Necrophosis

Item: Necrophosis
Rating: 92
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-27

Summary

Stunning visuals and unique art style.
Immersive sound and strong atmosphere.
Engaging story with philosophical elements.
Good performance on various hardware.
Technical issues and noticeable bugs.
Short playtime with limited content.

Categories

Puzzle Solving Exploration Single-player Story Environmental Storytelling Atmospheric Horror Narrative Adventure Linear Progression

Reviews (sample size): 94
Helpful reviews: 91%
Unhelpful reviews: 9%
Protest reviews: 0%

92%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
8%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 241
Negative points: 78
Gameplay points: 39
Perf. points: 18
Rec. points: 84
Misc points: 14

Point	Description	Importance
Stunning visuals and art style Description The game's visuals, art style, and graphics are consistently praised as stunning, detailed, and beautiful, creating memorable imagery and breathtaking landscapes. The game world is visually striking, prompting players to take screenshots and immerse themselves in the environment. Importance 95%	The game's visuals, art style, and graphics are consistently praised as stunning, detailed, and beautiful, creating memorable imagery and breathtaking landscapes. The game world is visually striking, prompting players to take screenshots and immerse themselves in the environment.	95%
Immersive sound and atmosphere Description The game's sound design, music, and overall atmosphere are highlighted as exceptional, creating a haunting and immersive experience. The soundscape enhances the game's themes and deepens player immersion, with special mention of throat singing. Importance 76%	The game's sound design, music, and overall atmosphere are highlighted as exceptional, creating a haunting and immersive experience. The soundscape enhances the game's themes and deepens player immersion, with special mention of throat singing.	76%
Engaging, philosophical story and lore Description The game features a captivating and thought-provoking story with deep lore, explored through environmental storytelling and philosophical themes. The narrative focuses on death, decay, and existential questions, encouraging player interpretation. Importance 39%	The game features a captivating and thought-provoking story with deep lore, explored through environmental storytelling and philosophical themes. The narrative focuses on death, decay, and existential questions, encouraging player interpretation.	39%
Favorable comparison to Scorn Description The game is frequently compared to Scorn, with some reviewers considering it superior in art and item variety, and less frustrating to play. The game shares a similar aesthetic and mood but offers a more fair and enjoyable experience. Importance 29%	The game is frequently compared to Scorn, with some reviewers considering it superior in art and item variety, and less frustrating to play. The game shares a similar aesthetic and mood but offers a more fair and enjoyable experience.	29%
Casual, easier puzzle difficulty Description The game's puzzles are generally not very difficult, making it a more casual experience. While intricate, they require attention to the environment for solutions. Importance 13%	The game's puzzles are generally not very difficult, making it a more casual experience. While intricate, they require attention to the environment for solutions.	13%
Unconventional characters, replayable world Description The game features unconventional characters that guide the player, offering cryptic dialogue, requesting assistance, or playing critical roles in progression and side-quests. The world is rich enough to invite multiple playthroughs for reinterpretation and exploration. Importance 8%	The game features unconventional characters that guide the player, offering cryptic dialogue, requesting assistance, or playing critical roles in progression and side-quests. The world is rich enough to invite multiple playthroughs for reinterpretation and exploration.	8%
Subtle player guidance Description The game subtly guides the player with faintly glowing outlines on important objects and ethereal particles indicating item locations. This helps players navigate the world and solve puzzles without excessive frustration. Importance 5%	The game subtly guides the player with faintly glowing outlines on important objects and ethereal particles indicating item locations. This helps players navigate the world and solve puzzles without excessive frustration.	5%
Good controller support Description The game works well with a controller, even though it's not officially supported. This provides a more comfortable control scheme for some players. Importance 5%	The game works well with a controller, even though it's not officially supported. This provides a more comfortable control scheme for some players.	5%