Together After Dark
- January 19, 2025
- RedForge
Get on Steam"Together After Dark" is a 4-player co-op horror game that takes you on a chilling journey into a dark and dangerous forest, filled with paranormal events and malevolent energies. Players must work together to find a way out without being seen, while immersed in a hauntingly beautiful and atmospheric environment. The game offers a memorable experience for horror enthusiasts seeking an exciting and bloody journey with friends.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a phenomenal atmosphere and immersive sound design that enhances the horror experience.
- Visually stunning graphics and unique enemy designs contribute to a replayable and engaging gameplay.
- Playing with friends adds to the fun, making it a thrilling experience despite its current limitations.
- The game suffers from poor optimization and numerous bugs, leading to crashes and performance issues.
- Gameplay is largely linear with minimal player choices, resulting in a repetitive experience.
- Many players found the game lacking in content and depth, feeling more like a walking simulator than a fully developed game.
- atmosphere12 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is widely praised, with reviewers highlighting its phenomenal sound design and visuals that enhance the overall experience. Players particularly enjoy how the atmosphere shifts during tense moments, especially when facing the monster alone, contributing to a heightened sense of fear and immersion. Overall, the game's atmosphere is considered a standout feature, especially given its low price point.
“The game has a phenomenal atmosphere, and I love the camera graphics as well as the sound design.”
“Playing in a group of three, I feel like the atmosphere and your fear of the game changes whenever you're the last one alive when the monster is stalking you.”
“My favorite aspect was the atmosphere paired with the visuals.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their beautiful visuals and photorealistic textures, enhanced by effective occlusion and fisheye effects that contribute to a captivating atmosphere. However, some users experience performance issues on ultra settings, suggesting that lower settings are more stable for optimal gameplay. Overall, the combination of graphics and sound design creates a compelling analog horror aesthetic.
“The game has a phenomenal atmosphere and I love the camera graphics as well as the sound design.”
“Excellent graphics with occlusion and fisheye effects, creating the effect of photorealistic textures.”
“Loved the graphics and the analog horror feel it had.”
- optimization10 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 80 % negative mentions
The game is widely criticized for its poor optimization, with many users labeling it among the worst in this regard. Performance issues, including significant stuttering, have been reported, although developers have acknowledged these problems and promised future improvements.
“This has to be one of the top 5 worst optimized games as well.”
“Performance needs optimizing too.”
“Performance is quite bad.”
- gameplay10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally smooth and visually appealing, with enjoyable mechanics for a low-priced game. However, players note that the core loop is repetitive, primarily involving walking through the forest, and some have experienced glitches and bugs that detract from the overall experience.
“Upon playing, no issues are apparent; the game runs smoothly, it looks beautiful, and has a fun mechanic.”
“The overall atmosphere and mechanics are solid for a $4 game.”
“Visually, the game looks good; the problem is the core gameplay loop is just repetitive and involves a lot of walking.”
“The core gameplay loop is just repetitive and involves a lot of walking.”
“The gameplay consists mainly of walking through the forest.”
“There were several bugs, such as audio issues and lag, making the gameplay feel glitchy.”
- stability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is reported to be quite buggy, which is expected given its early access status. Users specifically mention issues with gameplay mechanics and enemy behavior, indicating that stability remains a significant concern.
“I just spent $4 on a buggy walking simulator.”
“The enemy in the 3rd level is, possibly, a bit buggy.”
“The game is quite buggy, which is understandable since it's in early access.”
- story4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game's story is criticized for its lack of lore, voice acting, and interactive elements, leaving players confused about the narrative and hoping for future content that might enhance the storytelling experience.
“No lore, no voice acting, no things to interact with to learn a story.”
“I'm not sure what exactly was happening story-wise (if there is one), but I hope either this game gets more content or more are released like it!”
“No lore, no voice acting, no things to interact with to learn a story.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the varied enemy designs, which enhance the game's replayability by offering fresh challenges and experiences with each playthrough.
“The enemy designs are varied in terms of ideas, which makes the game quite replayable.”
