Unknown Memoirs: The Rental

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Unknown Memoirs: The Rental is a single player survival simulation game with horror and thriller themes. It was developed by ZenVision Games and was released on May 30, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Unknown Memoirs" is a short horror game series focusing on distressing tales of horror. "The Rental" centers on the main character moving into a rental that they found online. Little do they know of the horrors that await them.

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71%

Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews

story3 negative mentions

The game offers a creepy and immersive horror atmosphere with effective audio design and subtle unsettling sounds.
Puzzles provide a refreshing challenge compared to typical note- or diary-based clues, adding an engaging element to progression.
It serves as a decent and encouraging first game from an indie developer, with potential for future improvements and more chapters.

The game is very dark with limited lighting options and no gamma settings, making visibility difficult and frustrating for players.
Frequent crashes and bugs, including softlocks and clipping issues, significantly hinder gameplay experience.
The story is underdeveloped, cryptic without explanation, and the ending is abrupt with no clear resolution or credits, which leaves players dissatisfied.

graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
67%
The graphics are considered adequate for an indie game, though not particularly impressive, and some visibility issues were noted. The visuals are complemented strongly by the game's convincing audio design, which enhances the overall experience.
- “The graphics and sounds are okay for an indie game, it is short, super cheap, and has a couple of jump scares.”
- “However, the visuals would be nothing without its convincing audio design, which greatly enhanced the overall experience.”
- “Graphics looked okay when I could see them.”
- “The graphics and sounds are okay for an indie game; it is short, super cheap, and has a couple of jump scares.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is minimal to non-existent, with little to no narrative content revealed throughout the game. Users found no meaningful plot or development beyond a basic premise.
- “The story is pretty much non-existent.”
- “That's the story; there's nothing else I could glean from any of the other notes that had anything to do with the story.”
- “That's the story; there's nothing else I could glean from any of the other notes that had anything to do with the story.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay is primarily puzzle-focused, offering a classic walking simulator experience that aligns with established expectations for the genre.
- “Been a while since I played a full-on walking simulator, but I knew what to expect gameplay-wise and so should you by now!”
- “The gameplay is basically a puzzle game.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere evokes a subtle, persistent sense of unease and the presence of an unseen entity, creating a slow-building tension. However, beyond this underlying creepiness, the overall tension feels limited.
- “If the goal behind the atmosphere was to wrap around you a sense of slowly creeping perturbance with constant traces of an unknown third party… one that’s ever-present and omnipotent within the small space.”
- “I can't really say that the atmosphere was all that tense otherwise.”