Deathbloom: Chapter 1

Absolute slapper from Vincent Lade. Very fun horror shooter, reminds me of Cry of Fear and Condemned. Would recommend, it's a solid FPS.

I would call this a combination of Resident Evil and Layers of Fear, as you are in a mansion full of zombies and get several weapons to fight them, as in RE, but it also has some psychological horror and environment switch-arounds to confuse you, like in LoF. It's pretty fun and spooky overall, though it is very easy if you're a good shot in FPS games, and it has a pathetically tiny selection of configuration options. And it's short, but it has a separate part 2. Well worth it for what I paid in a Fanatical bundle for both parts.

Disclaimer – I paid something like the price of a can of Coke for this game.
Deathbloom isn't amazing by any means. It's not a game I'll talk about with passion in the future — I'm not even sure I'll remember much of it in a year or two, but... I can't say it was unpleasant.
From what I've read, it was the developer's first "big" release, and I'll be proud of myself if I can do anything at least as intriguing anytime soon.
Overall, it's a poor man's Resident Evil — think of the first game's level design mixed with the seventh episode's gameplay.
It's slow, you're walking through corridors, you're looking for keys, you read various documents, and occasionally, you fight zombies.
The story reveals itself through your findings and readings, and as far as Chapter 1 goes, it borrows the weird themes that Silent Hill 1 explored back then — if you managed to uncover the full plot.
The game looks good — it's made with Unity, meaning it runs like a dead dog, but offers decent visuals, and the developer managed to craft a visually nice playground.
The atmosphere is nice. I always appreciate games that try to instill a tense feeling instead of relying on jump scares like that god-awful animatronic series, so, bonus points for that.
This is not a product geared towards zoomers.
Some negatives though: full price at the moment (around 10 bucks) is excessive considering it's not much more than a competent "first project", and, it ends with a cliffhanger waiting for you to play Part 2.
Not much more to say.
This review will probably not convince you to play it, but if you're curious enough to give it a try, you'll have a good time if you've played classic survival horror games enough to remember their whole map layout without effort.
We are the same breed.
Moving on to Part 2 !

Pretty enjoyable 7/10
Even with map I was very lost.
It was nice that it updated in some rooms however there were parts I got lost in tunnels because how long the corridors were.
Better tracking for required items other than keys would have been nice.
Enemies were good for me was not too easy but also not too tough, good balance.
Audio - Great
Atmosphere- Definitely kept me on edge !
Would have rated higher if wasn't for getting lost on what I needed to do in map for an hour.
Also would have liked a journal log so I did not have to rush all the way back to rooms to read lore.
Overall for the price its a fun little game <3

A little janky, but pretty good.
I had 2 soft-locks in the opening garden area; there are places where you can see between cracks in the wall texture; and, like many indie horrors before it, the combat is busted, making the game extremely easy.
But the environment is great and the story is intriguing enough. Perfect length for a horror experience and closes the game on a cliffhanger that could act as a satisfying open-ending, if there wasn't already a sequel to play.
The game has good bones and actually got me a couple times. Worth an evening and the price of entry.

Very enjoyable horror game with a good mix of exploration and combat and an intriguing story. Puzzle solving in order to progress made logical sense and was not frustrating so long as you explored and closely observed your surroundings. Looking forward to playing Chapter 2.

6 six years with one big update but still has no steam cloud and can't find a save location. I want to switch between a pc and Ally. I don't know. It's 7/10. What RE 0-1 remake should look like.