- March 31, 2022
- Basim Aziz
- 6h median play time
Our way down
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Our way down is a single player role playing game with a horror theme. It was developed by Basim Aziz and was released on March 31, 2022. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.
Alagossa decides to go for a walk in the early morning dark. Her walk takes her through an underpass. Deep in the tunnel, the lights go out. Alagossa attempts to exit the tunnel but, finds herself on a dark, narrow plateau instead. Alone, you would probably die here. But, there is another here with you, sharing the same problem as you. Perhaps together, you can find a way out. GAMEPLAY: - W a l k…
- Engaging and emotionally impactful story with well-written character dynamics, especially between Alagossa and Hector.
- Atmospheric and suspenseful setting enhanced by minimalist sound design, creating an unnerving and immersive experience despite lack of background music.
- The game is short and accessible, offering an intriguing narrative and exploration experience suitable for players who enjoy story-driven games and lore inspired by SCP.
- Extremely short length and limited gameplay involving mostly walking and simple fetch quests, leaving players wanting more content and deeper lore.
- Minimal interactivity and barren, repetitive environments with limited items to examine, causing exploration to sometimes feel dull and uninspired.
- Some inconsistencies and lack of clarity in storytelling and character development, with occasional awkward writing and unexplained events that may confuse players.
- story72 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
The story in "Our Way Down" is praised for its intriguing atmosphere, suspenseful horror elements, and strong character dynamics, particularly between the two main characters. While it is short and somewhat simple, encouraging exploration and immersion, many players wish for more depth, backstory, and continuation, noting some narrative gaps and a somewhat abrupt ending. Overall, it is a compelling, story-driven indie game that effectively blends Lovecraftian influences with environmental storytelling.
“Between the art style, choice/style of music, and story, you had created a truly enthralling atmosphere to explore and learn about.”
“The story and the gameplay meshed really well together, and I ended up enjoying what I could find out and wanting to know more.”
“Short, simple, and effective; Our Way Down is a story that utilizes exploration and silence to its advantage to maintain anxiety and suspense.”
“Having only two main characters gives this game's writing a problem very similar to one with the RPG Maker game Changed, where there's very limited storytelling potential because there's only two characters, and only one of those characters has any actual insight into where you are.”
“Hector is the more interesting character of the two, but he doesn't get to do a lot at all since he's very quickly made blind in the story, so you're just left running around doing things for him while he vaguely guides you out of there without actually contributing much at all.”
“Very mild spoiler: I also didn't get the part with what happened with Hector mid-game; it felt like there was a skip in the storytelling.”
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Our way down is a role playing game with horror theme.
Our way down is available on PC and Windows.
On average players spend around 6 hours playing Our way down.
Our way down was released on March 31, 2022.
Our way down was developed by Basim Aziz.
Our way down has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Our way down for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.
Our way down is a single player game.
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