DreadOut 2

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DreadOut 2 is a single player action adventure game with a horror theme. It was developed by Digital Happiness and was released on February 21, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"DreadOut 2" is a third-person horror adventure game inspired by Indonesian folklore and urban legends. As high school student Linda Meillinda, players can sense and see ghosts with her supernatural abilities, using her smartphone to hunt and banish nightmarish spirits. The sequel introduces melee combat and greater exploration to the series' survival action-horror gameplay.

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77%

Audience ScoreBased on 876 reviews

story86 positive mentions

stability64 negative mentions

Improved graphics and atmosphere compared to the first game.
Interesting story that expands on Indonesian folklore and Linda's character.
New combat mechanics with melee weapons add variety to gameplay.

Numerous bugs and glitches that can hinder gameplay experience.
Combat mechanics are clunky, leading to frustrating encounters and stun-lock situations.
The story can feel disjointed and lacks clarity, especially towards the ending.

story
318 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story of Dreadout 2 has received mixed reviews, with some players praising its unique elements and character development, while others criticize it for being incoherent and poorly executed. Many appreciate the continuation of the protagonist's journey and the incorporation of Indonesian folklore, but feel that the narrative is often disjointed and lacks clarity, leaving several plot points unresolved. Overall, while the game offers intriguing moments and atmospheric storytelling, it struggles with pacing and cohesion, leading to a frustrating experience for some players.
- “The plot dances between creepy urban legends, cosmic horror, and emotional moments about trauma and legacy.”
- “The story now kind of opens itself to allow some secondary quests and some nice walking around the city, for me one of the biggest impacts on making the game stray away from the constant tension.”
- “The story is fascinating and the atmosphere is terrifying and oddly, sometimes, so relaxing.”
- “The plot makes absolutely no sense at all.”
- “The story is a confusing mess; nothing that happens is ever explained properly, without any additional clue to understand it either.”
- “In regards to the story, I could not tell you what this is about; it completely flew over my head.”
gameplay
224 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of DreadOut 2 has received mixed reviews, with many players highlighting significant issues such as clunky mechanics, frustrating combat, and bugs that detract from the overall experience. While some appreciate the introduction of new features like melee combat and exploration elements, others feel that the execution is poor, leading to a frustrating gameplay loop that often feels unpolished. Despite its atmospheric setting and potential, many reviewers agree that the game suffers from a lack of refinement in its mechanics, making it a challenging experience for players.
- “Dreadout 2 offers a fresh take on the horror-adventure genre, expanding the lore and introducing new gameplay mechanics.”
- “The variety of gameplay is more than decent, as it alternates combat and horror segments with more relaxed exploration, and a middle point being ghost exorcisms, which though become much more dangerous later on.”
- “The gameplay feels much more fluent now.”
- “The gameplay elements don’t even work as intended; the developers clearly had no money for QA testing because there are parts of this game that baffle me as to how they made it into the final product.”
- “I really wanted to enjoy the game, as I liked the previous entries, but the camera combat mechanic is so wildly unreliable that the game goes from being a challenge to a frustrating mess.”
- “But what annoys me the most is how badly the fight mechanics are implemented. You can get into a stupid stun lock, where you get hit, knocked down, and as soon as you get up, you get hit again. In the case of phone combat, you get hit, and by the time you push the ghost away, you get hit again. You pretty much have to do everything perfectly, or else you die, and the checkpoints can be really far apart sometimes.”
graphics
159 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in the game have seen significant improvements compared to its predecessors, with many players praising the enhanced visuals, character designs, and atmospheric effects. However, some reviews note that while the graphics are generally better, there are still issues such as graphical glitches and inconsistencies that detract from the overall experience. Overall, the game is recognized for its visually appealing environments and character models, though opinions vary on whether these improvements fully compensate for other gameplay shortcomings.
- “The visuals are absolutely awesome.”
- “The graphics are very nice for what they are and there are some very creepy enemies.”
- “The graphics have seen a lot of improvement.”
- “The graphics are horrible.”
