DISTRAINT

 PC
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 89 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 89
  3. Negative: 9 out of 89

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  1. RygoSywa
    Jul 17, 2016
    2
    Let's not beat around the bush on this one: It's bad. It's really clunky, awful and BAD. As a game it's mediocre, trying to be a sort of adventure game with really simple puzzles. As a "horror" game it's dumb as it relies entirely on being loud, although to it's benefit it does not abuse the use of jump scares. As a story is awful. The subject matter could be interesting but it is muddledLet's not beat around the bush on this one: It's bad. It's really clunky, awful and BAD. As a game it's mediocre, trying to be a sort of adventure game with really simple puzzles. As a "horror" game it's dumb as it relies entirely on being loud, although to it's benefit it does not abuse the use of jump scares. As a story is awful. The subject matter could be interesting but it is muddled with bad storytelling, horrible symbolism and cliched garbage. Specially the ending. Final words? Greed is bad, but not as bad as this piece of trash written by a first grader. Do not waste your time.… Expand
  2. Reverse_U
    Oct 25, 2019
    0
    Simply not a game, just dull and ugly attempt to grab your money made by 1 man within 3 to 4 hours. Avoid.
  3. kch3691
    Dec 18, 2017
    4
    Distraint is a short 2D adventure horror game. There isn't much going on here besides the story and I didn't get into it. 16/16 achievements can be had in three hours.
  4. ExTrapolation
    Aug 25, 2020
    4
    Sorry for Russian review. Shortly speaking I do not like the game.

    Игра мне не понравилась, прямо говоря(Заметно). Она скучная, унылая, как и сам бродильный геймплей. Ещё есть непримечательные пазлы. Графика, а точнее стиль - он мне не понравился, ещё когда я посмотрел на страницу игры в Steam. Уродские лица, анимации (например ходьбы, герои будто наложили в штаны и ходят на резиновых    Sorry for Russian review. Shortly speaking I do not like the game.

    Игра мне не понравилась, прямо говоря(Заметно). Она скучная, унылая, как и сам
    бродильный геймплей. Ещё есть непримечательные пазлы.
    Графика, а точнее стиль - он мне не понравился, ещё когда я посмотрел на страницу игры в Steam. Уродские лица, анимации (например ходьбы, герои будто наложили в штаны и ходят на резиновых протезах). Локации выглядят OK. Потому что все плохо освещены, полагаю.
    Хоррор составляющая: "Неожиданная" кровь стекающая со стен и немного другой мистики. На меня сложно нагнать жути графикой, а такой смешной, что в игре - невозможно.
    Какие-то глубинные мысли, всё таки психологический хоррор? Никакой глубины, всё и так понятно. Главный герой - судебный пристав, то есть, например, должен у кого то конфисковать имущество. Только люди, у которых он "забирает дома" малость ТУПЫЕ, и отказываются от нормальных альтернатив жилья. И ГГ ВИНИТ ВО ВСЕХ ГРЕХАХ СЕБЯ И РАБОТУ. Дебил? Дебил.
    Уже додумали о чём игра? Значит вы уже прошли её в своей голове.
    Вернее сыграть в RPG с подобными дилеммами, там погружение лучше, и тупости из-за вариативности куда меньше. Но это моё мнение.    … Expand
  5. vgi99
    Apr 18, 2020
    2
    This game is bad literally in everything. Even the worst indie game as part of Asylum Jam on GameJolt is a cut above this unhappy squalor.
    1. The plot is one pathetic attempt in an unmotivated, unwritten moralization. Perhaps even the worst examples of teenage fanfics are capable of more.
    2. Poor visuals. Sometimes it seems that only 1/3 of the screen was used only to draw less and    This game is bad literally in everything. Even the worst indie game as part of Asylum Jam on GameJolt is a cut above this unhappy squalor.
    1. The plot is one pathetic attempt in an unmotivated, unwritten moralization. Perhaps even the worst examples of teenage fanfics are capable of more.
    2. Poor visuals. Sometimes it seems that only 1/3 of the screen was used only to draw less and without the gray world of the game consisting of ctrl + c / ctrl + v. Just a miserable parody of a buzzer for real hand-drawn quests from the early 90s, he had never seen.
    3. The lack of gameplay, as such. Artificially tightening a very short game with inactivity of objects.
    4. Inexpressive, consisting of the most miserable clichés of audio. It didn’t occur to the creator of the game that even the most ordinary indie musician who agreed to make music for the game just to be mentioned in the game (and not for money) would do 1000% better. I played this game just by turning off the sound.    … Expand

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#100 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Adventure Gamers
    May 2, 2016
    60
    A modest but oddly compelling adventure steeped in perpetual darkness, the surreal side-scrolling Distraint is a low-cost exploration of the high price of selling one’s soul.
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  2. GamingTrend
    Mar 13, 2016
    80
    While the story isn’t especially long, it’s absorbing and gives you a lot to think about.
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  3. Games.cz
    Feb 16, 2016
    70
    Considering the atmosphere and the story Distrain is a job well done – instead of ostentatious horror it scares mainly with its realism and spooky normality, wrapped in occasional psychedelia. From time to time I lacked the option to control the game with a mouse and some game mechanics could be more user-friendly. These minor flaws, however, do not change the fact, Distrain is very pleasant experience.
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