- Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city.
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Grave, contemporary, earnest and unpretentious.
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- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
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VG247Kelsey RaynorSep 20245/5 starsHollowbody is a testament to the work of Hamley, and is phenomenal within its own right, but the dedication to various cult classic horror and sci-fi games only adds to how enamored I was with the game; this is how you make a game heavily inspired by other media while making a whole new experience entirely, in a nutshell. But don’t get me wrong, Hollowbody is so much more than its inspirations, made up of multiple moving parts that provide fans of the survival horror genre with something new and refreshing.
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TheSixthAxisSep 20249/10Hollowbody does a great job of capturing the mood and feel of survival horror classics whilst removing some of the genre's more annoying aspects and sits at the very top of the indie horror tree alongside the likes of Crow Country and Signalis.
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Try Hard GuidesErik HodgesSep 202410/10Hollowbody is the best horror game of the year, standing out with its remarkably good use of tension and incredible atmosphere. Clocking in at about three hours, your short time with this game will surely be memorable, tense, and terrifying.
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Thumb CultureJun 20262/5 starsI was disappointed with everything Hollowbody had to offer. The story was underwhelming, combat was worse than janky, and there was no real build up at all. You spend a large amount of time just walking, and although there are enemies, they can mostly be bypassed with only a few being needed to be killed. The puzzles are okay, but even they feel that mid-way and near the end they just gave up. Since some of the puzzles later on are all just next to each other, when the apartment complex had you checking out different floors for items. For such a short game, I expected a bit more depth to the actual story. I don’t think I could really recommend Hollowbody to anyone, so I am giving it the Thumb Culture Bronze Award.
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CGMagazineJordan BiordiSep 20245.5/10I’d say Hollowbody was disappointing but everything it gets wrong about the horror genre is so common it's practically expected at this point.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Developer
- Headware Games
- Publisher
- Headware Games
- Released
- September 12, 2024
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- Unity
IGDB rating 7.1/10 from 15 ratings.
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