Ghoststory

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Ghoststory is a single player casual action adventure game. It was developed by Loaded Games and was released on June 21, 2018. It received negative reviews from players.

"Ghoststory" is a single-player Action game with a good story. Explore a mysterious island with unique visuals and atmosphere in this story-driven journey, discovering the fate of a man's experiences amidst steel constructions among nature. Uncover the truth behind the changes on the island and its mysterious past.

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31%

Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews

story8 positive mentions

gameplay1 negative mentions

The game features beautiful graphics with good textures and lighting, creating a pleasant atmosphere.
The narration is well done, and the music is nicely placed, enhancing the overall experience.
The game is easy to navigate, making it difficult to get lost in the environments.

There is a game-breaking bug that causes players to restart the game if they press ESC, as there is no save feature or checkpoints.
The voice acting is often too quiet to hear, making it difficult to follow the story, which is also criticized for being confusing and lacking a satisfying conclusion.
The gameplay is slow and lacks interactivity, with many players finding it boring and frustrating due to the fixed walking speed and lack of options.

story
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
54%
13%
The story in "Ghoststory" is described as intriguing yet ultimately confusing, lacking clarity and resolution, which detracts from the overall experience. While the game features beautiful graphics and a pleasant atmosphere, the incessant narration often overwhelms the player, hindering immersion and leaving the narrative feeling generic and unfulfilling. Despite its potential as a walking simulator, many players feel it falls short in delivering a rewarding story.
- “This game has potential (but actually only at the current price with 40% off, ~4,99€), if you like to enjoy a pleasant mood and just listen to a story while walking through a nice scenery.”
- “This game is pretty much a walking simulator, similar to games like Dear Esther or Firewatch where you walk through levels and a character talks while you listen to a story.”
- “Overall, it's a pretty decent little story game; not much to it, but it's pretty good for what it is.”
- “Ghoststory is one of the most 'walky', plodding, meandering, slow, and generic of all walking sim or first-person adventure games I have ever played.”
- “What this game and others like it that are a slog to get through in the walking sim genre don't realize is to let the player just observe the ambiance of their environment for a moment in silence without being beaten over the head with nonstop dialog. This would do more for immersion than berating them constantly with walls of text that don't even elucidate the player to any semblance of a rewarding story.”
- “No decent story, no exciting twists, generic visuals and sound, no interactions with the world, and painfully slow moving speed with no run option.”
graphics
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
43%
19%
The graphics of the game are described as decent and coherent, with a bright and linear atmosphere that resembles the aesthetics of "Dear Esther." However, many reviewers find them to be generic and uninspired, overshadowed by a lack of engaging gameplay and a convoluted storyline. Overall, while the visuals are acceptable, they do not elevate the overall experience of the game.
- “A highly-detailed, slightly confusing storyline coupled with decent graphics, and a bright, linear atmosphere.”
- “While the game's graphics and environments look nice, ghoststory will seldom ever give you a passage of time without the narrator ranting about some garbage that oozes faux profundity.”
- “It has decent coherent graphics and pleasant music.”
- “Graphically it's okay, but that's everything that's positive about the game.”
- “No decent story, no exciting twists, generic visuals and generic sound, no interactions with the world, painfully slow moving speed with no run option.”
- “It obviously strives to copy Dear Esther's aesthetics, but unfortunately fails as this game itself is nothing more than a boring hour-long chore.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
37%
13%
The music in the game is generally praised for being well-placed and pleasant, enhancing the overall experience. However, some players find it difficult to hear the protagonist's dialogue clearly due to the music and sound effects, which can detract from the storytelling.
- “The music is very nice.”
- “It has decent coherent graphics and pleasant music.”
- “The music is well placed, and from what we can tell, all dialogue is voiced.”
- “Then there is the main point of the game, the protagonist telling the story, but I can barely understand what he is saying under the sound of rain and the music.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The gameplay has been criticized for being monotonous and overly simplistic, with many users describing it as a "boring walking simulator" that lacks engaging mechanics.
- “Boring gameplay, super basic walking simulator.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The atmosphere is characterized by a bright, linear design complemented by decent graphics, although the highly-detailed storyline can be somewhat confusing for players.
- “A highly-detailed, slightly confusing storyline coupled with decent graphics, and a bright, linear atmosphere.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The stability of the game is widely criticized, with users describing it as a "buggy, broken mess," indicating significant issues that hinder gameplay.
- “Buggy, broken mess.”
- “Buggy, broken mess.”