- “It would have been better if they had kept the PS2 graphics, because at least retro aesthetics go better with rudimentary animations.”
- “The graphics somehow seemed worse than the first game.”
atmosphere
87 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is widely praised for its immersive and creepy qualities, effectively capturing Indonesian folklore and providing a unique horror experience. While many players appreciate the game's visual and auditory elements that contribute to a tense environment, some note that the atmosphere can be disrupted by gameplay mechanics and pacing issues. Overall, the atmosphere is considered a strong point, though opinions vary on its effectiveness compared to previous installments.
- “There’s so much potential here: the atmosphere is creepy in all the right ways, the Indonesian folklore elements are super cool and unique, and the whole 'use your phone camera to fight ghosts' mechanic still has its charm.”
- “The immersive game atmosphere, coupled with a charming storyline and stunning visuals, makes the gameplay longer and the difficulty you can choose can eliminate your boredom, creating an unforgettable playing experience.”
- “Genuinely creepy and tense atmosphere.”
- “This one never gave me any jump scares and the atmosphere felt very plastic-like.”
- “After the intro sequence which was the best part of the game for me, I was thrown out of the entire game by the music, other NPCs, and the happy atmosphere of this town... this doesn't feel like a horror game, it feels like an anime action game.”
- “There's also fetch quests in this game which break up the tension and ruin the atmosphere (I'm looking at you ghost that's picky about coffee).”
stability
64 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is heavily criticized, with numerous reports of glitches, broken animations, and random crashes that significantly hinder gameplay. Many players describe it as a "buggy mess," with game-breaking issues that require frequent reloading of checkpoints. While some improvements have been noted since the first installment, the overall consensus is that the game remains poorly optimized and frustratingly unstable, detracting from the overall experience.
- “The game is poorly made with so many bugs and glitches.”
- “There are several times where I had to reload a checkpoint because I couldn't progress due to game-breaking glitches, and it crashed on me as well.”
- “In general, I would not recommend DreadOut 2 in its current state: it is a buggy mess that desperately needs several patches to fix bugs, balancing, and the English localization.”
music
41 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in Dreadout 2 receives mixed reviews, with many players appreciating its atmospheric qualities and ability to enhance the horror experience, particularly during tense moments. While some find the soundtrack memorable and evocative, others feel it lacks distinctiveness and can be overwhelming at times. Overall, the music is generally considered effective in complementing the game's mood, though opinions vary on its impact compared to previous installments.
- “The music in the game is pretty good; I especially like the canon ending song; the atmosphere for the game is still pretty nice and spooky.”
- “I really love the soundtracks when you're wandering around town; it makes me, the player, feel refreshed and relaxed after long hours in the dark realm.”
- “Great storyline and graphics, with lots of fun scares, amazing soundtrack, and a hooking narrative.”
- “When you try to turn down the awful music, the whole game bugs out and starts spamming random sounds that hurt your ears.”
- “After the intro sequence, which was the best part of the game for me, I was thrown out of the entire game by the music, other NPCs, and the happy atmosphere of this town... this doesn't feel like a horror game, it feels like an anime action game.”
- “Otherwise literally in all other aspects of the game: music, sound effects, story(?), atmosphere (especially), graphics frigging all 9/10 but the battle system is a 1/10 and totally ruined the experience.”
humor
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is a blend of accidental comedy and intentional gags, with players finding amusement in quirky animations, absurd AI behavior, and humorous dialogue, particularly in culturally specific contexts. While some moments are genuinely funny, such as interactions with ghosts and amusing scenarios like making coffee for demanding spirits, others veer into frustration, leading to mixed feelings about the overall comedic experience. Despite its flaws, the game successfully retains a balance of humor and horror, making for an entertaining, if sometimes baffling, gameplay experience.
- “The real monsters in this game are... the doors... the doors omg even the monsters can't use the doors, it's hilarious besides that, I enjoyed it for what it was; the first game was still stronger in every sense though.”
- “Funny interactive moments like the toilet TV commercial.”
- “It's a frustrating, hilarious experience that's as scary as it is baffling, and I'm excited for more.”
optimization
