Mortal Decay
- October 28, 2020
- Roger Kaffer
- 1h median play time
Get on Steam"Mortal Decay" is a single-player survival horror game set in a mysterious, abandoned research facility. As protagonist Roger Kaffer, players must navigate labyrinthine corridors, solve puzzles, and evade grotesque, mutated creatures. The game features a dynamic day-night system, scarce resources, and a focus on stealth and exploration.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Strong atmosphere and decent voice acting enhance the horror experience.
- The game offers a compact and engaging story with some surprising twists.
- It's a budget-friendly indie horror game that provides a solid amount of entertainment for its price.
- The game is very short, typically taking around 45-58 minutes to complete.
- Graphics and animations are dated, reminiscent of older games.
- Some gameplay mechanics, like enemy AI and control options, could use improvement.
- story8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The story is generally well-received, featuring intriguing twists and a compact narrative that enhances the horror-survival experience, despite a somewhat underwhelming final showdown. Players appreciate the voice acting and the inclusion of notes that enrich the storytelling, making it a surprisingly thoughtful experience for its low price. Overall, while the plot may be simple, it effectively engages players with its spooky atmosphere and narrative elements.
“Good story, good voice acting, good design, and all for just 2 bucks.”
“A rather cheap (in terms of price), compact little experience with a surprising amount of thought put into the storytelling.”
“The little notes throughout the story were also pretty nice, and the conclusion of the notes ended pretty well when you find out what happened with them.”
“For the story, I can't say there is much really; you are just some random guy looking for food and end up on a random building where there are some crazy captives, and it turns into a survival scenario.”
“It's a spooky, single-player, horror-survival game with modest visuals and a lackluster story.”
“The final showdown is a bit underwhelming, but the twists and plot helped to make up for it.”
- gameplay5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The gameplay primarily involves searching for keys and reading notes while using only a flashlight to navigate, creating a tense and survival-focused experience. Players report about an hour of gameplay, which they found to be engaging despite its brevity.
“Gameplay was, as I said, just looking for keys, reading notes, and trying to survive with only a flashlight.”
“Overall, it was a fine hour of gameplay.”
“I will upload some gameplay to my channel on YouTube.”
“Gameplay was, as I said, just looking for keys, reading notes; you only had a flashlight, and tried to survive, really.”
“Furthermore, I got just about 1 hour of gameplay out of this one.”
“Overall, it was a fine 1 hour of gameplay.”
- atmosphere3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is characterized by a strong use of light and darkness, contributing to some effective stealth sequences and occasional scares. While some players found the atmosphere to be somewhat lacking, others praised it as spooky and unpredictable, highlighting its overall impact on the gaming experience.
“Strong use of atmosphere and light/darkness, with some good stealth sequences, although overall there is less use of stealth than I was hoping for.”
“Great atmosphere, pretty spooky, and really unpredictable.”
“Gave a couple decent spooks, but the atmosphere is a bit meh.”
“Strong use of atmosphere and light/darkness, but there are some good stealth sequences. Overall, there is less use of stealth than I was hoping for.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are considered poor, featuring modest visuals that do not enhance the spooky atmosphere of the single-player horror-survival experience.
“Graphics are poor.”
“It's a spooky, single-player, horror-survival game with modest visuals and story.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its excellent optimization, allowing players with older hardware to achieve smooth performance at medium to high settings, often reaching 80-85 fps. This positive feedback stands out in contrast to the common issues faced with game optimization in other titles.
“The game runs well; I have a pretty old machine and played it on medium/high settings with 80-85 fps. It's very well optimized. I'm usually used to poor performance because most developers don't know how to optimize games properly, but here it was excellent.”
“The optimization in this game is impressive. I can run it smoothly on my older hardware without any major issues.”
“I was pleasantly surprised by the game's optimization. It performs exceptionally well even on lower-end systems.”
