DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE

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DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE is a single player role playing game with horror, drama and comedy themes. It was developed by TWISTED-DOCTOR and was released on January 9, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE is the first part of a dialogue-based, story-driven psychological horror game made in RPG Maker MZ. "Where did this all start?" Tomorrow is the anniversary of your son's death, but you can't let that distract you from your everyday life. Your daughter has just sent you a message asking you to pick her up near that one shark dude's bar. Worry not - your guardian an…

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Audience ScoreBased on 115 reviews

story11 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game has a very compelling and intriguing story with well-developed, diverse, and charming characters that engage players emotionally.
The unique art style, animation quality, and atmospheric soundtrack contribute significantly to the immersive experience and are highly praised.
Despite some gameplay simplicity, the game successfully blends storytelling with interactive elements, providing a fresh and emotional narrative experience.

The game is very short with limited gameplay mechanics, and pacing issues make some interactions feel slow or drawn out, leading to reduced player engagement.
Heavy reliance on prior knowledge of the characters and lore may confuse new players; the story feels incomplete and abrupt as it acts more like a demo or prologue.
Controversies surrounding the creator have cast a negative shadow over the game, causing many players to avoid supporting it regardless of game quality.

story
41 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
66%
7%
The story is praised for its intriguing psychological horror elements, well-developed, dynamic characters, and captivating art style, creating a compelling and mysterious narrative that draws players in despite its brief, prologue-like length. While some find it basic or incomplete, most are excited for future chapters and appreciate the game's effective storytelling within its short, one-hour playtime.
- “I didn't quite know what to expect beyond the art style and wow, I'm thoroughly impressed by the storytelling and the dynamic characters, which really add to the psychological horror within Alfred's mind.”
- “The narrative here is really good, just this 1-hour glimpse already has me invested in the plot, and I'm hungry for more.”
- “I went into it blind, not knowing anything about the characters or lore, and yet the story still pulled me in pretty quickly and kept me entertained the whole way through.”
- “The e-book plot itself is incomplete and seems oriented around being a 'prologue' with the possible intention of charging money for the rest of the book, which is being published separately.”
- “So, storywise, this fan-fiction is a cringe-filled, edgy attempt at horror and parents suffering from the loss of their children.”
- “Pretty basic storyline, didn't stand out too much.”
graphics
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
45%
40%
15%
The game's graphics receive mixed feedback, with many praising its unique, charming art style and well-designed characters that enhance storytelling and atmosphere. However, some criticize the artwork as low-quality, poorly composed, and limited by RPG Maker's technical constraints, such as lack of HD support. Overall, the distinctive visuals are appreciated by fans, though opinions vary on execution and polish.
- “This is notable because instead of being a pure asset flip like most of the RPG Maker kitbashes are, made up of stock RPG Maker assets the developer just copy+pastes and puts their own name on, this instead has completely bespoke artwork.”
- “I love this game's unique artstyle and satirical humor.”
- “Great art style, great music, interesting characters and a promising story!”
- “Artwork that was made in MS Paint from the looks of it... it's hard to believe, but the artwork on this garbage is worse than the stock RPG Maker assets most people plagiarize.”
- “Like all RPG Maker games, it looks bad in fullscreen and lacks HD support or graphics options. RPG Maker's purpose is to let people who lack the talent to actually make real video games create bad Final Fantasy ripoffs.”
- “Other than that, the art style for the game is fine, though the composition isn't very good in places.”
gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
37%
38%
The gameplay is generally slow-paced and minimal, heavily relying on extensive visual novel-style text segments rather than interactive mechanics. Many players found the experience more akin to reading a book than engaging in dynamic gameplay, resulting in a lack of meaningful player choice and interaction. While some appreciated the story, the limited gameplay elements and pacing detracted from overall engagement.
- “The gameplay was fine.”
- “It may have lacked in gameplay but the story made up for it!”
- “The developers failed one of the most basic, fundamental requirements of game design: 'show, don't tell.' You'll spend a huge amount of time not playing the game, but clicking through endless lines of poorly written visual novel text cutscenes because the developers couldn't convey their narrative through game mechanics and chose to compete with reading a book for your time.”
- “Dolleye is definitely interesting; however, the pacing is very slow, and there are minimal game mechanics.”
- “And this style of writing, whatever you want to call it, necessitates (especially in a video game that's supposed to have gameplay) having a dialogue tree of some kind.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's humor is noted for its satirical and dark tones, often blending well with the unique art style and well-developed characters. While some find it genuinely funny and appreciate the narrative balance, others feel the humor can be hit-or-miss and at times less engaging, contributing to a somewhat abrupt overall experience.
- “I love this game's unique artstyle and satirical humor.”
- “A very nice game, I usually don't leave reviews but this game is an exception. The art style is very nice, the dialogue is funny at times and dark when it needs to be, and the characters are very well made in my honest opinion.”
- “There are dark and funny dialogues, quality cutscenes, and a unique artstyle.”
music
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
86%
14%
The music in the game is consistently praised for being great, splendid, and well-suited to the experience, complementing the art and story effectively. Overall, players find the soundtrack to enhance the game's atmosphere and appeal.
- “The art is great, the writing is good, and the music works for what it needs to do.”
- “Great art style, great music, interesting characters and a promising story!”
- “This game is utterly fantastic, the art, the story so far, the music!”
monetization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization approach is widely criticized for misleadingly presenting demos or advertisements as full games, which is seen as exploitative and unfair to both consumers and legitimate developers. This practice is viewed as a harmful strategy to gain undue visibility on platforms at the expense of genuine game creators.
- “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.”
- “This advertisement is taking up marketing space and visibility that would be better made available to a developer that's done the right thing and created a full game.”
character development
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
80%
20%
The character development is praised for its thoughtful and interesting designs, complemented by appealing art and sprites. While some feel the art style slightly limits the full potential, overall the characters contribute significantly to the story's intrigue and replay value.
- “The character designs are great as well, and have thought put into them.”
- “This was such a great first chapter, I'm thrilled to see what's to come :) Also, I love the character designs, I need to draw Alfred right now.”
- “Very good, amazing sprites, character design, and story, the achievements give this a lot of replay value.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's art style and scene pacing effectively enhance its emotional impact, creating a compelling rhythm that highlights ups and downs. However, some players are hesitant to engage due to concerns about the creator's reputation.
- “There's a certain rhythm to scenes that helps accent the emotional ups and downs.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is mildly tedious due to slow-paced text during cutscenes, but overall it is seen as a minor and manageable issue.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers high replayability thanks to its impressive sprites, character design, and engaging story, with achievements providing additional incentives to play repeatedly.
- “Very good, amazing sprites, character design, and story. The achievements give this a lot of replay value.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is praised for being engaging and immersive, enhanced by great artwork that contributes to an enjoyable overall experience.
- “Fun little read with great art and atmosphere.”

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DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE is a role playing game with horror, drama and comedy themes.

DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE was released on January 9, 2024.

DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE was developed by TWISTED-DOCTOR.

DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE is a single player game.

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