phoToq
- November 16, 2021
- Bad Coffee Games
Get on Steam"phoToq is a single-player psychological horror game where you play as a photojournalist documenting paranormal activities in a randomly generated haunted house. With a constant tense atmosphere, you must take pictures of paranormal events while avoiding the vengeful ghost girl. High replayability with new objectives each run and a focus on sound elements for increased immersion and fear."
Reviews
- Fun and spooky experience with quirky sound design and engaging ghost interactions.
- Impressive variety in ghost events and animations for a low price, making it a great value.
- Simple yet entertaining gameplay that can provide a good amount of fun in a short playtime.
- Gameplay can become tedious due to waiting for random events to spawn, leading to boredom.
- Limited exploration with only one house to navigate, which can feel repetitive.
- Technical issues such as glitches and unresponsive achievements detract from the overall experience.
- gameplay2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay features impressive visuals, animations, and effective jumpscares, but it suffers from pacing issues, requiring players to wait and backtrack for extended periods. While mastering the controls and mechanics can lead to achievement collection, the overall experience may feel tedious at times.
“The real benefit to continuing playing this game is collecting achievements, which may take a while to obtain as you master the controls and mechanics.”
“I like how it looks, the animations and sounds are cool, the jumpscares work... and then the gameplay makes you wait for 10 minutes running back and forth until a bunch of flies spawn.”
“The real benefit to continuing playing this game is collecting some achievements which may take a while to get as soon as you master the controls and the mechanics of this game.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their unique art style and effective use of retro aesthetics, which enhance the game's atmosphere and jump scares. Players appreciate the new ghost interactions that contribute to an engaging and immersive experience.
“I really love the art style, the jump scares, and the new ghost interactions in each game you play.”
“It scares you even with its retro graphics.”
“The graphics are quite outdated and lack detail.”
“The game relies heavily on retro graphics, which may not appeal to everyone.”
“While the art style has its charm, the overall graphics feel underwhelming.”
