- Publisher: Jesse Makkonen
- Release Date: Oct 21, 2015
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Switch, Xbox One
DISTRAINT
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 89 Ratings
- Summary: DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. You step into the shoes of an ambitious young man named Price. In order to forge a partnership from a famous company, Price seizes a property of an elderly woman. In that very moment he finds out the price of his humanity.
- Developer: Jesse Makkonen
- Genre(s): Adventure, General
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 8
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Mixed: 3 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Jan 31, 2016Distraint is a phenomenal experience that all gamers should play. It explores guilt through the lens of a horror title which is rather unique in the video game space. Despite the fact that it can become frustrating at times, it takes a lot of risks that pay off. The twists in the game are unexpected and disturbing.
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Feb 11, 2016Indie games of this kind, rise or fall on the creator’s ability to weave a narrative that engages the player on not just a gaming experience but also on that all important emotional one. The cost of this game is a worthy one to experience Price’s journey.
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Jan 21, 2016Distraint’s terror comes from the simplest, most eerily familiar source of them all: our inner, survival-wired, do-whatever-it-takes, petty self. In its two short hours, this inspired little indie adventure will ask you some very tough questions. And you may not like your answers.
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Mar 13, 2016While the story isn’t especially long, it’s absorbing and gives you a lot to think about.
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Feb 15, 2016It makes a lot of sense that a game made under such conditions would feel unpolished. I would love to see this game built on and improved upon. There’s so much potential in the creepiness that hovers over every step you take.
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Feb 16, 2016Considering 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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May 2, 2016A 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.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 26
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Mixed: 5 out of 26
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Negative: 6 out of 26
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Aug 6, 2018Distraint is a good little adventure with surreal visuals and great atmosphere.
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Nov 30, 2022Bana pek geçmedi bu oyun. Güzel konulara değiniyor ancak korku öğeleri kötü. Narative olarak berbat hatta.
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Oct 25, 2019Simply not a game, just dull and ugly attempt to grab your money made by 1 man within 3 to 4 hours. Avoid.
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