Downfall

This is the 2nd game of the Devil Came Through Here Trilogy. Another great story just like the Cat Lady, although some of the game plots are open for interpretation. The game is fully voiced and done well. Overall a great experience as a mild horror game.

Most of the achievements are easy to get. The endings B and C achievements could be a little bit tricky. For reference, first run took me 5+ hours, subsequent runs are around 2-3 hours.

Este jogo tem uma história em parelelo a The Cat Lady, o que achei super interessante saber mais sobre os dois personagens.
É um jogo profundo que trata problemas mentais de uma forma de terror, o que é bem legal. Acrescento também que é um jogo profundo, com temas muito pesados então se vc tem gatilho com esse tipo de coisa, é bom ter cuidado. Recomendo muito pra quem gosta desse tipo de jogo!

I absolutely adore this game, would highly recommend. I can't tell you how many times I finished this game, still doesn't get me bored. The storyline is the one that makes me an addict of playing it. If you enjoy story based thrilling games, that's probably the one that you're looking for.

Great story. Fantastic artwork. Every background is setup in perfect hierarchy and chaotic/eerie harmony. The tunes are fantastic and give this horror game an in depth horror feel. Sound effects are on point as well. I always want Joe to be the best Joe he can be T ~ T...

(Pls.) Love your wife and cherish her forever.

Joe Davis beats James Sunderland as a husband any day. I said what I said.

Downfall is a direct continuation of The Cat Lady, and by that means, it maintains the main qualities and characteristics of the first game. Both explore the dark and introspective themes of mental illness, the human condition, and personal suffering, told through a complex, non-linear narrative filled with grotesque and horrific symbolism. At the same time, Downfall presents a different perspective with a new character, who has traits and objectives that starkly contrast with The Cat Lady's protagonist, Susan Ashworth.
Following the themes of The Cat Lady, Downfall delves into the struggles within relationships, exploring deeply personal aspects of the mind and self, such as trauma, mental illness, and eating disorders, while also allowing space for bittersweet hope and redemption. Unlike The Cat Lady, Downfall tones down the shock-value horror and surrealism, instead focusing more on the psychological and emotional representation of the characters through symbolism. The characters' personalities and traits are essential to understanding the game's story and ideas.
When compared to other great psychological horror games, Downfall clearly takes inspiration from Silent Hill 2. This influence is evident in how the game portrays and uses its complex storytelling to explore the psyche of the protagonist, Joe Davis, and his relationship with his wife, Ivy Davis. The game features a few puzzles that are inherently tied to understanding its themes and story. Like The Cat Lady, Downfall offers three different endings, all based on the choices you make throughout the game.
So, if you enjoyed the heavy, grotesque story and themes of The Cat Lady and want to explore more of the Devil Came Through Here universe, Downfall is obviously a must-play.

If you haven't played any games in the series well then a brief description would be point and click adjacent horror games with very dark emotional themes. Note you can't actually point and click since there is no mouse support.
This one might be my favorite of the series. I think the "downfall" of Joe is just a more captivating story arc then the other titles and the lack of a chapter structure, which was added in the other games, works better for immersion. Also it just felt overall more like a proper point and click adventure game. Arguably in the later titles there is more focus on just having weird for the sake of weird kind of scenes that don't really add anything to the narrative and less focus on puzzles. There is of course those surreal elements in this game as well but the balance is better in my opinion.
There are some annoyances like having to choose my language and skip the prologue every-time the game starts. I also can't understand why the mouse is not supported (you can enable a controller with steam input or another mapping software.) There is also the same issues with the voice acting as the other games in that the voice talent is great but you have to enable the subtitles anyway because a lot of the lines are recorded at really low volume or just other noise in the scene makes it hard to hear.

Downfall is as excellent as The Cat Lady, if not more. I love how they connected the two games and brought back some characters as cameos. Not much has changed technically, but that's not an issue with this type of game.