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Hideout: Face your fears

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66%Game Brain Score
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66% User Score Based on 58 reviews

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Hideout: Face your fears is a single player survival puzzle game with horror, thriller and post-apocalyptic themes. It was developed by Better in Red and was released on July 14, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

In this third person stealth game set in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by an artificial intelligence, you will take on the role of May in her quest to save her brother. Avoid the robots, explore the town and find its secrets!

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66%
Audience ScoreBased on 58 reviews
story4 positive mentions
stability4 negative mentions
  • Engaging stealth gameplay with interesting mechanics and gadget use that keeps players on their toes.
  • The game has a unique artistic style and decent graphics that create an immersive atmosphere.
  • Free to play, offering a substantial amount of content and a longer than expected game time.
  • Numerous bugs and glitches, including game softlocks and AI issues, severely impact the overall experience.
  • Repetitive and simplistic objectives and puzzles, which reduce the game's long-term appeal.
  • Poor optimization resulting in lag for some players and limited or no adjustable control settings.
  • story
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story receives mixed feedback, with some players finding it simple yet enjoyable and engaging, while others criticize it as one-dimensional, lacking depth, and somewhat unoriginal. Early access bugs and glitches sometimes hinder progression, affecting the overall narrative experience. Overall, the story is seen as adequate but could benefit from more development and clearer storytelling.

    • “Great game always kept me on my toes, the story was phenomenal and the missions were very fun.”
    • “Loved the story line and how it was not too difficult to beat but is a little hard to beat.”
    • “Like really wow I love the story and I love everything, thanks for this game <3.”
    • “The game feels rough and it seems they have a lack of focus or vision of the gameplay and story.”
    • “This game is riddled with lazy and poor design choices, an obtuse amount of bugs (even for an early access indie game), the story is one dimensional and boring, it doesn't make any sense, and we are not exposed to any intriguing backstory.”
    • “It could do with a bit more story-telling on what happens after that.”
  • gameplay
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features solid mechanics and crafting with minimal bugs, but can become repetitive and lacks variety in puzzles. While the stealth elements show promise, the overall experience feels rough and underdeveloped, reflecting its early access status.

    • “Great mechanics, not many bugs, has crafting; it does get repetitive after a while, and I did not get any of the achievements for some reason, but overall a great game I highly recommend.”
    • “The stealth game mechanics are interesting enough, and we understand it is early access.”
    • “The game feels rough and it seems they have a lack of focus or vision of the gameplay and story.”
    • “And why is that the only kind of puzzle in 1 hour of gameplay?”
    • “Ideas and gameplay still need a lot of development, but it's interesting and seems fun.”
  • graphics
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics feature a unique style that some players appreciate, but overall they are considered average and marred by bugs and poor optimization. Performance issues like FPS drops further detract from the visual experience, leading to a consensus that the graphics need significant improvement.

    • “Graphics: I loved the look, it has its own style and I like that.”
    • “It has kinda decent graphics; however, there are some bugs which make the game experience a little bit irritating.”
    • “The graphics in this game are passable, but could be better.”
    • “It has kind of decent graphics; however, there are some bugs which make the game experience a little bit irritating.”
    • “Game looks good and interesting but optimizations are horrible. After changing to low graphic settings, FPS starts to drop quickly. I hope the creators improve this game, but I can't recommend it at the moment because it feels like unfinished work.”
  • stability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent glitches, control failures, and a particularly problematic boss fight. These bugs often require restarting the game, leading to lost progress and an overall frustrating experience.

    • “This was an attempt to make a promising third person stealth adventure with a post apocalyptic theme, but it was a buggy mess. As a student project, it was never finished and the students abandoned it.”
    • “Robots keep randomly glitching, controls stop working several times, forcing me to exit and restart the game. This is frustrating since I have to redo missions if the game glitches before saving.”
    • “There are a lot of glitches throughout the game.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game has visually appealing graphics but suffers from poor optimization, with noticeable FPS drops even on low settings. Overall, the current performance issues make it difficult to recommend at this stage.

    • “The game looks good and interesting, but the optimization is horrible. After switching to low graphics, the FPS starts to drop quickly. I hope the creators improve this game, but I can't recommend it at the moment because it feels like an unfinished work.”
  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is notably absent, with no effort made to include even basic royalty-free action tracks, resulting in a lack of impactful audio accompaniment.

    • “They didn't even bother to add in any royalty-free 'intense action music' from a soundbyte site for free.”
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Hideout: Face your fears is a survival puzzle game with horror, thriller and post-apocalyptic themes.

Hideout: Face your fears is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 1 hours playing Hideout: Face your fears.

Hideout: Face your fears was released on July 14, 2021.

Hideout: Face your fears was developed by Better in Red.

Hideout: Face your fears has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Hideout: Face your fears is a single player game.

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