The Spirit Underneath

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The Spirit Underneath is a single player action game with horror, fantasy and violence themes. It was developed by Acuze Interactives and was released on January 2, 2017. It received negative reviews from players.

The Spirit Underneath is a first-person horror game. You wake up in an unknown, creepy looking environment which you soon discover is hell. The problem? You don't remember what happened before waking up there, and don't know your way out. Are you ready to visit the most terrifying depths of hell?

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Audience ScoreBased on 44 reviews

story4 negative mentions

The game has two different endings, providing some branching in the story.
Ambient music and sound effects create a creepy atmosphere appreciated by some players.
The game can be played with one hand and helped at least one player find motivation during a difficult time.

Very short gameplay length, can be completed in under 30-40 minutes, with limited replay value.
Poor graphics and visuals typical of GameGuru engine, with many asset flips and graphical glitches.
Long load times, awkward level design, broken or missing game mechanics, and overused repetitive sound effects reduce quality.

story
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is widely criticized for being poorly written, unoriginal, and predictable, with many noting it feels like a near-identical copy of another game. It offers branching choices but fails to deliver engaging or innovative horror narrative elements, resulting in a boring and nonsensical experience.
- “In the spirit Underneath, you play as an unnamed man who awakens in a mysterious graveyard, with no idea who he is and how he got there, as you try to piece together the story and escape hell.”
- “Has a branching story.”
- “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “Both sides of the story are boring and not very entertaining.”
- “The story doesn't make any sense.”
- “It's just a bad game and the story is tied together using a single shredded thread and it takes 30 minutes tops to beat, if you go for all endings using saves.”
music
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is minimal, often repetitive, and heavily looped, with limited variations and mostly stock sound effects that some find unconvincing or amusing rather than immersive. While a few players appreciated the ambient background music as contributing to the atmosphere, others criticized the lack of custom sounds, no music on the title screen, and overall minimal audio effort.
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “This game even has two endings and ambient music playing in the background, so a lot more effort was put into this game than in any other game guru junk.”
- “Played the game, finished it, not a bad game for the price as well. Thought the music was good in the game, but the atmosphere wasn't great. Wasn't that long. That's my review... take it or try it for yourself.”
- “The music is constantly looping and an absolute pain to listen to; the stock effects, like a scary noise when you get too close to a certain object, sound like they were pulled straight out of a 3 am video.”
- “Music is looped, and sound effects are botched.”
- “There is some music and sound effects throughout the game, but there are few variations.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally criticized for being poor, with frequent glitches such as a black screen that can only be fixed by lowering settings. The visuals suffer from inconsistent art styles and a lack of polish, leading to a jarring and unattractive experience overall.
- “There is a weird graphical glitch where the entire game screen goes black, and the only way to fix it is to turn the graphics setting to the lowest option. The cause of this issue is unknown.”
- “The visuals are powered by GameGuru, a familiar open-source game engine, resulting in graphics that look like other games made with the same engine.”
- “The game features sudden jarring changes in art style, such as cartoon characters appearing unexpectedly alongside sci-fi textures.”
- “There is a weird graphical glitch where the entire game turns black, and the only way to fix it is to set the graphics to the lowest option. I have no idea why this happens.”
- “The visuals are powered by GameGuru, which I have played on before. It looks like any other open source game engine you can get your hands on.”
- “There are sudden jarring changes in art style, such as cartoon characters suddenly appearing in the game and a few sci-fi textures.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is widely regarded as dull and unengaging, with a lackluster plot that fails to captivate players, especially those who are not fans of horror or jump scares.
- “Plot is dull and the gameplay duller.”
- “Reading other negative reviews will give you enough, but you can describe gameplay as:”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is somewhat lacking, with slow load times disrupting immersion, though the music is noted as a positive element. Overall, the ambiance is considered average but not overly detrimental to the experience.
- “The load times are really bad and ruin the atmosphere.”
- “Played the game and finished it. Not a bad game for the price, and the music was good, but the atmosphere wasn't great.”
- “The atmosphere wasn't that long-lasting or engaging.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game has very low replayability, as it can be completed in about 20 minutes with no incentive or content to encourage additional playthroughs.
- “You can easily complete the entire game in 20 minutes, and there is absolutely zero replay value.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users perceive the monetization as overly aggressive and primarily focused on extracting money, giving the impression of a cash grab rather than a fair system.
- “It feels just like a cash grab game.”