Westwood Shadows: Prologue

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Westwood Shadows: Prologue is a single player survival shooter game with horror and violence themes. It was developed by RedSoup Studio and was released on September 23, 2021. It received positive reviews from players.

Add the full game of Westwood Shadows to your wishlist: [/url] [i]Reality... Reality is subjective. One day you’re a small-town cop, the next your world turns upside down. You think you’re out on routine patrol, but it’s an endless, living nightmare. I know. I live it every day. My name is Peter Bennet, and I’m a Detective. Not long ago I discovered that Westwood was built on lies. When the ro…

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Audience ScoreBased on 101 reviews

story18 positive mentions

monetization12 negative mentions

Engaging and cleverly designed puzzles that provide a good challenge without requiring excessive brute forcing.
Strong atmosphere with good visuals, ambient music, and well-executed sound design that create a creepy and immersive horror experience.
Intriguing and well-written story with quality voice acting and cinematics, showing promise for the full game.

The prologue lacks true horror and combat elements, making it feel more like a puzzle adventure than a survival horror game.
Some puzzles are confusing or poorly explained, leading to frustration and guesswork, especially certain code and safe puzzles.
Technical issues such as glitches, bugs with inventory or menus, and limited flashlight battery management that sometimes hinder gameplay.

story
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
64%
25%
11%
The story is generally praised as intriguing, well-executed, and atmospheric, with a strong horror mystery involving surreal elements and a compelling protagonist. While some find the plot leans on familiar detective tropes and occasionally ventures into far-fetched territory, most appreciate its pacing, intense endings, and the promise of deeper narrative development. Overall, the story effectively engages players and enhances the game's immersive, puzzle-driven experience.
- “Westwood Shadows explores the story of Peter Bennet, who gets involved in a surreal mystery in his abandoned hometown.”
- “Quality game with a really intriguing story so far, did well for being a prologue and getting you excited for the full game.”
- “The cinematics in the beginning are wonderful and the plot won me over from the very beginning.”
- “Concerns can be caused by two points: no matter how the plot has slipped into platitudes from category B detectives.”
- “The story looked like it may be going somewhere with the notes and such that you find in the game, but then it takes a 'this is way too far-fetched' kind of turn before it concludes.”
- “Needed more enemies/antagonists (could be because it was the demo; I was still figuring out the 'bad guy' of the story).”
atmosphere
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
63%
24%
13%
The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its creepy, gloomy, and immersive qualities, often highlighted as a standout feature that enhances the horror and mystery elements. Strong visual design, atmospheric sound, and eerie music contribute to a compelling and enveloping experience, though a few players noted that certain gameplay mechanics like limited lighting slightly detracted from the mood. Overall, the atmosphere successfully creates tension and engagement, appealing especially to fans of horror and atmospheric adventure games.
- “The atmosphere and creepiness were definitely the highlight of the game.”
- “An extremely interesting storyline, logical puzzles, enveloping gloomy atmosphere.”
- “This was a pretty solid experience: creepy atmosphere, strong coherent visual design, good voice acting, puzzles which require some actual effort in deciphering.”
- “Game isn't spooky at all; atmosphere is not even creepy or anything.”
- “The atmosphere, visuals, and music are kind of well done, but the overall experience doesn't give me any hope or interest in buying the full game when it comes out.”
- “A huge well done though, exceptionally good in places, but the lack of lighting really makes this frustrating to play and having limited and restrictive batteries kills the atmosphere for me a bit.”
monetization
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization aspect is heavily criticized for misleadingly presenting an advertisement as a full game, which wastes marketing space and deceives players into potentially spending $12 on a product better sampled through free online ads. This practice is viewed as harmful to both gamers and legitimate developers, as it exploits platform mechanisms without offering real value.
- “While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
- “Often developers may choose to incorrectly publish demo/advertisements as separate games as a cheap way to bypass paying Valve for marketing presence on the Steam front page, which may seem clever to them, but it's harmful behaviour and it's not good for gamers.”
- “This advertisement is taking up marketing space and visibility that would be better made available to a developer that's done the right thing and created a full game.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
90%
10%
The game features good to excellent graphics with a strong, immersive atmosphere that many players appreciate. Visuals are well-optimized, running smoothly without lag, and effectively complement the clever puzzles and engaging story. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the gaming experience, though some players remain cautious about the full release.
- “Excellent graphics, clever puzzles, cool save method, enticing story.”
- “The atmosphere, graphics and puzzles were perfect.”
- “Very good game with perspective and beautiful graphics.”
music
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
29%
14%
The music is generally praised for creating an excellent, eerie atmosphere that enhances the overall experience. While some users appreciate the well-done soundtrack, others find the game's atmosphere and music appealing but remain uncertain about the full game's appeal. Overall, the music effectively supports the game's mood and immersive environment.
- “Great atmosphere, eerie music, and fun puzzles.”
- “The atmosphere and music were excellent, the puzzles were fun (although the last puzzle took me some time).”
- “The music and atmosphere were really good.”
- “The atmosphere, visuals, and music are kind of well done, but the overall experience doesn't give me any hope or interest in buying the full game when it's released.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
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The gameplay is praised for its unique mechanics, engaging story, and variety of features to explore, though some users find the user interface and certain interactions unintuitive or repetitive. Overall, it offers an enjoyable and immersive experience despite minor quirks.
- “Wao, love the story and mechanics.”
- “Very nice gameplay with mystery and many features and things to explore.”
- “I couldn't get used to the user interface mechanics and buttons.”
- “Quite good, but the negatives are that the ambient sound throughout the gameplay was continuous and repetitive, and some interactions with objects were strange.”
- “Unique several mechanics.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is highly optimized, offering smooth performance without any lag or bugs, which is notably rare for an indie horror title with detailed graphics.
- “This is one of those rare indie horror games that I haven't experienced any bugs or performance issues.”
- “The graphics are very cool and the game doesn't lag at all; it's very optimized and I am not used to no lag in indie games.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is generally stable with no significant bugs or glitches, though occasional minor issues like a stuck statue and some lighting problems have been reported.

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Westwood Shadows: Prologue is a survival shooter game with horror and violence themes.

Westwood Shadows: Prologue is available on PC and Windows.

Westwood Shadows: Prologue was released on September 23, 2021.

Westwood Shadows: Prologue was developed by RedSoup Studio.

Westwood Shadows: Prologue has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Westwood Shadows: Prologue for its story but disliked it for its monetization.

Westwood Shadows: Prologue is a single player game.

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