Wasting Away

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Wasting Away is a single player survival survival game with horror, mystery and violence themes. It was developed by Creepy Crew and was released on October 27, 2021. It received neutral reviews from players.

MYSTERY OF VAINONMIEL The Vainonmiel camping destination in northern Finland used to be popular, until some of the visitors started disappearing without a trace. Recently, a horribly mutilated body was found, prompting the local police to close the destination for investigation. Yet with his boss pressuring him and threatening his job, the Reporter has no choice but to sneak in and gather all th…

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Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

atmosphere4 positive mentions

story1 negative mentions

The game offers a strong, immersive atmosphere with effective woodland sounds and a sense of loneliness and despair.
The art style and pixel art are well done and contribute to the mood and setting.
It provides a realistic, psychologically complex survival experience that focuses on resource management and difficult moral decisions.

The lack of checkpoints and save options causes frustrating repetition, forcing players to redo large sections after dying.
Enemy AI is overly aggressive and unbalanced, leading to unfair deaths and frustrating gameplay moments.
Gameplay can feel monotonous, with unclear instructions and a poorly balanced final boss fight detracting from the experience.

atmosphere
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The game features a strong and immersive atmosphere, highlighted by its effective use of woodland sounds and pixel art, creating a sense of loneliness and retro horror. While some gameplay elements like checkpoints feel janky, the overall mood and level design are well-received and contribute to an engaging experience.
- “I like its look and feel, the constant woodland sounds are very atmospheric, the pixel art is interesting and well done, and the level design is unexpected and fun.”
- “A nice, short retro-style horror with good atmosphere.”
- “You can really feel the atmosphere of loneliness.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The graphics show a decent art style with noticeable effort, but overall the asset quality and visual execution are quite poor and disappointing.
- “The art style is pretty good.”
- “It does seem some genuine effort went into trying to make a game here, but the quality of the assets, visuals, writing, and everything else is deplorably low.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is atmospheric and sets a strong mood, but it suffers from a somewhat janky presentation and frustrating checkpoint design. Overall, the narrative is adequate but not particularly compelling.
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players appreciate the art style, but find that the gameplay requires significant improvement and tuning.