Downfall (2009)

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30

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  1. MrMog64
    Jul 27, 2013
    8
    This is a horror point and click adventure game, with unsettling and creepy scenarios with lots of gore, nudity, and the occasional jump scare. There are different routes or options you can choose at plot points of this game that change how you beat the game and which ending you get. I think there is a total of 5 endings.
    The game is short, I beat it in a 3-4 hour sitting from beginning    This is a horror point and click adventure game, with unsettling and creepy scenarios with lots of gore, nudity, and the occasional jump scare. There are different routes or options you can choose at plot points of this game that change how you beat the game and which ending you get. I think there is a total of 5 endings.
    The game is short, I beat it in a 3-4 hour sitting from beginning to end. The unique story and hand drawn backgrounds are probably the best part of this game. There are something like 70~ hand drawn pictures used for all the backgrounds in the game. Some of the backgrounds have vibrant colors, some are completely washed out of color, some are distorted to fit the setting of the game it really feels like it gives this game personality.
    There are no voice overs which was slightly disappointing considering this game came out in 2009 although one could argue that adding voice overs could ruin the creepy mood of the game a bit. I also wish that a bit more of this world could have been explored instead of having it be a 3-4 hour experience. I had several problems starting this game and googling my problems didn't help me at all. If you have any problems with setting the resolution of this game just set it to 640 by 480 in fullscreen. The game surprisingly fits this resolution well my only complaint about it was its hard to navigate the inventory at the top of the screen (but at least its playable!).
    If you liked this game try out Harvester Games' new title The Cat Lady, it makes reference to at least one of the characters in Downfall, although I still haven't beaten the game at this time. I enjoyed Downfall and rate it a 8/10, its worth your time if you are into Horror/Mature/Gore games, if you are interested in a different stylized game with its twisted hand drawn backgrounds, and if you are just looking for a different experience compared to your average adventure game.    … Expand
  2. royksteam123
    Apr 16, 2016
    7
    Pretty cool, but prefered the cat lady, especially since i already played the first downfall, didnt really find that much new here, hope this guy makes a game with a new story soon, the style its made are awesome
  3. Aeromusic
    Dec 17, 2017
    9
    Awesome indie masterpiece. One of the most impressive and gloomy 2D-quest i've ever seen. Amazing story, music, interactive elements and other stuff. 9 / 10.
  4. BlossomingFlowe
    Apr 5, 2016
    8
    To me Downfall is a thrilling, disturbing horror adventure, puzzle game. Dark setting, unexpected story twists, music, which makes every situation feel extremely realistic are the essence of it. You literally experience same feelings with the characters as you progress through this amazing story. Genius hand-drawn backgrounds demonstrate what a great amount of effort is required to makeTo me Downfall is a thrilling, disturbing horror adventure, puzzle game. Dark setting, unexpected story twists, music, which makes every situation feel extremely realistic are the essence of it. You literally experience same feelings with the characters as you progress through this amazing story. Genius hand-drawn backgrounds demonstrate what a great amount of effort is required to make gamers believe that characters could be alive and the entire story could happen to anyone of us. Im also familiar with the original game. Both of them are incomparable. While the first one was a sketch, a try to make something unique out of nothing, this remake is surely pretending to be a masterpiece even though it has some important disadvantages. I wish I could compare it with Silence of the Sleep, but apparently these two are absolutely different.
    Great storytelling, various endings, depending on your personal choice of actions throughout the game, deserve 8 of 10, indeed.    … Expand
  5. beeanadou
    Apr 16, 2018
    5
    Eccentric and gruesome, May not suitable for everyone, as certain scenes are disturbing even to a natural horror game player like me. With only a use of the black and white sketch, it creates a suffocating depressed atmosphere

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Games.cz
    May 18, 2016
    80
    An overlooked adventure gem that won't amaze with its technical side or puzzles, but with its story, dialogues and characters – precisely the features a quality adventure game needs.
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  2. Brash Games
    Mar 6, 2016
    70
    Downfall is self-aware and does exactly what it intends to do: provide a psychological thrill ride.
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  3. Adventure Gamers
    Mar 2, 2016
    80
    If you aren’t afraid of emotional darkness, terrifying images, and deep moral quandaries, you’ll want to check into the revamped Downfall’s Quiet Haven Hotel to explore the bloody landscape of the human psyche.
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