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Prognostic

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96%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
96% User Score Based on 228 reviews

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Prognostic is a single player simulation game with horror, mystery and thriller themes. It was developed by Steppe Hare Studio and was released on May 19, 2022. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Prognostic is a supernatural horror about a medium who solves cases for the police. It combines horror elements with detective work. An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 228 reviews
story34 positive mentions
stability4 negative mentions
  • Unique and engaging gameplay that combines detective work with supernatural divination tools to solve crimes.
  • Excellent atmosphere and sound design that creates a tense and creepy horror experience with well-placed jumpscares.
  • Intriguing story and satisfying puzzle mechanics that keep players focused and entertained throughout the game.
  • Game is relatively short with limited replayability and mostly linear case progression.
  • Some clunky mechanics such as the mirror chase sequences that can feel frustrating and repetitive.
  • Localization issues including grammar mistakes and modern elements inconsistent with the historical setting.

  • story

    95 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in this game is engaging and atmospheric, blending supernatural horror with investigative elements, though many find it somewhat short, predictable, and occasionally simplistic. While early missions are well-paced and intriguing, the narrative tends to lose depth toward the end, leaving some players wanting more complexity and replayability through procedural cases. Despite these drawbacks, the story effectively complements the gameplay and is a highlight for fans of mystery and horror genres.

    • “Prognostic is an engaging story-driven experience that cleverly incorporates horror and investigative mechanics to uncover the truth about your family.”
    • “The sound design is elite, the story, the characters, everything is different and you don't get worried about days becoming repetitive at all since everything adds to the plot in its own way.”
    • “The devs have done a phenomenal job with this game, and its story is definitely worth experiencing.”
    • “Story was the only disappointment, starts strong and peters out at the end.”
    • “There are only 13 missions; the first handful are tutorials, and the final mission so obvious as to barely be a mission at all.”
    • “There is rarely any ambiguity to the solution; provide the data pieces the case requests and you've solved the problem, making deduction rare (I think only one mission had any ambiguity at all) and turning it into rote exercise.”

  • gameplay

    78 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of this game is widely praised for its unique and engaging blend of crime investigation and occult divination mechanics, offering a fresh and addictive puzzle-solving experience. While some players find certain mechanics repetitive or occasionally challenging to grasp, the steady introduction of new tools and rituals keeps the gameplay dynamic and interesting. Overall, the gameplay loop effectively balances investigation, horror, and puzzle elements, making it a standout feature that appeals especially to fans of detective and supernatural themes.

    • “The game has a total of 13 chapters and near the end you have to combine all your knowledge and the different parts of gameplay to solve the crimes.”
    • “The puzzles are never boring because they are the right amount of challenging and new mechanics get added as you progress in the game.”
    • “The gameplay loop and detective work is superb, and it's a shame to see only 3 to 4 hours of it, when it has the potential to do so much more.”
    • “Gameplay is occasionally obnoxious, but it is contained in a pretty fun wrapper of different occult divination techniques that makes it interesting.”
    • “Hope next game from the devs will be more diverse in terms of locations and gameplay tho.”
    • “Terrible game, no FOV slider option and convoluted mechanics.”

  • atmosphere

    59 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its eerie, dark, and unsettling tone, effectively combining ambient audio, visuals, and sound design to create a consistently tense and creepy experience. While jump scares are present and well-executed, the primary strength lies in the immersive, haunting environment that keeps players on edge throughout the mystery-solving gameplay. Some note occasional repetition or small distractions, but overall, the atmosphere is considered one of the best aspects, deeply enhancing the horror and detective elements.

    • “Prognostic is a first-person detective horror game that combines mystery, psychic powers, and a chilling atmosphere.”
    • “The house feels alive and keeps you on edge, and has to be the best game I have played in unsettling the player with just the atmosphere.”
    • “On top of that, this game had one of the most oppressing atmospheres I have experienced in a long time and it scared me like no other game has in an even longer time.”
    • “Then to make things worse, the jumpscare and ambient audio are far too loud and drown out the rest of the game's subtle noises, which create a more genuine atmosphere.”
    • “Pretty eerie atmosphere but it becomes repetitive after a while, thus the game is not as scary as you expect.”
    • “Otherwise, the atmosphere really gets ruined, feeling like you're jumping back between carefully crafted rooms to low-effort slapped together dossiers.”

