The Shore
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the Game
THE SHORE is a game about the mystery of the unknown, set on a forbidden island filled with horrors. Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, the story features many of his best-known creations and more. Players will see the world through the eyes of Andrew, a father in search of his lost daughter. Players will experience The Shore through immersive, atmospheric gameplay and encounter the most nightmarish Lovecraftian entities, all while solving mind-bending puzzles. Try to survive as Andrew as he endeavours to save his daughter’s life and, perhaps, uncover the secrets lurking within his own sanity.
Presented with a Lovecraftian style, As players dive deeper and deeper into the mystery, they’ll face overwhelming odds, Andrew’s moments that will make you question his sanity, and a series of slow-burn scenes. It’s only by mastering the artifacts of the old gods combat mechanic that they can stay one step ahead of the darkness that tries to swallow the world of his, but will that be enough?
With the ghost of an action/mystery/horror play style and the mind of a psychological thriller, The Shore’s dramatic atmosphere, deep and multilayered story, and exceptionally tense, horrific combat sequences provide players with an overwhelming and stunning gaming experience.
KEY FEATURES
• stunning art design
• immersive exploration experience
• Breathtaking enviroments, with every one of them a unique story to tell
• Challenging exploration, enter into unknown dimensions and come face to face with horrific entities that will try to stop you from gaining knowledge.
• Chilling atmosphere and tension, what can a human do against the fear of the unknown.
• Main storyline and a lot of background plot to be discovered by players
• self made story inspired by Lovecraftian Mythology
Game Discussion
Steam User 6
Recommended only with heavy caveats.
I absolutely love a good horror walking simulator. It's like a haunted house: immersive atmosphere + light scares + few frustrations = pure thrills. I started out thoroughly enjoying the atmosphere, from the beautifully desolate shoreline to the lonely, mangled skeletons, to the creepy ritual sites. Then about halfway through they introduced some clunky combat mechanics (being able to beat the spawn of eldritch horrors, for me, defeats half the horror of eldritch horrors) and I started just wanting to be done with this BS so I didn't have to go through it again. Dying over and over because you're not sure where to go for the next warp, which monsters are killable and which aren't, or you're getting stuck on the scenery is not fun. A few of the load-points are really freaking far back too. Fortunately the game is short enough to push through.
Go in for the atmosphere, but don't be surprised to find yourself flipping to a walkthrough before the end.
Steam User 5
Yes but only for the trip.
Some reviews compare it to a walking simulator, but i disagree as after the first third of the game, it turns into a weird attempt at an FPS. I will be honest, this does not work well, and will be frustrating,
But the game itself isn't that expensive, and the atmosphere it creates does work.
I am glad I played it, but it is no masterpiece,
If you are fine with that, you may give it a go.
Steam User 6
Game play here:
Holy heck this game has some of the scariest monster designs I've seen in a horror game and it came out in 2021. I love that it's an h.p. lovecraftian eldritch horror type game, but instead of it just being subtle is my character crazy it's full on eldritch beings getting real tired of your nonsense, but Andrew is nothing if not a man of perseverance. If someone is looking for a horror game to play this is a great one.
Steam User 4
most people complain it is "Directionless' that you dont know whats happening or why you are there, yet that is the point, the game explains itself as you progress. fun little experience to help break up larger more hour sinking games. very pretty enviroment and music, i loved exploring trying to figure out what is going on. 100 all achievements for fun too, no bugs found either
Steam User 3
The visual and sound design of this game is rock solid. Some very cool stuff. Unfortunately, the addition of late game combat and some janky restrictions on travel (Invisible walls) reduce the quality of the experience. Additionally, though this is a personal gripe, it also feels like the creators stuck every element of Lovecraft they could find into The Shore without considering the atmosphere or qualities of Cosmic/Weird Horror outside of "big monster" (Though as stated, such monsters are beautifully designed.)
It has some really fun ideas and art, but ultimately falls apart due to some strange decisions. Buy on a sale and be ready to be patient.
Steam User 2
Puzzles were decent, but don't expect a quest arrow to hold your hand.
The "combat" they shoehorned into it near the end wasn't any good, but it didn't really detract that much from the rest.
Could've used a proofreader for some of the in-game text.
Decent 2-hour Lovecraftian atmosphere generator.
Steam User 2
The shore had been on my wishlist for forever before i finally decided to pull the trigger during the halloween sale.
The first half of this game is amazing and i 100% enjoyed it. walking aorund, reading notes, collecting random things and just exploring is awesome and a really good way to present this mythos-inspired game. I loved the atmosphere, the lore, the statues you can find, walking along the shore and seeing all the creepy things....
The second half of the game I didn't quite like as much, it is filled with monsters you have to escape or fight and i often found myself getting frustrated with these sequences. I understand that it is probably intentional because you are meant to feel helpless against these creatures but it still wasn't a good gaming experience. I also often struggled to find the way i was meant to go and kinda fumbled my way through or had to look up a guide because i was so lost. The lack of direction is an issue throughout the whole game but it didn't bug me as much during the first half.
I sadly experiences some sort of bug during the last few minutes of the game, the subtitles didn't work for everything that was said and i missed large chunks of the dialogues. Sometimes there were also multiple audiofiles playing at the same time. The story was pretty good and i liked the little twist in the end.