Hush

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Hush is a single player role playing game. It was developed by Game Studio 78 and was released on July 29, 2015. It received negative reviews from players.

Surrounded by blood freezing phobias intent on absorbing her into oblivion

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29%

Audience ScoreBased on 31 reviews

graphics7 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

Artistic graphics and unique art style create a distinctive and appealing atmosphere.
Interesting and intriguing story concept with a setting that merges fantasy and horror elements.
Developers are actively working on patches and improvements, addressing bugs and control issues.

Combat system is clunky, awkward, and lacks fluidity, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
Controls are poorly implemented, especially keyboard controls that do not follow standard conventions, causing difficulty in character movement and camera handling.
The current game version is very short and feels more like a demo, with limited content, frequent bugs, and technical problems such as glitches and poor porting.

graphics
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
47%
33%
20%
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their distinctive, appealing, and atmospheric style that blends scariness with a childlike aesthetic, effectively enhancing the game's mood. While the art and animations, especially in cutscenes, are appreciated, some users find the gameplay visuals unremarkable and feel the potential of the graphics is undermined by tedious gameplay and bugs. Overall, the visuals are considered a strong point, though not enough to fully compensate for other shortcomings.
- “Going by visuals alone, the game appears to be an action adventure of the most catch-all type, but I like how it incorporates things like light play, meaning you need to loosely stick to light sources or bad things will happen to you.”
- “Hush looked promising at first - the graphics have a distinctive style that's rather well executed, and the opening is intriguing.”
- “The graphics are very suitable to the concept of the game ("remind you of your childhood fears") because they are both scary and childish.”
- “Premise and artwork are fine, but the game lets itself down due to laziness and incompetence from the developers.”
- “The gameplay graphics were okay, but there's nothing I would call out and say 'that sucked.'”
- “Graphics: 6/10”
story
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
31%
46%
23%
The story is praised for having an intriguing concept and initial hook, but many note it feels incomplete and lacks progression, leaving players wanting more development. While the narrative sets up potential, the current content is short and somewhat difficult to follow without additional context. Overall, the story is engaging but underdeveloped in this early stage.
- “Ok, so, where to start... the game has a really good concept and a great story.”
- “Concept and story well made.”
- “Interesting concept and story.”
- “The opening animations do seem to imply some type of story, so without context we do not have anything to really follow.”
- “I was very hooked on what was going on and why things were happening the way they were, but there is no progression to the story.”
- “Also, the game was so short... if I evaded all monsters and progressed through the story, it honestly could be finished in half an hour, if not less.”
gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
46%
27%
The gameplay is widely criticized for its flawed combat mechanics, frequent bugs, and frustrating controls, which undermine the game's otherwise atmospheric graphics. The innovative "afraid of the dark" mechanic shows promise but is poorly executed, leading to unfair difficulty and repetitive challenges. Overall, the gameplay feels tedious and in need of significant improvements.
- “Challenging gameplay.”
- “The 'afraid of the dark' mechanic was very interesting and I thought I was going to be shown some cool level design that made a challenge out of that.”
- “The gameplay graphics were okay, but there was nothing I would call out and say 'that sucked'.”
- “The combat is probably the worst aspect of this game (not to say I couldn't find more wrong with it); the mechanics are just off.”
- “There are a few serious bugs affecting gameplay: losing the ability to dodge roll, running in darkness should slow you but does not, alt+tab causes glitches forcing a restart, and accidentally talking to someone while escaping a monster kills you because you must finish the dialogue before moving again.”
- “I've had mobs trap me against objects and hit me while hiding in the dark; the combination of dark and combat mechanics makes the game really difficult before you experience enough plot to decide to continue.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The music received generally positive feedback, with users describing the soundtrack as good to great, complementing the game's visuals well.
- “Great graphics, badass soundtrack.”
- “Good soundtrack.”
- “Nice graphics, ok soundtrack.”
- “Soundtrack”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game includes some humor that adds a lighthearted touch, but it is a minor positive aspect compared to issues like bugs, controls, and combat. Overall, the humor is present but limited.
- “This is a nice RPG game with some humor in it.”
- “The game has some humor in it.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from several serious stability issues, including bugs that affect core gameplay mechanics like dodge rolling, unintended behavior in darkness, and problems after alt-tabbing. Additionally, dialogue interactions can lead to unavoidable deaths, and some animations appear glitchy. These stability problems significantly impact the overall experience.
- “There are also a few bugs that are pretty serious to the gameplay like losing the ability to dodge roll and running around in the darkness as you would normally in the light (you are supposed to be slowed in the dark), leaving the game via alt+tab glitches the game to the point where you have to exit it to be able to play it again, and if you happen to accidentally talk to someone while running away from a monster it kills you because you have to finish the dialogue before you can even move again.”
- “It happened to me a few times that even though I still had a 'full life' (2 hits) I got hit once and died right away. When I die, I see the girl shaking in a buggy way, by the way. Might want to look into the animation there.”
- “Bugs/glitches: 9/10”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere benefits from impressive graphics but is significantly undermined by tedious gameplay and numerous bugs, resulting in a less engaging experience overall.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the grinding aspect tedious and exacerbated by numerous bugs, which detracts from the otherwise immersive atmosphere created by the game's graphics.