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Face of Another

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98%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
98% User Score Based on 91 reviews

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Face of Another is a single player survival puzzle game with horror and mystery themes. It was developed by MadBug and was released on August 20, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Use your phone to survive the horrors, capture clues, and solve puzzles in this first-person psychological horror experience. Trapped inside a warped digital nightmare by a mysterious entity, you must navigate a world where technology distorts reality.

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98%Audience ScoreBased on 91 reviews
story16 positive mentions
stability2 negative mentions
  • Exceptional atmospheric horror with strong visual and sound design that builds constant tension and unease.
  • Innovative camera phone mechanic that adds to the horror experience by blending gameplay with narrative, keeping the player engaged.
  • Well-paced, thought-provoking story with themes of social anxiety and technology's impact on mental health, supported by good puzzles and multiple endings.
  • Short game length with some players wishing for a longer, more developed experience.
  • Occasional bugs and technical issues such as frame drops and minor glitches were reported, affecting immersion.
  • Some found the jump scares reliant on common horror tropes and desired longer scare moments or more varied puzzle complexity.

  • story

    36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    44% positive mentions, 48% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions

    The game's story is widely praised for its atmospheric and psychological depth, integrating well with gameplay mechanics and emphasizing mood over typical jump scares. While some find the narrative predictable or cliché, many appreciate its realistic teen drama elements, social media themes, and progressively unraveling mystery through environmental storytelling. Overall, it offers a compelling, immersive horror experience with a focus on tension and story-driven engagement.

    • “Its creative use of a smartphone as both a narrative and gameplay mechanic, coupled with rich visuals, immersive sound design, and a thought-provoking story, creates a compelling and unsettling experience.”
    • “As the story progresses, the phone’s interface becomes increasingly unreliable, reflecting the character’s psychological descent and creating a persistent sense of tension.”
    • “Players gradually uncover the story through environmental cues, text messages, and visual hints, piecing together the protagonist’s journey of confronting both internal and external threats.”
    • “A simple and efficient short horror game with a cliché story.”
    • “Maybe I had higher expectations because of the 96% ratings, but I wasn't scared once. Fetch quest simulator.”
    • “Story was rather predictable and cliché, though the sentiment was good.”

  • gameplay

    27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    52% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its innovative and well-integrated camera-phone mechanic, which adds tension, enhances exploration, and distinguishes it from typical horror games. Players appreciate the balanced pacing, thoughtful puzzles, and immersive sound design, though some note the short, linear experience and minor control quirks. Overall, the mechanics effectively support the horror atmosphere and storytelling, creating a fresh and engaging gameplay experience.

    • “A lot of indie horror games introduce a mechanic that ends up feeling underused, but here it actually stays engaging throughout the experience and adds tension instead of slowing the pacing down.”
    • “The core gameplay revolves around the protagonist’s phone, which serves multiple functions: capturing clues, interacting with objects, and revealing hidden information.”
    • “The game’s puzzles are thoughtfully integrated into the environment, encouraging careful observation and critical thinking rather than relying on traditional combat mechanics.”
    • “Not really any mechanical incentive to take pictures in the game, excluding a chase you deal with later, despite there being achievements for such.”
    • “It's very short and extremely linear, but very good and I felt it was worth the money for the hour of gameplay, roughly.”
    • “Honestly the only thing that bothered me a bit was the inverted camera controls when inspecting objects, yet it didn't impact the gameplay itself as there was nothing behind the items anyways.”

  • atmosphere

    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    88% positive mentions, 12% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game excels in creating a chilling and immersive atmosphere through meticulous lighting, sound design, and psychological tension rather than relying on cheap jumpscares. Players praise its well-crafted, foreboding mood that blends horror with an engaging story and unique mechanics, though some find the puzzles lacking in complexity and urgency. Overall, it delivers a memorable and cleverly unsettling horror experience focused on mood and storytelling.

    • “It’s one of those games that understands atmosphere first instead of relying purely on cheap jumpscares and it absolutely benefits from that.”
    • “Environments are crafted with meticulous attention to lighting and texture, producing an atmosphere that is both beautiful and unnerving.”
    • “By focusing on psychological tension rather than combat, Face of Another appeals to players who enjoy cerebral horror, atmospheric storytelling, and immersive world-building.”

  • graphics

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    58% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally praised for their detailed, realistic, and immersive design, with some users highlighting the creative, glitchy aesthetic that enhances the game's tense atmosphere. While a few graphical issues were noted in later levels, the visuals largely contribute effectively to the overall experience.

    • “The visuals are easily one of the strongest parts of the game.”
    • “The visual design of the game is highly detailed, leaning toward realistic aesthetics that heighten immersion.”
    • “Really enjoyed the distorted glitchy aesthetic and drastic contrast between environments.”
    • “The graphics left a little to be desired.”
    • “Experienced some graphical issues in later levels, but nothing too concerning.”

  • stability

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

    The game's stability is enhanced by intentional glitches and visual distortions that effectively amplify the horror atmosphere, such as phone malfunctions and fading images, contributing to an immersive and unsettling experience.

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The music in Face of Another is subtle and quietly atmospheric, effectively creating a tense and uneasy mood, though its low volume may be easily overlooked at first.

    • “Audio design in Face of Another is equally impactful, with a subtle yet tense soundtrack that underlines the mood of unease.”
    • “Music starts so quiet I thought my headphones were broken.”

  • replayability

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

    The game features multiple endings influenced by player choices, enhancing replayability by motivating players to explore different narrative paths.

    • “The game offers multiple endings based on player choices, adding replay value and encouraging exploration of alternative narrative paths.”

  • grinding

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

    Users indicate that grinding is a significant part of the game, often requiring extra effort or resources, such as additional lives, to progress effectively.

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Face of Another is a survival puzzle game with horror and mystery themes. Common tags for Face of Another include first-person, 3D, realistic, indie, psychological and others.

Face of Another is available on PC and Windows.

Face of Another was released on August 20, 2025.

Face of Another was developed by MadBug.

Face of Another has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Face of Another for its story but disliked it for its stability.

Face of Another is a single player game.

Similar games include Psalm 5:9-13, The Inn-Sanity, The Stalked, Mists of Aiden, Amygdala and others.