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has received mixed reviews, with many players reporting significant performance issues, including bugs, low frame rates, and poor gamepad support. While some users noted improvements in graphics and overall performance compared to previous versions, others experienced severe stuttering and crashes, particularly during specific gameplay moments. Overall, the consensus suggests that while the game has potential, it requires further optimization to enhance stability and performance across various systems.
- “This game doesn't have the best optimization, but on the bright side, the game still looks fantastic with all the settings set to medium and below.”
- “There are no critical stability, performance, or other issues to note.”
- “Such a good game that gave us knowledge about everything in Indonesia. The developers made significant improvements compared to the first DreadOut edition. Keep it up, but we also need fast updates to remove the minor/major bugs. Overall, it can run smoothly on low-end PCs!”
- “The game is filled with bugs and optimized very poorly.”
- “This is simply poorly optimized for PC.”
- “Finally, the optimization is very bad at least for my AMD GPU and the RAM usage touches 9.4 GB.”
character development
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Character development in the game is noted for its improvement over the first installment, particularly in graphics and overall design, but it falls short in creating meaningful relationships, especially for the character Linda. While her new design is praised, the lack of depth in interactions limits the potential for character growth, leaving some players feeling that the emotional impact is diminished. Overall, the character design is well-received, but the development aspect does not fully capitalize on its potential.
- “Better in almost every way compared to the first DreadOut, massive improvement overall (graphics, character design, story, gameplay fluidity, etc).”
- “I like the world, lore, character design, even music is fine.”
- “It just never reaches the heights of the first game because the setting just isn't very scary and Linda never gets to build any meaningful relationships with any of the other characters, which kind of ruins any character development she could have made.”
- “Especially in the story design and character development.”
- “Character designs other than Linda seem ordinary and less attractive.”
grinding
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious and frustrating, with many describing fights and missions as uninspired and exhausting. While some appreciate the game's ideas and story, the repetitive and often unfair nature of boss battles detracts significantly from the experience.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “Everything is tedious and every single fight feels like it was designed in the most incompetent way possible.”
- “The boss battles are exhausting, tedious, and feel unfair a majority of the time.”
- “The boss fights also became boring and tedious because they took too long.”
emotional
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted by its blend of nostalgic and traumatic themes, with players experiencing a strong connection to the storyline and characters, particularly through poignant moments like the bike riders' story. However, frustrations with gameplay mechanics, such as challenging boss encounters and hitbox issues, detract from the overall emotional engagement, leaving some players feeling more bothered than challenged.
- “The plot dances between creepy urban legends, cosmic horror, and emotional moments about trauma and legacy.”
- “Starts out strong and wholesome with a neighborhood that instills a sense of nostalgia for a culture you never experienced.”
- “(The bike riders' story was heartbreaking).”
replayability
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, reviews on replayability are mixed; while some players find the game infinitely replayable, others feel it lacks significant replay value, leading to boredom after initial playthroughs. The consensus suggests that the game may be worth experiencing once, but many recommend waiting for a sale due to its limited replay potential.
- “ Infinitely replayable (or almost).”
- “- There might be some replay value!”
- “It was only after the first few times walking around the entire playable area did I start to feel a bit bored.”
- “You're better off watching someone else play it, as there is no real replay value.”
- “It was only after the first few times walking around the entire playable area that I started to feel a bit bored.”
- “For the price of €16.79 and with low replay value, I would suggest waiting for a sale, even for fans of the genre.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express disappointment with the game's monetization, noting that the advertising and promotional materials do not accurately represent the actual gameplay, leading to a sense of misleading marketing.
- “The game does not match the advertising; the GIFs on the store page do not look like the game at all.”
- “The monetization system feels overly aggressive, pushing players to spend money to enjoy basic features.”
- “I feel like I'm constantly bombarded with prompts to buy in-game currency, which ruins the overall experience.”