Exsanguinate
October 16th, 1987
Black Ridge Mountains
Private investigator Matthew Barker is on his way to meet up with his partner Daniel Houghton. A recent string of disappearances possibly linked to a serial killer in the town of Black Ridge has left the sheriff’s department stretched thin.
Matthew and Daniel have been tasked by the sheriff’s department to investigate a manor located in the outskirts of Black Ridge. The MacCarthy family, owners of the manor are thought to have disappeared and left the manor abandoned over a year ago. Locals have reported strange sightings and sounds from the areas surrounding the manor.
Once the investigation is complete they are to report any findings to The Black Ridge Sheriffs Department.
Exsanguinate is a puzzle-intensive giant escape room-style survival horror game. Solve fun but challenging puzzles while being stalked by a clever AI.
Explore the mansion.
Find the clues.
Solve the puzzles.
Survive the night.
Steam User 4
The ambient sounds are on par to give you an uneasy feeling when inside the house. There are no unnecessary jump scares but it does give you a sense of dread when faced the monsters.
The only feedback I would give to the Dev after playing for about 30 minutes is:
1. When the player is damaged by a monster, there appears to be no healing option. As a result, the player has to continue with a continuous heart beat with a slight reddened screen. This can be annoying when you are trying to focus on the ambient sounds but they are drowned out by the heart beats. Either give the player a healing item pick-up or just resume normal health over time.
2. The woman with claws is a tad too fast for my liking & even with maximum stamina, I get caught & killed before I have time to hide. Maybe reduce her speed or at least give the player more warning of her presence so they can try to avoid her.
3. Intro scene of car driving is too long. Reduce to 3 different views & then cut to the vehicle pulling up to the house on the 4th scene.
For the price, I would recommend this game but it could be better with a couple of tweaks.
Gameplay Video in 2k:
Steam User 0
I had a blast playing this game. Kinda puzzle heavy. I do appreciate that the enemies do not insta-kill.
Steam User 0
I like going into creepy houses with monsters in it armed only with a lantern.
Steam User 0
(Was gifted this game as it was on my wishlist and it was my birthday)
Finished this game, ending is a bit unsatisfying and it feels like it's set up for a sequel.
Though it's very hard to run from the spoopy lady when the lantern causes lag whilst turning and running (as it's a physics object)
And as others have said, there's no healing