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The Empty Eyes

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81%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
81% User Score Based on 57 reviews

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The Empty Eyes is a single player survival simulation game with horror, mystery and thriller themes. It was developed by 99 Grados Games and was released on January 15, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

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81%Audience ScoreBased on 57 reviews
story4 positive mentions
graphics1 negative mentions
  • Terrifying and well-timed jumpscares that effectively build tension.
  • Great atmospheric and sound design that creates a creepy, unsettling environment.
  • Engaging investigative gameplay with well-crafted puzzles and a compelling story.
  • The maze-like house layout can be confusing and frustrating, leading to players getting easily lost.
  • The ending feels rushed and unspectacular, which may disappoint players.
  • Lack of gameplay quality-of-life features such as adjustable volume, control remapping, better guidance, and graphical/technical optimizations.

  • story

    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    24% positive mentions, 58% neutral mentions, 18% negative mentions

    The story is generally praised for its compelling, dark narrative that unfolds gradually through investigation, balancing supernatural elements without immediate explanation. While some find the plot engaging and well-told with a fitting atmosphere, others feel it can be rushed or underdeveloped, occasionally relying on backstory assumed to be known. Overall, it complements the game's horror and gameplay effectively, making it a strong point for many players.

    • “The story places the player in the role of a private detective investigating the disappearance of an influential lawyer.”
    • “The gradual accumulation of information is part of the appeal, particularly because the story avoids immediately explaining every supernatural occurrence.”
    • “Also the story was compelling and very dark at the end.”
    • “0 thought went into this game, the story was written by someone on a trip.”
    • “• no story.”
    • “The story was alright and the ending felt a little rushed.”

  • gameplay

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 60% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The gameplay of "Empty Eyes" centers on slow-paced exploration, environmental investigation, and psychological horror rather than combat or action, prioritizing atmosphere and tension over traditional survival mechanics. While its investigative approach and story are praised, some players find the gameplay repetitive and lacking in scares, with occasional technical issues affecting the experience. Overall, it is recommended for those seeking an atmospheric horror experience focused on observation and narrative rather than intense gameplay.

    • “Developed and published by 99 Grados Games, it favors slow-building tension, environmental investigation, and psychological uncertainty over combat-heavy survival mechanics.”
    • “The Empty Eyes is primarily an atmospheric investigative horror experience, and its gameplay deliberately emphasizes walking, searching, observing, reading, and interpreting environmental clues.”
    • “If you’re looking for a horror game you can really sink your teeth into—one that balances scares, story, atmosphere, and gameplay—Empty Eyes is an easy recommendation.”
    • “Anyone expecting substantial weapon mechanics, elaborate character progression, large environments, or frequent action should adjust those expectations.”
    • “Gameplay is also not scary in my opinion with the typical cheap jump scares.”
    • “Just repetitive, endless boring gameplay with mediocre scares.”

  • atmosphere

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    47% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The atmosphere in "The Empty Eyes" is consistently praised for its strong sound design, creepy ambience, and effective jump scares that create a tense, immersive psychological horror experience. While some players note occasional frustration with repetitive level design and backtracking, the game's investigative focus and well-crafted scares successfully maintain a gripping, unsettling mood throughout. Overall, it is highly recommended for fans seeking a compact, atmospheric horror game with balanced scares and exploration.

    • “The Empty Eyes is primarily an atmospheric investigative horror experience, with gameplay that emphasizes walking, searching, observing, reading, and interpreting environmental clues.”
    • “I really like the atmosphere and how they didn't let you wander around for minutes before more action was around the corner; the levels really sucked you into the atmosphere of how wrong everything was.”
    • “The atmosphere was super creepy and the jump scares were very well placed and done right!”
    • “Atmosphere?”
    • “I can definitely see you are also trying to make the atmosphere creepy by having ambient sounds to creep out the players before jumpscaring when they least expect it, which is good.”
    • “I really like the atmosphere and how they didn't let you wander around for minutes before more action was around the corner and the levels really sucked you into the atmosphere of how wrong everything was.”

  • graphics

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

    The graphics are generally criticized for being low-quality, featuring faded, washed-out visuals, jerky camera movement, and a very limited field of view, detracting from the overall experience.

    • “This is just another cheap first-person indie horror game with faded, washed-out graphics, jerky camera movement, and an extremely low field of view.”

  • emotional

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

    The emotional aspect is characterized by a strong horror atmosphere that creates a heavy, emotionally exhausting experience for players.

    • “Strong horror presence, emotionally heavy”
    • “Emotionally exhausting”

  • music

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

    The music is used sparingly, allowing for meaningful silence in many areas rather than constant dramatic background tracks. This approach enhances the atmosphere and impact of the game's audio design.

  • grinding

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

    Grinding in the game is notably time-consuming and demanding, requiring significant effort and possibly multiple attempts to progress.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”

  • optimization

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

    The game has a compelling story and enjoyable gameplay, but its poor optimization limits performance, requiring players to use low settings for a smooth experience.

    • “Nice story and gameplay but bad optimization; I can only play on low settings.”
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The Empty Eyes is a survival simulation game with horror, mystery and thriller themes. Common tags for The Empty Eyes include first-person, indie, linear, psychological, exploration and others.

The Empty Eyes is available on PC and Windows.

The Empty Eyes was released on January 15, 2026.

The Empty Eyes was developed by 99 Grados Games.

The Empty Eyes has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Empty Eyes for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

The Empty Eyes is a single player game.

Similar games include Lost Luminosity, The Wellmonts Case, Find Yourself, Psalm 5:9-13, Dread Neighbor and others.