  • graphics

    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally praised as solid, atmospheric, and well-executed, contributing effectively to the game's creepy and immersive tone. Minor issues include occasional glitches and some anachronistic case photos that slightly detract from the visual consistency. Overall, the visuals are considered good to excellent, running smoothly even on mid-tier hardware.

    • “The graphics are superb, the story is intriguing, and aside from a minor lighting bug, it played flawlessly.”
    • “The graphics are very well done and the gameplay is fluid.”
    • “Graphics for this affair are perfectly serviceable, nothing close to extraordinary but they're solid enough to carry a one location game when placed upon the backs of the interesting ways that crime gets solved in prognostic's world and the atmospheric audio fx.”
    • “Only issue was a few graphic glitches that weren't game breaking and only happened a couple of times.”
    • “Graphics and sound kinda ok, same as the story.”
    • “The graphics need a minor improvement, specifically the case photos, as the photographs of the subjects of the case don't quite fit with the rest of the aesthetic of the game (it's set in 1900s but the photos are full-color polaroids).”

  • replayability

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviewers agree that the game currently lacks replayability due to fixed cases, making gameplay limited after initial completion. However, randomization of cases or adding procedural modes could significantly enhance replay value. Despite this, the game still offers enjoyable playtime, with hopes for future updates to address these concerns.

    • “One of the main pluses for me is that the manifestations seem to be random, which provides some replay value.”
    • “If the cases and elements were randomized, the replayability would be amazing!”
    • “Hopefully there will be a game mode where the cases are randomized to increase replayability.”
    • “0/2 - replayability.”
    • “I understand that the current content isn't very replayable, as the cases aren't random, but I got about 4 hours of good playtime out of it.”
    • “The gameplay stops after a few cases, leaving one waiting for an update for more, which limits replayability.”

  • stability

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game demonstrates strong stability with only minor, non-disruptive graphic glitches occurring infrequently. Overall, it remains largely bug-free and stable during gameplay.

    • “Bug free”
    • “Few bugs/glitches”
    • “Only issue was a few graphic glitches that weren't game breaking and only happened a couple times.”
    • “Minor bugs and glitches were present.”
    • “The game itself feels like a big terrarium for bugs and glitches.”

  • music

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is consistently praised for its strong atmosphere and quality, effectively complementing the game's setting and sound effects. However, some users suggest adding separate audio channels to better balance the music and important in-game audio cues. Overall, the soundtrack and sound design significantly enhance the immersive experience.

    • “The atmosphere, the music, the visuals, the gameplay, everything worked so well.”
    • “Great music and sound effects too!”
    • “Amazing atmospheric sound effects and music.”
    • “Settings are a little bare; all sound options should be separated into channels so players can lower the music score without affecting important audio cues in the game.”

  • grinding

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users find the game somewhat grindy, with certain horror elements becoming tedious rather than scary. Grinding is required at times, which may necessitate extra effort or resources.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding”
    • “A bit grindy sometimes”
    • “A bit grindy”
    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “A bit grindy sometimes.”
    • “A bit grindy.”

  • humor

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor is subtle and lighthearted, often stemming from amusing inconsistencies or harmless mistakes that add a playful charm to the experience.

    • “It is never illegible, mostly just funny, excusable mistakes.”
    • “Mostly just something funny I noticed, the date is late 1904 and yet all of these suspects and victims have very modern and high-resolution photos.”
    • “Just a funny observation.”

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers generally good performance and runs smoothly on mid-tier, older hardware at maximum graphics settings. However, occasional hitching can be noticed, though it remains less resource-intensive compared to similar recent titles.

    • “I was able to run it on my mid-tier few-years-old computer at maximum graphics with little performance loss, even with streaming gameplay, so it's not as resource heavy as some of the other games along the same lines that I've played in the recent past.”
    • “Generally performance was good, but I did notice hitching every so often.”
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Prognostic is a simulation game with horror, mystery and thriller themes.

Prognostic is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 4 hours playing Prognostic.

Prognostic was released on May 19, 2022.

Prognostic was developed by Steppe Hare Studio.

Prognostic has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Prognostic for its story but disliked it for its replayability.

Prognostic is a single player game.

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