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."
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a fun and spooky experience with quirky sound design and engaging ghost interactions.
- Impressive variety in ghost events and animations, making each playthrough unique and entertaining.
- Great value for the price, providing hours of enjoyment and a nostalgic retro aesthetic.
- Gameplay can become tedious due to waiting for random events to occur, leading to moments of boredom.
- Limited exploration with only one house to navigate, which can feel repetitive over time.
- Some technical issues, such as glitches and unresponsive achievements, detract from the overall experience.
- gameplay2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Gameplay is visually appealing with impressive animations and effective jumpscares, but it suffers from pacing issues, requiring players to wait and backtrack for extended periods. The main incentive to continue playing lies in collecting achievements, which necessitates mastering the game's controls and mechanics.
“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 visuals, which enhance the game's atmosphere and contribute to the jump scares and ghost interactions, creating an engaging 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“The graphics are quite outdated and lack detail.”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 feels like it hasn't evolved visually, making it hard to immerse myself.”
“While the art style has its charm, the overall graphics are disappointing.”
