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self-indulgence

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33%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
46% User Score Based on 24 reviews

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About self-indulgence

self-indulgence is a single player survival action adventure game with horror, mystery and thriller themes. It was developed by pengineerartstudio and was released on February 17, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

A PSX-style psychological horror game. Search for your missing child in a decaying world of memories and dread. No jumpscares. Just a slow descent into something far worse.

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46%Audience ScoreBased on 24 reviews
atmosphere1 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • The game successfully captures a retro survival horror aesthetic reminiscent of late 90s PS1-era titles.
  • The surreal and psychological atmosphere is intriguing and shows promise for future releases.
  • Being a free demo, it offers a risk-free opportunity to explore a unique and experimental indie horror experience.
  • Controls are awkward and unintuitive, creating frustration especially with gamepad use and dialogue navigation.
  • The story and writing are confusing, poorly explained, and difficult to understand, detracting from engagement.
  • Graphics are low quality and appear overly low-poly, failing to appeal to modern visual expectations and making the game look unattractive to players.

  • story

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The story is widely regarded as confusing and difficult to follow, with many players finding it unclear and hard to understand. While some elements are intriguing, the overall narrative feels disjointed and occasionally depressing.

    • “This game would be much better if the story made more sense, but other than trying to speed run it.”
    • “Story is incredibly confusing and I have no idea what is going on.”
    • “If I got it right, the real-life story is beyond depressing, although there are elements I completely did not understand.”

  • graphics

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some users criticizing them as extremely low-quality and one of the worst on Steam, while others appreciate the intentional late-90s PS1-style aesthetic that suits the game's horror theme.

    • “It doesn't look 'good,' but the late-90s 3D horror aesthetic kind of works for it.”
    • “The graphics here are particularly awful, godawful low poly pixel-crap garbage, so bad that it actually stands out as one of the worst looking games on Steam.”
    • “Controls, graphics, and interface are faithfully done in PS1 era style.”

  • atmosphere

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

    Users find the atmosphere in the game demo to be very engaging and cool, despite some generic assets. While there is room for visual polish, the overall ambiance effectively enhances the experience and is not a detriment to enjoyment.

    • “Sure, it's got some fairly run-of-the-mill assets that if you play enough of these sorts of games you'll recognize, but it's certainly not a deal breaker considering how cool the atmosphere in this demo is.”

  • humor

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

    The humor in the game is often unintentional, with some moments meant to be scary coming across as funny or weird instead. This mix of unintended comedy adds an unusual charm to the experience.

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self-indulgence is a survival action adventure game with horror, mystery and thriller themes. Common tags for self-indulgence include indie, psychological, exploration, emotional, pixel graphics and others.

self-indulgence is available on PC, Windows and PlayStation.

self-indulgence was released on February 17, 2024.

self-indulgence was developed by pengineerartstudio.

self-indulgence has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked self-indulgence for its atmosphere but disliked it for its story.

self-indulgence is a single player game.

Similar games include Flowball, The Keyless: Awakening, The Day Of Survival, CONCLUSE, Lost & Found Collection and others.