For video game lovers out there, The Sinking City is one of the best, new games on the market right now! The game brings us to 1920’s Massachusetts. The fictional city that is used in the game is called Oakmont. Once you turn on the game, you will realize that the whole city has been attacked by a type of dieity that is much like those that were created by H.P. Lovecraft. These fish people, have done a toll on the water ways, and are now about to wreak havoc on the entire city.

There are some citizens of Oakmont that have not left and plan on taking the city back from these fish people. The character that the player uses is a private investigator that decided to stay around. During the game, you will get a chance to see all of the conspiracies that this town now has and you will get to see just how to deal with these fish people.

When you start the game, you will instantly know that it is inspired by Lovecraft and H.R. Giger. The elements of design, the plot, the language, and the characters all have their elements to them. You will love the graphics and will be taken back to the 1920’s with the way they look and speak. For fans of science fiction, this is truly the perfect game for you!

Along with the science fiction aspect, you will also feel as if you are transported into a noir film. As the detective, you will soon discover the ins and outs of the city, and just what is in store for it. Dodging the fish people may be a bit difficult, but once you start moving, you will get the gist of it. The final goal of the game is to solve the crimes as the detective, in a creepy world filled with fish people who have taken over.

There are not a lot of markers in this game that help you to meet the final goal. However, there are clues that you are supposed to collect that help you throughout the game. These clues will help you to solve the crime, learn more about these fish people, and you may even save a dame or two in the meantime.

This game is for those who love a good true crime series or thriller. There is a lot of dialogue in it, so if you’re looking for more of an action game, you should look elsewhere. If you love a good thriller like L.A. Noire, this game is one that you are truly going to love no matter what! You will have to stay on your toes to get all of the clues and you have to pay close attention with the dialogue too. That is where a lot of the important clues come from.

Does this sound like your kind of game? If it does, you can find it wherever you buy your favorite video games! You will be on the edge of your seat as soon as you turn it on!

What Makes a Game Scary?

 You will soon discover that scary games often have common elements. They are filled with blood and scary stories. When you play a scary game, the lights are usually turned off at your home to give it an even scarier affect. There are many scary games that can be played at home, school, work or around the campfire when it gets dark.

Until Dawn: Rush of Bloods

This is a virtual reality game where you are armed with two pistols and going down a demon possessed Minecraft. You must shoot anything that moves or gushes blood. The rate at which you are moving changes speed along with other surprises along the way. A true blood and guts reality game that will leave you panting for more. This game is played on your playstation4 console.

Lone Survivor

In this virtual reality game, you are the only known human being alive. There are creeping monsters all around and you must survive through all of it. Barely lit corridors and things that go bump in the night. As you search for food and supplies, your strength is being tested. The longer you stay deprived from food, your energy will dwindle and reality and non-reality begin to become a mixture in your mind. What is real? And what is not real? That is the question for this Lone Survivor most scary game ever made.

Layers of Fear

One of the most graphically horrifying games thus far, this video reality game allows you to go through a maze of surprises. The door handle may not be there after you open up a room. Things keep changing into horrifying images and once you get through a room, when you turn around it may be gone. Anything can and will happen when you are playing Layers of Fear. It is one of Nintendo’s legacy games and by far one of the most scary games ever made.

These are just some of the most scary games in the history of gaming. As you can see they involve staying focused on what is in front of you, because it may just disappear. Some of the games involve storytelling around the campfire and others are virtual reality games. They all are about horror and gruesome sights. Shooting and killing and scary images all over the house. Being alone in a world where you think that you are the only one alive. There are so many surprises that are scarier than the next just around each corner. These are some of the most scary games ever made. Keep them on your short list for horrifying enjoyment all year long.

The setting

Acaratus, as earlier mentioned is a turn-based strategy game that has a set of the world fighters, together with angry orks or glissading insectoids. The game features old-time tales with steam-powered machinery. It features the theme of slavery that was taking place at the time in your typical steampunk affair.

The game sets off with animated and cinematic game plays the moment you start the game, therefore, giving a different taste compared to the action. The mixing of the scene of the motion pictures and the words over in the game felt problematic since it was difficult to hear the words in the game over the music therein. As much as this was saddening to me, it still got pleased and appreciated the time it took to have something like that in a typical indie budget. The game is broken into several sections of text exchanges, the world map points like the road, town escapement or through smaller side quests. Commencing the game by going straight into the gameplay, you will realize that you need to fight against your enemy in one swift bout.

The battles

In the battles, you have yourself commandeering the battle suit across the map as you battle the foes all over the place. By clicking on your unit, you move them in some distance or several steps which is dependent with their suit type. You again decide to attack blindly in a melee or ranged combat against the enemy until the battlefield is clear.

The Pros and cons

The game though is not without turns and twists; you will find out as you play on that at sometimes you find yourself having small army chunks of metal. In such a situation the battlefields will then begin to seem cluttered as small units block each other’s way accidentally on each other’s paths. Such movement will then display the risks of taking more damage from a blow to the back, here, the decision making becomes somewhat stressing to you. It is only fair to think and describe of such a move as that of a wise chess player piece.

The story mode

There is the story mode that consumes some time, is present in the snowy world and plays out like any other common turn-based strategy game. You are first presented with the game tutorial upon which are presented to you with the world map in which many points are interconnected to each other raging from town to town watchtowers and pathways in which they temporally block you from traveling back to the starting point. This point, each of them has the capability of hosting an event. For instance, quest points may aid you to defeat the enemy on their spot or elsewhere and therefore obtain the reward kept which may be gold or gear. Others like a town feature blacksmith who can restore your health (units) and also allow the mechanics to feature your hotbar also allowing you to choose another fresh new teammate.

Conclusion

To ease up on the several shortcomings, the game gives you the experience to level up through quests and fights. It also gives the real-time gaming experience where some instances are easier, but others prove to be more trivial. The battlefield experience is not that exaggerated since they have the saving grace and the ability to go back to the town to re-strategize in case things don’t work out our way.
In conclusion, the video game Acaratus is quite a good one in the genre, for a small fee you get a game that is worth your money and time. The team seems to have decided the game to compel players to push on for it appeals. Its elements are captivating even though it’s not the best in the market currently.

For more information check out the official site at: http://nodbrim.com/acaratus/  and the steam community hub.