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Vapour

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31%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
31% User Score Based on 117 reviews

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Vapour is a single player survival platformer game with horror, medieval, historical and violence themes. It was developed by Skobbejak Games and was released on July 3, 2015. It received negative reviews from players.

Vapour is an experimental horror game, that fuses elements of both old school and modern horror titles with the frantic game play of classic First Person Shooter titles. Blending horror, shooter, action, puzzle and platformer in a dynamic yet cohesive combination.

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31%Audience ScoreBased on 117 reviews
story4 positive mentions
stability18 negative mentions
  • Interesting atmosphere and unique concepts with a dark, ominous music score.
  • Creative level design reminiscent of classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior with challenging puzzles and platforming elements.
  • Some players found the game to have a compelling horror vibe and appreciated the lack of hand-holding, enjoying the sense of exploration and mystery.
  • Extremely buggy and glitch-ridden with frequent game-breaking issues such as softlocks, progress resets, and crashing.
  • Unclear objectives and poor UI with no effective hints or navigation tools, leading to player confusion and aimless wandering.
  • Poor optimization, clunky controls, awkward animations, intrusive cheap jump scares, and lighting effects that can cause eye strain.

  • story

    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    19% positive mentions, 67% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The story is ambitious and creative, featuring a vengeful protagonist in purgatory with a twisted, interactive narrative that offers nostalgic old-school vibes. However, it is hampered by poor execution, lack of clear backstory, and frustrating pacing that can feel tedious or buggy. Despite these flaws, players who persevere can find an interesting and rewarding story experience.

    • “It's very ambitious for a Unity game, and what is here is a fairly cool concept and an interesting story.”
    • “Vapour starts you off as a vengeful fighter trying to eliminate those who have wronged him in his life, the ones who sent him to hell/purgatory and in this quest you discover new and interesting features.”
    • “Plays out rather well and more story than expected; cursing is a little overused just for effect but it's not entirely out of place.”
    • “This game has incredible potential.. I love the aesthetic and the story but god.. poorly executed, and incredibly buggy.. very unfortunate.”
    • “- no real backstory of why you are in purgatory.”
    • “Forcing players to progress the story with little assistance is one thing, but I felt like I was searching for needles in a field of haystacks.”

  • graphics

    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The game's graphics receive mixed reviews, praised for their unique aesthetic and intriguing art style but often criticized for poor optimization, outdated visuals, clunky animations, and frequent glitches. While some appreciate the creepy, atmospheric design, many find the graphics buggy, confusing, and hindered by technical issues that detract from the overall experience.

    • “Graphically the game looks great, it uses Unity 5 and has some really great texture work.”
    • “The graphics are pretty neat in my opinion.”
    • “When you're standing still, Vapour has some parts that look cool, embracing the edgy style and creating a tiny world which translates well into its visuals and the player's feelings.”
    • “The graphics look like they used the Quake 1 engine, the combat consists of standing there and clicking the left mouse button until the floaty head thing attacking you drops to the ground, and I could not find a route to progress any further into the game after about 15-20 minutes of play.”
    • “The graphics are ugly, the animations are clunky and the combat?”
    • “The game lags pretty bad on the fastest graphics settings even though my computer has the strength to run just about any new game and the highest graphics.”

  • stability

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

    The game suffers from widespread stability issues, with numerous bugs, glitches, and crashes significantly impacting the gameplay experience. These technical problems detract from its promising story and atmosphere, making it feel more like an unfinished alpha than a polished release. Despite some player patience and minor improvements, the instability remains a major drawback.

    • “Nearly all of Vapour's good ideas are buried beneath rough implementation and game-breaking glitches which pervade the whole experience.”
    • “Could have been a quirky independently developed B-film flavored first-person horror game but is just a botched, aggravating, buggy mess that mostly showcases bad level design and poor coding talent.”
    • “Controls are so buggy it's just not fun; you have to jump up mountain cliffs with no idea where you're headed, leading to some of the most frustrating moments I've had in gaming in a long time.”

