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Hold Me Still

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52%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
68% User Score Based on 28 reviews

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About Hold Me Still

Hold Me Still is a single player casual puzzle game with a mystery theme. It was developed by Zeroshade123 and was released on July 6, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Playtime: Approximately 10–15 minutes. Content Warning: This game contains themes related to suicide. In this game, you can interact with various objects and discover clues. Click on objects to interact with them, and drag items to use them. Additionally, this game conveys a message about the issue of suicide in South Korea. *This game is made for school project by 14 years-old newbie game de…

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68%Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews
graphics2 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • 감각적인 픽셀 아트와 세심한 사운드 디자인이 분위기 조성에 탁월함
  • 청소년 개발자가 제작한 첫 작품으로서 짧지만 중요한 메시지를 전달함
  • 우울증과 자살 충동에 대한 진솔하고 효과적인 주제 표현
  • 영어 선택 후에도 게임 내 텍스트가 대부분 한국어로 표시되어 언어 장벽이 큼
  • 종료 메뉴나 ESC 키 기능 등이 없어 게임 종료가 어려움
  • 인벤토리 버그 및 진행이 직관적이지 않아 플레이에 불편함이 있음

  • story

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, -25% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The story is praised for its relatable, straightforward writing that feels authentic and well-crafted, especially impressive if created by a young developer. However, language barriers and rapid text captions hindered some players' ability to fully follow the narrative, posing a challenge for those relying on translation tools.

    • “If the story is also the idea of the 14-year-old, they have a great future in game development.”
    • “It feels like the story draws from real life experience and thus is very well done in a straightforward and easy to understand manner.”
    • “I tried using Google Translate to help with the translations so I could still follow along with the story, but unfortunately some of the captions flickered off the screen before Google Translate could capture the characters to translate.”
    • “Given how much important text there is to read, mainly for the story but some of it important to the gameplay as well, this is a significant issue that I had to maneuver around with a translator.”
    • “If the story is also the idea of a 14-year-old, they have a great future in game development.”

  • graphics

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

    The game features decent and visually appealing graphics, contributing to an overall beautiful and engaging visual novel/adventure experience.

    • “A beautiful game with nice graphics.”
    • “Short visual novel/adventure, with decent graphics.”

  • gameplay

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

    The gameplay is heavily text-based and primarily in Korean, which poses a significant challenge for non-Korean speakers due to important story and gameplay information. This language barrier may require using a translator to fully navigate and understand the game.

    • “Please be advised: the intro to this game is in English, but the actual gameplay is in Korean.”
    • “Given how much important text there is to read, mainly for the story but some of it important to the gameplay as well, this is a significant issue that I had to maneuver around with a translator.”

  • stability

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

    The game's stability is compromised by notable subtitle bugs, with English subtitles occasionally switching to Korean, which disrupts the user experience.

  • atmosphere

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

    The atmosphere is effectively established through detailed pixel art and a well-chosen murky color palette, creating an immersive and fitting mood.

    • “The pixel art is lovely with a good amount of detail and a perfectly murky colour palette, which really sets the atmosphere.”

  • music

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

    The music and sound design are highly praised, effectively enhancing the atmosphere from background tracks to subtle details like footsteps, especially noticeable towards the game's conclusion.

    • “Equally good is the sound design from the background music to the footsteps at the end of the game.”

  • emotional

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

    The emotional impact of the game is profound, effectively conveying the deep tragedy and heartbreak experienced by individuals, making the statistics feel personal and poignant.

    • “It's much more clear how tragic those numbers are when you see just how heartbreaking it is for even one person to suffer through such a thing.”
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Hold Me Still is a casual puzzle game with mystery theme. Common tags for Hold Me Still include free to play, indie, 2d, exploration, emotional and others.

Hold Me Still is available on PC and Windows.

Hold Me Still was released on July 6, 2025.

Hold Me Still was developed by Zeroshade123.

Hold Me Still has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Hold Me Still for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

Hold Me Still is a single player game.

Similar games include Ether One, PRICE, Tales of the Neon Sea, Root Of Evil: The Tailor, Neyyah and others.