Scream or Die - Virtual Circus
- December 26, 2023
- Hede
Get on Steam"Scream or Die - Virtual Circus" is a horror game where players must navigate a maze filled with animatronics. To scare off the animatronics and avoid losing lives, players must scream by pressing the F key, but they must be strategic as the scream has a cooldown. The game features achievements and a leaderboard for added replayability. Can you escape the maze and top the leaderboard?
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Reviews
- Some players find the game to be a humorous and entertaining experience, especially in multiplayer mode.
- The bright and colorful graphics are appreciated by certain users, adding a unique visual style.
- A few players enjoy the concept of using screams as a gameplay mechanic, finding it fun and engaging.
- The game is criticized for being extremely short, with gameplay lasting under a minute and lacking depth.
- It is considered overpriced at $200, leading to suspicions of unethical practices like money laundering.
- The visuals and audio are described as poor, with excessively bright colors and repetitive soundtracks that detract from the experience.
- gameplay11 mentions
- 18 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The gameplay of "Cursed Toys Pack" is criticized for being extremely short, lasting under five minutes, and lacking depth, with a simplistic mechanic of screaming to ward off animatronics that fails to create a meaningful gameplay loop. Overall, it is viewed as an asset pack rather than a fully developed game, making it difficult to recommend.
“The gameplay will also give you a lot of fun.”
“Interesting idea, but it's barely a gameplay element.”
“In this case, the 'cursed toys pack' is just an asset pack with some creepy animated toys that the developer has abused by slapping onto a bare basic untextured mini-maze (literally less than 5 minutes of gameplay), and doesn't have any merit as a proper, fully fledged PC game, so this copy-paste of it can't be recommended.”
“The gameplay hinges on a self-proclaimed unique mechanic: you scream (by pressing the 'f' key) to ward off the animatronic.”
“Extremely short gameplay, finished in under a minute.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The graphics have received mixed reviews, with some users finding them overly bright and unattractive, while others appreciate the vibrant and humorous visual style. Overall, the visuals are characterized by their bold colors, which may not appeal to everyone.
“Let's start with the graphics - they are bright, colorful, and very funny.”
“Ugly visuals with overly bright colors.”
“The graphics are bright, colorful, and very funny.”
- humor3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features a vibrant and colorful aesthetic that contributes to its humorous tone during the day, but shifts to a more frightening atmosphere at night. Players find the overall experience to be a mix of craziness and humor, making it an entertaining yet unpredictable adventure.
“The game looks humorous during the day, but after sunset it will scare you just as much as a fashionable horror game.”
“Let's start with the graphics - they are bright, colorful, and very funny.”
“It's a very crazy game, but also incredibly funny.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy employed by Hede has been criticized as unethical, characterized by the rapid release of low-quality, asset-flipped games that often feature poorly translated text and are accompanied by fake reviews to manipulate sales. This approach is perceived as a blatant cash grab, undermining the integrity of the Steam platform.
“Hede has shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab.”
“They're all written in either Russian or broken English, appear almost immediately after the game launched on Steam, all have a direct Steam purchase of the game, and the accounts are used consistently to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs/scams.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The storyline is criticized for lacking depth, offering no backstory or context, and primarily presenting a maze-like environment with a robotic pursuer.
“No backstory, no context, just a maze and some robotic pursuer.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The reviews indicate that the grinding aspect in "Save and Survive" involves repetitive tasks typical of survival games, such as crafting and resource gathering, which can feel tedious for some players. However, the game's mechanics, powered by an indie-developed survival engine, provide a structured experience that may appeal to fans of the genre.
- music1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The music in the game has been criticized for being repetitive, featuring a looping track that contributes to a sense of monotony, alongside an irritating dialogue.
“The audio consists of a repetitive loop of the same music, accompanied by an annoying dialogue, which adds to the overall monotony.”
“The soundtrack is incredibly limited, making the experience feel stale and unengaging.”
“The music is forgettable and fails to enhance the gameplay, leaving a lackluster impression.”
