story resolves.”
    • “The game does a great job balancing story, tension, and scares while still keeping the player curious about what’s coming next.”
    • “The story slowly unravels as you explore, and if you’re the type who enjoys piecing together creepy narratives through environmental clues, Claire definitely has something for you.”
    • “As far as gameplay and the story go, I knew we were in trouble when the main protagonist walks into a house she has not been inside in over ten years and immediately notices that a book is missing from a bookshelf, like she would know this how?”
    • “This game is heavy on obtuse puzzle solving and deep diving into a mature intricate story.”
    • “But I think all the notes were necessary to tell the deep and intricate story that has you guessing what happens next the whole time.”

  • atmosphere

    25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    56% positive mentions, 32% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its creepy, tense, and immersive qualities, effectively building unease through psychological horror rather than jump scares. Its well-crafted level design, storytelling, and subtle audio elements create a memorable, cinematic experience that deeply engages players. While occasionally uneven, the atmosphere remains the game's standout feature, delivering a rich and compelling horror environment.

    • “The atmosphere and level design are excellent, and the story was extra spicy in the best way possible.”
    • “The atmosphere is very well done and conveys the fear you should be feeling in this game, and the scares are well timed and do seem to be really thought out.”
    • “For a title so dependent on atmosphere, these interruptions can have a disproportionate impact.”
    • “It is uneven, sometimes frustrating, but undeniably memorable in the way it frames its themes and atmosphere.”
    • “Rather than relying on constant danger or spectacle, it builds its identity around atmosphere and unease, inviting players into a world that is less about surviving external threats and more about navigating an internal collapse made manifest.”

  • gameplay

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 60% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The gameplay emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving with a focus on managing health and sanity, offering a slower, more psychological horror experience. While the mechanics can feel rough and puzzle interactions lack polish, the addition of varied scary mechanics and unique chase sequences provide more depth and distinction compared to its predecessor. Overall, it appeals to players interested in narrative-driven, reflective horror rather than fast-paced, refined gameplay.

    • “Gameplay is rooted in exploration and puzzle-solving, with a structure that encourages players to carefully navigate interconnected environments while managing limited resources.”
    • “A key mechanic that reinforces the psychological focus is the dual management of health and sanity.”
    • “The chases make up the other mechanic that sets Claire apart from Ethel, as they aren't your standard "scripted chase run in a pre-defined path to escape" fodder.”
    • “Puzzles and interaction mechanics aren't great.”
    • “However, these sequences can also highlight some of the game’s mechanical roughness.”
    • “Gameplay is pretty much the same as every other walking simulator horror title.”

  • graphics

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 13% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The game features stunning and immersive graphics that effectively enhance its eerie and spooky atmosphere, with well-optimized visuals that avoid common performance issues seen in many modern titles. While praised for its impressive art style and sound design, some users noted minor technical issues such as occasional lighting glitches, frame rate drops, lack of 4K resolution support, and limited graphics settings. Overall, the graphics strongly contribute to an engaging and emotionally impactful horror experience.

    • “From the eerie visuals to the sad, spooky vibes, the game immediately lets you know that you’re not here to have a good time… emotionally, at least.”
    • “The visuals are stunning, the sound design is immersive, and the voice acting is top-notch.”
    • “Sound design is on point, a pretty nice graphical upgrade from the first one, and the scares are magnificent.”
    • “There are also some other issues such as a strange graphical lighting glitching on the left side of the screen that is obvious in certain dark areas, some random frame rate drops, no 4k resolution, the only graphic setting is low to high.”
    • “I was happy to see it wasn't a mess of an unoptimized UE5 game with unnecessary Lumen and Nanite that often leads to terrible performance and a load of temporal graphical distortion like is seen way too often these days.”
    • “The strange graphical lighting glitching on the left side of the screen is obvious in certain dark areas and combined with random frame rate drops, it significantly impacts the visual experience.”

  • emotional

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a deeply emotional experience focused on mood, symbolism, and trauma rather than action, creating an intense and immersive atmosphere. While most voice acting and environmental storytelling effectively convey emotional weight, some key moments fall flat in delivery. Overall, it’s a haunting, emotionally layered journey that resonates strongly with players.

    • “Developed by TS Games LLC, it presents itself as a side-scrolling survival horror game, but beneath that surface it feels closer to an interactive exploration of trauma, memory, and emotional fragility.”
    • “It is not a game driven by action or spectacle, but by mood, symbolism, and emotional resonance.”
    • “Claire is a masterful follow-up to Ethel, and somehow manages to be even more emotionally intense, immersive, and unsettling.”

  • optimization

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The game is well-optimized, avoiding common performance issues often seen in UE5 titles with excessive use of Lumen and Nanite. It delivers stable graphics and lighting, providing an immersive experience without distracting performance problems.

    • “I was happy to see it wasn't a mess of an unoptimized UE5 game with unnecessary Lumen and Nanite that too often leads to terrible performance and a load of temporal graphical distortion, like is seen way too often these days.”
    • “I was happy to see it wasn't a mess of an unoptimized UE5 game with unnecessary Lumen and Nanite, which too often leads to terrible performance and a load of temporal graphical distortion like is seen way too often these days.”
    • “It has perfectly fine graphics to tell an immersive horror story without the distraction of poor performance and unstable lighting/shadows.”

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor is lively and entertaining, with moments like the maniacal laughter during chase scenes adding an extra layer of fun. Players particularly enjoy the comedic elements while streaming, anticipating more from the creator.

    • “The maniac laughing while being chased was just the cherry on top. I had so much fun streaming this and cannot wait for whatever Tony Shoulders puts out next!”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers two distinct endings that lead the story in different directions, enhancing its replayability by encouraging players to explore multiple outcomes.

    • “As I have found so far, I believe there are 2 endings for this game, which adds to replay value, and both endings take the story in different directions.”
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Claire is a survival simulation game with horror theme. Common tags for Claire include indie, psychological, exploration, psychological horror, choices matter and others.

Claire is available on PC and Windows.

Claire was released on July 11, 2025.

Claire was developed by TS GAMES LLC.

Claire has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Claire for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Claire is a single player game.

Similar games include Welcome to Kowloon, Dread flats, Ethel, Father's Day, Silver Chains and others.