Unlucky Seven
- February 6, 2024
- Puzzling Dream
- 9h median play time
Get on Steam"Unlucky Seven" is a horror-adventure game where players must solve puzzles to escape a cursed hotel. With a unique narrative system that changes based on player choices, players will uncover the dark secrets of the hotel and its guests. Featuring retro-style graphics and a haunting soundtrack, this game offers a challenging and immersive experience.
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Reviews
- The game features a unique retro graphic style that some players find appealing.
- The story has an interesting premise with dark humor and absurd elements that can be entertaining.
- There is a level of customization available for character species, allowing for a mix of human and anthropomorphic designs.
- The game is plagued by numerous bugs, including soft locks and broken mechanics, making it frustrating to play.
- The translation and dialogue are poorly executed, often leading to confusion and breaking immersion.
- The gameplay is slow and clunky, with tedious puzzles and controls that detract from the overall experience.
- story37 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 51 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The game's story is widely criticized for being disjointed, confusing, and unfinished, with many players noting significant plot holes and a lack of engaging characters. While some appreciate the dark humor and unique concepts, the overall execution leaves much to be desired, leading to a frustrating experience that detracts from the narrative's potential. Despite its entertaining moments, the story often feels like an afterthought, overshadowed by technical issues and poor character development.
“The story is entertaining, making use of dark humor and alluded plot lines.”
“Great concept and I love the story of the game.”
“It's a fun story, with some really good humor that has an old style game/series feel to it.”
“If only it wasn't half broken and completely unfinished not only from a technical standpoint but a story one as well.”
“The plot seems disjointed and has a glaring plot hole which can make the game hard to follow at times.”
“The storyline isn't engaging at all.”
- graphics25 mentions
- 32 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the unique retro pixel art style and its ability to create an unsettling atmosphere, while others criticize the overall quality and polish, suggesting that the visuals do not match the promotional materials. Many feel that the art style is the game's only redeeming feature, despite its lack of optimization and execution. Overall, the graphics are seen as a blend of interesting concepts that ultimately fall short in delivering a cohesive visual experience.
“The graphics are a unique mix of pixel art and 3D, resulting in a visual treat.”
“Graphics are unique and not only help the game stand out but can also help create an unsettling atmosphere.”
“Love the sci-fi VHS horror vibes both the graphics and music give off.”
“This very poor quality visual style is a method that lazy devs often use to disguise their lack of talent or interest in doing the graphics properly, trying to disguise it under the name of 'art' or 'we made it look bad on purpose', which really isn't something gamers should have to put up with.”
“Why are the store page gifs and dev diaries better than the actual in-game graphics?”
“As far as aesthetics go, a far cry from the pixels and sprites of RPG Maker the original devs posted years ago.”
- gameplay12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 42 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been widely criticized for its reliance on excessive text cutscenes, poor mechanics, and numerous bugs, making it feel more like reading a book than an engaging game. Players have reported clunky controls, repetitive tasks, and frustrating progression blockers, leading to an overall sense of disappointment despite some appreciation for the story and aesthetic. Many feel that the core gameplay elements need significant improvement or a complete overhaul to enhance the experience.
“Gameplay is fairly simple.”
“Gameplay is slow and very fiddly thanks to some minor bugbears.”
“Although I don't care for this game's narrative or the gameplay in the current state, I like the aesthetic, and hope the game grows to be better in other ways, too.”
“The developers failed one of the most basic, fundamental requirements of game design: 'show, don't tell.' You'll spend a huge amount of time not playing the game, but clicking through endless lines of poorly written visual novel text cutscenes because the developers couldn't figure out how to relate their narrative through the game mechanics.”
“Full of cringe-y dialogue, game-breaking bugs, terrible voice acting, repetitive gameplay, and clunky controls.”
“But after suffering through bugs, awful mechanics, and constant progression blockers, I just can't get into it.”
- humor6 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's humor is a mix of dark comedy and quirky storytelling, appealing to those with a specific taste in humor. While some players find the broken English amusing, it can be distracting. Overall, the humor is considered entertaining, especially in conjunction with its retro graphics and odd narrative.
“This game is fun and it's funny too.”
“It's hilarious though, because the game actually starts out on low graphics settings and the smallest resolution by default.”
“The story is entertaining, making use of dark humor and alluded plot lines.”
- music5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews; while some users find it short and dull, others praise it as fantastic and atmospheric, effectively complementing the sci-fi horror aesthetic. The original soundtrack, designed by Fox Amoan, is particularly noted for enhancing the overall experience.
“Great music, graphics, and character profiles.”
“Love the sci-fi VHS horror vibes that both the graphics and music give off.”
“The music is quite fantastic and atmospheric.”
“The original soundtrack is short and dull.”
“I apologize for harping on this subject, but the original soundtrack was designed by Fox Amoore, at least I think that's how it's spelled.”
“While I love the sci-fi VHS horror vibes, both the graphics and music feel lacking.”
- stability3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including numerous bugs that lead to frustrating control problems and frequent need for restarts. Players report that the lack of a functional mouse cursor forces reliance on cumbersome keyboard controls, which are not user-friendly and often reset character positions after actions. Overall, the experience is marred by glitches, slow gameplay, and poor translations.
“It's in its raw buggy state with tons of frustration in the controls. This is an adventure game, but without the mouse cursor working, you need a keyboard to play. The controls are not user-friendly; the position resets after every action, forcing you to reposition the character to continue. Very frustrating.”
“The game is buggy as heck; you will probably have to restart chapters or close and reopen the game at times.”
“The first puzzle is slow, boring, aggravating, and unsatisfying, compounded by the often mentioned bad translations and consistent glitches with the dialogue boxes.”
- optimization3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, with players reporting poor performance even on lower-end PCs. Many feel that the graphics do not compensate for the lack of optimization, leading to a frustrating experience. Overall, the game's technical execution is considered subpar, particularly for a title built on the Unity engine.
“The game is very poorly optimized.”
“The story feels half-assed to hell, and the optimization is dreadful, for Unity, god damn Unity!”
“Well, it's mildly messed up; yes, my PC is not very good, but the game graphics do not shine.”
- atmosphere3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is enhanced by unique graphics and exceptional music, contributing to a terrifying and unsettling experience. Voice acting from the male cat character further intensifies the immersive quality, making the overall ambiance both distinctive and engaging.
“The original commercial featuring voice acting from the male cat character adds a terrifying and atmospheric element to the game.”
“The graphics are unique and not only help the game stand out but also contribute to an unsettling atmosphere.”
“The music is quite fantastic and atmospheric.”
“The graphics are unique and not only help the game stand out, but they also create an unsettling atmosphere.”
“The overall ambiance feels flat and fails to immerse players in the game world.”
“Despite the interesting premise, the atmosphere lacks depth and fails to evoke any real emotion.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly noting that the initial hours are filled with challenging puzzles that lack sufficient hints, making the experience feel laborious.
“Using items can be a bit tedious.”
“The first literal 3 hours of the game are alcohol puzzles with little hints and tedious gameplay.”
