- Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Horror
‘Devotion’ is a first-person atmospheric horror game set in the 1980s Taiwan.
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Grave, intimate, earnest and bleak.
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
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TechRaptorSamantha OoiMar 20199.5/10Devotion is a story about a deeply personal tragedy made both more horrific and familiar with its carefully recreated 80s setting of a Taiwanese household that successfully draws on the feelings of nostalgia of its target audience.
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Game InformerMarcus StewartMar 20219/10Devotion's powerful atmosphere, frightening sequences, and fascinating story make it a creative and engrossing gauntlet of scares
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GameSpotRichard WakelingFeb 20199/10Set within the modest confines of a Taiwanese apartment in the 1980s, Devotion paints a terrifying picture of family life with nuanced storytelling and an insidious atmosphere.
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EurogamerEdwin Evans-ThirlwellFeb 2019An insidious, combat-free horror escapade that works marvels in a tiny space - and an intricate portrait of family and superstition
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Metro GameCentralFeb 20198/10One of the best survival horror games of the generation, that's frequently terrifying but also surprisingly nuanced and intelligent when it comes to its storytelling.
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Snippets via OpenCritic, where 95% of critics recommend it.
About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Red Candle Games
- Publisher
- Winking Skywalker Entertainment, Indievent, Red Candle Games
- Released
- February 19, 2019
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 3 h main story
IGDB rating 8.6/10 from 49 ratings.
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