Emerald Lake

16%
Game Brain Score Based on 11 reviews
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  • story
  • music
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The Emerald Lake is a children's camp located next to the lake. This camp has long been abandoned due to a series of strange events that happened a long time ago. The main character is Michael, went to this camp to find his brother.

  • PC
  • Windows
Genres & TagsPlay Modes

Reviews

16%
Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Emerald Lake features visually well-crafted environments and dynamic interactions, showcasing impressive effort from the developer.
  • Some players found the game to be genuinely scary at times, with effective jump scares and engaging scripted encounters.
  • For fans of hobbyist horror adventure games, Emerald Lake is considered one of the better titles within its genre.
  • The game is plagued by numerous glitches, crashes, and unresponsive mechanics, making it frustrating and often unplayable.
  • Many players criticized the lack of a graphical options menu, leading to issues like messed-up FOV and inability to pick up items.
  • The gameplay is repetitive and tedious, primarily revolving around key-finding with poorly designed AI and escort quests.
  • gameplay4 mentions

    The gameplay of Emerald Lake is visually impressive and offers engaging variations on the "find the key" mechanic, complemented by well-crafted scripted encounters. However, players have reported significant issues with stability, as many experienced frequent crashes and lengthy loading times, resulting in only a fraction of the gameplay being actually playable.

    • “It's visually extremely well crafted and manages to keep you interested with enough variation on the 'find the key' mechanic and enough well-made scripted encounters to fill its runtime.”
    • “When checking out YouTube videos of the gameplay from July 2020, Emerald Lake appeared to be in a semi-playable state.”
    • “I recorded an hour of gameplay and after cutting out all of the game crashes and loading screens (which were a couple of minutes each), only 25 minutes of the 60 minutes was playable.”
    • “Easy to break down the gameplay.”
  • story3 mentions

    The game features a compelling story and setting, but it is marred by an unpopular escort quest involving a wounded character who struggles to navigate the environment. Overall, while the narrative is praised, the escort mechanics detract from the experience.

    • “It has a good story and setting.”
    • “You have an escort quest with a wounded person who gets stuck on everything as he walks.”
    • “No one has ever liked escort quests ever.”
  • music2 mentions

    The music in the game has received mixed feedback; while some players feel that additional ambient tracks could enhance the atmosphere, others have found certain music tracks to be overwhelming and distracting, leading to frustration with gameplay elements.

    • “The game could also use some more ambient music, though it would thicken the atmosphere even more!”
    • “Some of the music tracks gave me headaches very quickly, and the passcode puzzle at the start of level 3 made me lose respect for the game.”
    • “The game could also use some more ambient music; it would thicken the atmosphere even more!”
  • stability1 mentions

    The game suffers from numerous glitches, poor voice acting, and frustratingly ineffective AI, leading to a lack of overall stability.

    • “Tons of glitches, horrible voice acting, and absolutely terrible AI.”
  • graphics1 mentions

    The absence of a graphical options menu has led some users to find the game unplayable, indicating significant frustration with the graphics settings.

    • “The lack of a graphical options menu has made the game unplayable for me.”
    • “The graphics look outdated and do not match the expectations set by modern games.”
    • “I was disappointed by the low-resolution textures and bland character models.”
  • atmosphere1 mentions

    Reviewers feel that while the game's atmosphere is engaging, it could be enhanced with additional ambient music to create a richer and more immersive experience.

    • “The game could also use some more ambient music, though it would thicken the atmosphere even more!”
    • “The overall atmosphere feels flat and uninspired, lacking the depth needed to immerse players.”
    • “I expected a more engaging environment, but the atmosphere is dull and fails to evoke any real emotion.”
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