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Project Looking Glass

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100%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
100% User Score Based on 56 reviews

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Project Looking Glass is a single player simulation game with a horror theme. It was developed by MORPH and was released on August 11, 2026. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Project Looking Glass is an explorative, non-linear, narrative-driven psychological horror game. A cold-war experiment has has opened a door it cannot close. In 1963. A secret government agency runs a classified program called Project Looking Glass: a technology that projects a subject's consciousness into the astral plane, displayed on cold-war cathode monitors. You are Subject 7, a grieving woma…

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 56 reviews
story13 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Exceptional atmosphere and psychological horror experience with strong liminal and analogue horror vibes.
  • Engaging story and narrative that slowly unravels, rewarding exploration and paying attention to details.
  • Impressive achievement for a solo developer with high-quality voice acting, sound design, and unique artistic vision.
  • Voice acting uses AI for some characters, which may detract for some players and lacked initial disclosure.
  • Graphical fidelity and lighting can be inconsistent, occasionally breaking immersion or causing confusion.
  • Navigation and puzzle difficulty sometimes lead to confusion or frustration, and some technical issues like clipping occur.

  • story

    44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 63% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The story in Project Looking Glass is praised for its dark, twisted atmosphere and unique, detective-style narrative that encourages exploration and piecing together clues without relying on cheap scares. Players appreciate the compelling voice acting, sound design, and interactive storytelling that create an immersive experience, though some find the plot occasionally confusing or the ending less satisfying. Overall, it offers a thought-provoking, emotionally engaging tale ideal for fans of atmospheric and mystery-driven horror games.

    • “I especially liked how the game tells its story without constantly relying on cheap jumpscares—you actually have to explore, pay attention, and slowly piece together what is happening, which made the experience much more engaging for me.”
    • “The story surrounding the mysterious experiments and Project Looking Glass gave the game a really unique feeling, while the voice acting and sound design made everything even more unsettling.”
    • “You're piecing together what happened to this woman through memos and audio logs, and about halfway through I realized the horror was almost secondary to how sad the story actually is.”
    • “Just another 'it's the main character's personal hell' or 'it's all in your head' plot twist.”
    • “The game does seem to be missing oomph in the big picture, and there are a couple of graphical elements that confuse you gameplay-wise if they are part of the story or puzzle (lighting system sometimes doesn't help this game).”
    • “For me, the ending is something that undoes some of the strengths of storytelling up to that point, but I recognize that it also can be my own interpretation of events.”

  • graphics

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    37% positive mentions, 47% neutral mentions, 16% negative mentions

    The game's graphics and art style are widely praised for their dream-like, atmospheric, and psychologically immersive qualities, effectively enhancing the horror and narrative experience. However, some users note inconsistencies in visual clarity and detail that occasionally detract from gameplay and immersion, suggesting that improved graphical fidelity could strengthen the overall impact.

    • “Also 10/10 graphics and artwork!”
    • “The dream-like world, VHS visuals, liminal environments, and psychological horror atmosphere pulled me in almost immediately.”
    • “The atmosphere and visuals are easily my favorite parts, and there were several moments where the game genuinely made me uncomfortable in the best way.”
    • “However, the walking simulator/puzzle elements aren't always helped by the visuals that don't play to the medium's strengths, particularly with detail that you'd want for a game like this.”
    • “The game's graphical fidelity does fall short at several points to emphasize the unease/horror, while leading to some moments that take you out of the experience.”
    • “I can see a version of this game with better visuals that strikes a lot stronger than it does.”

  • atmosphere

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    68% positive mentions, 32% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game excels in creating a unique, immersive atmosphere characterized by dream-like, liminal environments and VHS-style visuals that evoke psychological horror and unease. Its unsettling, mysterious vibe is enhanced by strong sound design and voice acting, making it a standout experience for fans of atmospheric, analogue horror. Overall, the atmosphere is widely praised as compelling, distinctive, and integral to the game's appeal.

    • “The dream-like world, VHS visuals, liminal environments, and psychological horror atmosphere pulled me in almost immediately.”
    • “The atmosphere and visuals are easily my favorite parts, with several moments that genuinely made me uncomfortable in the best way.”
    • “It absolutely nails the atmosphere it aims for: a liminal, analogue horror mystery experience.”

  • gameplay

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The gameplay is simple and subtly horror-driven, effectively maintaining tension without relying on jump scares. While it allows other game elements to shine, it occasionally lacks clarity in certain mechanics and graphical elements, with minimal hand-holding throughout.

    • “The game does seem to be missing oomph in the big picture, and there are a couple of graphical elements that can confuse you gameplay-wise, making it unclear if they are part of the story or puzzle (the lighting system sometimes doesn't help this).”
    • “The gameplay is very simple, which isn't necessarily bad, but it leaves space for other parts of the game to shine while the gameplay itself feels minimal.”
    • “In terms of gameplay mechanics, there is not a lot of hand-holding, which may be challenging for some players.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The music in the game features AI-generated vocals that can sound disjointed or unstructured, contributing to its surreal and existential atmosphere. It enhances the narrative-driven, indie walking simulator experience with a unique and eerie auditory element.

    • “The best indie narrative-driven surrealist walking sim, with a heap of existential horror, since the music machine.”
    • “What the music machine didn't have, however, was a cat.”
    • “All of this finally came to a head when one character started singing 'Daisy Bell' but they didn't understand how it went or anything resembling proper song structure, leading me to conclude these were AI-generated voices.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find the humor confusing and feel that certain elements, like the "laughing man," detract from the experience rather than add amusement. Overall, the humor is perceived as awkward and ineffective.

  • emotional

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a compelling emotional experience through its mysterious narrative exploring tragedy and personal struggles, enhanced by effective sound design and a strong, emotionally resonant voice performance from the scientist narrator.

    • “Again without spoiling, but essentially you play as this special entity that roams about going through place to place trying to solve the mystery of why your character did this, the terrible tragedy that befell her, the emotional toil this experiment led to the doctors and researchers, and quite a lot more.”
    • “Good sound design at certain points helps to emphasize events and give clean feedback, and the scientist voice actor does a good job of the central storyteller while adding emotional weight to what's being said.”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's optimization includes AI-processed voice performances by the developer, resulting in varying levels of naturalness across characters' voices. This approach impacts the overall audio quality and may affect immersion.

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game demonstrates excellent stability, running smoothly without any reported issues.

    • “Runs great, no issues.”
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Project Looking Glass is a simulation game with horror theme. Common tags for Project Looking Glass include first-person, indie, psychological, exploration, psychological horror and others.

Project Looking Glass is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

Project Looking Glass was released on August 11, 2026.

Project Looking Glass was developed by MORPH.

Project Looking Glass has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Project Looking Glass for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Project Looking Glass is a single player game.

Similar games include CONCLUSE, Home, TELEFORUM, No one lives under the lighthouse, A Place, Forbidden and others.