  • atmosphere

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    55% positive mentions, 18% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere is praised for being eerie, dark, and immersive, enhanced by effective sound and music that contribute to a unsettling experience. However, some players find the jump scares annoying and visually jarring, and glitches and unfinished elements detract from the overall ambiance. Despite these issues, the unique atmosphere remains a strong highlight, appealing especially to fans of horror and creepy settings.

    • “This game by far has one of the most eerie, unsettling atmospheres in any horror game I have played.”
    • “I was also really taken back by the amazing atmosphere created by the music and the sound, definitely going to spring for the soundtrack soon as well.”
    • “Definitely give this game a go, especially now for Halloween season, great eerie atmosphere, nice variety in game design and puzzles and the length isn't bad for the price.”
    • “Really great game in terms of effects, graphics, sounds, and atmosphere, but these unnecessary glitches just ruined it.”
    • “Yeah, it has some bugs and still feels a little unfinished.”
    • “I love the atmosphere and the idea as a whole but would only recommend this game if the developers smooth it out some; till then, I recommend you save your money for something else.”

  • gameplay

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The gameplay is a mix of interesting mechanics and old-school nostalgia, featuring shooting, fighting, exploration, puzzle-solving, and platforming, but it is often sluggish, confusing, and occasionally broken, leading to frustration in navigation and controls. While some players appreciate the challenge and charm, many are deterred by outdated design, frequent freezes, and poorly optimized gameplay.

    • “The gameplay is a bit sluggish, but it is quite enjoyable to be honest; there are few parts which either annoy you or freeze and make you say: what the heck?”
    • “Variety in game mechanics including shooting, fighting, exploration, puzzle solving, and platforming.”
    • “Anyone who has the time, patience, and persistence to finish this game will be rewarded with nostalgia of old school games where gameplay made the game, not the story.”
    • “Ignore the playtime I've supposedly put in, because for every 15 minutes of actual gameplay, I spent an hour trying to figure out where to go next.”
    • “My final playthrough was the culmination of my hours thrown away adapting to the game's broken mechanics.”
    • “The graphics are centuries old, the menus are insanely bad, controls confusing and gameplay neglectable.”

  • music

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The music is widely praised for its dark, ominous tone that effectively enhances the game's atmosphere and ambiance. Many players find it immersive and relaxing, with some even intending to purchase the soundtrack. Overall, the soundtrack significantly contributes to the game's mood and experience.

    • “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
    • “I've just started playing it and I already love the ambiance and the music :) and man do I love that guy Charles, so badass!”
    • “I was also really taken back by the amazing atmosphere created by the music and the sound, definitely going to spring for the soundtrack soon as well.”
    • “From what I saw on YouTube, other people experience badly textured jumpscares, asset-flip spiderhead monsters harassing them, music issues, and generally more graphical problems like fog coming off the ground.”
    • “I relaxed for 5 terrible minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
    • “- Dark and ominous music fit for this game.”

  • optimization

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game suffers from poor optimization, with significant performance issues such as stuttering and glitches, especially in graphics elements like shadows, lights, and water. Despite having a good concept and visuals, the experience is hindered by bugs and unpolished controls.

    • “Would I recommend it with optimization and bug fixes?”
    • “Good concept, good graphics, but bad optimization, and you have no idea where to go”
    • “There is not much sense in playing this game because it is riddled with bugs and performance issues.”
    • “The game is wildly unoptimized.”
    • “Good concept, good graphics, but bad optimization, and you have no idea where to go.”
    • “Shadows, lights, and water are very badly optimized.”

  • humor

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

    The humor is effective and can elicit genuine laughter, with certain elements like the cackling face standing out as particularly amusing.

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Vapour is a survival platformer game with horror, medieval, historical and violence themes. Common tags for Vapour include first-person, 3D, demons, indie, trading and others.

Vapour is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Vapour was released on July 3, 2015.

Vapour was developed by Skobbejak Games.

Vapour has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked Vapour for its story but disliked it for its stability.

Vapour is a single player game.

Similar games include DreadOut, The Forgotten Ones, Welcome to Hanwell, Kidnapped, Agony and others.