Home Darkness: Escape

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Home Darkness: Escape is a single player action game. It was developed by Starodymov and was released on December 15, 2017. It received negative reviews from players.

Home Darkness: Escape, is a classic Hidden Object game, you will combine items, resolve puzzle, and find treasure!

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37%

Audience ScoreBased on 30 reviews

graphics5 positive mentions

music5 negative mentions

Atmospheric and eerie environment with well-matched visuals and sound that create a spooky mood.
Simple, accessible puzzle mechanics involving item searching and combining work well and are organic to the gameplay.
Short length makes it a quick escape room experience that can be enjoyable for those seeking a simple horror-themed puzzle game.

Extremely repetitive and limited soundtrack that contributes to frustration and discomfort.
Lack of guidance, hints, or clear story leads to confusion and aimless clicking that diminishes engagement.
Very short duration with minimal content, no save feature, and lack of replay value or achievements make the game feel incomplete and unsatisfying.

music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
11%
56%
Users widely criticize the game's music for its short, repetitive loops, which detract from the overall experience. However, some appreciate the eerie atmospheric soundtrack that complements the drawn art style and adds to the game's mood.
- “I loved the drawn art style and the eerie atmospheric music, even finding the monster (Dr. Frankenstein's monster feel where there looked to be stitches and wiring) and having 5 seconds to react.”
- “I might have enjoyed it if it wasn't a flash game being sold on Steam with a very limited soundtrack.”
- “Same 10 second music over and over.”
- “The music is horribly repetitive and finally got stuck trying to figure out what to do with the bathtub in the bathroom.”
- “The music is an awful loop, however, the location's artwork is good.”
- “Bad music (one track lasts for 20 seconds before looping again and again).”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
71%
29%
Users have mixed opinions on the graphics, noting that while the artwork and locations are generally good and feature a distinct drawn art style, the overall graphics quality is considered poor and lacking fullscreen support. The visual complexity is seen as low compared to other hidden object games.
- “The locations' artwork is good.”
- “Nice artwork, not perfect but not bad.”
- “I loved the drawn art style and the eerie atmospheric music, especially the design of the monster with stitches and wiring.”
- “There's no fullscreen and the graphics and gameplay make Artifex Mundi hidden object games look like intricate 5D multiplayer chess in terms of complexity.”
- “Graphics: awful.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
50%
The story is minimal and lacks clear guidance, offering little context or development beyond the shop description. It fails to engage players with meaningful narrative or motivation, making it feel disjointed and unsatisfying. Overall, the story is weak and leaves much to be desired.
- “It's not great, but it's playable and okay if you don't expect much out of the story.”
- “The puzzles were too easy and with the opening note you find on the floor, you expect there to be a good storyline or at least a few more jumpscares; but for me the worst was the ending: 'Yay, now I'm rich.'”
- “If it wasn't for the description on the shop page, one wouldn't know what the story of this game was because the game itself isn't telling you.”
- “There is no guidance, no story of what you are doing or why there is a monster in the house, and no reason to spend money on it if you haven't already.”
- “No indication at all of what the story line might be.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
60%
The gameplay is standard, simplistic point-and-click hidden object style, lacking complexity and fullscreen mode, which some find unrewarding and overly basic compared to other games in the genre.
- “The developer has launched many games under the 'hidden objects' tag with similar gameplay.”
- “Gameplay is standard point and click fare.”
- “The graphics and gameplay make Artifex Mundi hidden object games look like intricate 5D multiplayer chess in terms of complexity.”
- “There's no fullscreen and the graphics and gameplay make Artifex Mundi hidden object games look like intricate 5D multiplayer chess in terms of complexity.”
- “The developer already launched many games under the 'hidden objects' tag with similar gameplay!”
- “Gameplay: it's standard point and click fare.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is praised for its eerie and immersive qualities, enhanced by a distinctive drawn art style and haunting music. The game effectively creates a tense mood, exemplified by sudden monster encounters that add to the suspense. Overall, the atmospheric elements contribute significantly to the puzzle-solving experience.
- “I loved the drawn art style and the eerie atmospheric music, especially the scene with the monster that had a Dr. Frankenstein's monster feel, complete with stitches and wiring, giving a tense moment with only 5 seconds to react.”
- “It's atmospheric enough, and for free, it's worth a spin if you enjoy solving puzzles.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game lacks replayability, with users consistently noting there is no incentive to play it again after the initial experience.
- “No replay value.”