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  • Summary: Treze Trilhas is home to the St. Dinfina Hotel, a decadent site that is the subject of numerous rumors including mysterious disappearances and paranormal activity. Hoping to break the story, amateur journalist Roberto Leite Lopes travels to Santa Catarina following a tip from his friendTreze Trilhas is home to the St. Dinfina Hotel, a decadent site that is the subject of numerous rumors including mysterious disappearances and paranormal activity. Hoping to break the story, amateur journalist Roberto Leite Lopes travels to Santa Catarina following a tip from his friend Stephanie.

    His investigative skills will be needed not only to uncover the truth but to survive when reality is turned upside down with his discovery of a camera that reveals different timelines, a fanatical cult, human experiments, and apparitions roaming the halls.

    Solve puzzles and scavenge for anything to stop their hunt as the past, present and future collide.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Jun 27, 2022
    80
    If you enjoy modern Resident Evil titles such as Resident Evil 7 and Village, then you will feel right at home with Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel. It’s an obvious love letter to the franchise that contains plenty of lore, mystery, horror, and puzzles. Unfortunately, the janky controls take away from what otherwise is an indie game with lots of heart and promise.
  2. Jun 27, 2022
    77
    Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel seems like a mere Resident Evil 7 clone, but shows a unique and distinctive soul thanks to brilliant puzzles and a game structure that reminds us of old horror classics.
  3. Jul 6, 2022
    77
    In game design wise, 'Fobia' is a great homage to the classic Survival Horrors such as Resident Evil. While the action part against the monster is rather sloppy, the hotel's level design and terrifying atmosphere are quite impressive.
  4. Jun 27, 2022
    70
    Slowly working your way through the hotel, taking in the gorgeously detailed environment, wracking your brain to figure out how to progress, remembering all of the blocked paths you can now access with a newly acquired key item—these are the moments when the game is at its absolute best. Had the title leaned into this as the main aspect of the experience, you could very well have been reading a recommendation for one of the genre’s premier titles. Instead, Fobia – St. Dinfna Hotel is an amazing exploration game that periodically gets in its own way with lackluster shooting and action sequences. It’s still well worth your time, but it’s disappointing to think about how much more it could have been.
  5. Jun 29, 2022
    70
    Phobia: St. Dinfna Hotel is a good debut for Pulsatrix Studios: in four years they have managed to pack an aesthetically and playfully pleasing horror, with the right mix of puzzle-investigative and shooter elements. Generally you notice the commitment of the team, which perhaps could have dared slightly more: some puzzles are too trivial, others require excessive backtracking and can confuse the player a lot. The graphics sector is good, thanks to a good use of the Unreal Engine but among rather detailed environments and objects it is inevitable to notice others of poor quality, which slightly damage the beauty of Phobia, whose narrative fabric unfortunately knows already seen.
  6. Jun 27, 2022
    70
    With an interesting environment packed with puzzles and mysteries but a distinct lack of enemy variety and scares, Fobia should only be checked into if you can overlook its detriments.
  7. Jul 7, 2022
    50
    You may enjoy some of the puzzles and how the game looks. But other indie games have done it better. There’s promise underneath all the cruft, and I do hope there’s another crack at this from the team, but I can’t say I enjoyed much in Fobia outside of the visuals. Fobia reminded how hard it is to pull off a tight survival horror experience. I kept waiting for something to truly surprise me or show me a twist I hadn’t seen before. Ultimately, I wanted something more.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Jul 4, 2022
    10
    Jogo incrível! Bons gráficos, boa jogabilidade, história bem feita e trilha sonora ótima.
  2. Jul 1, 2022
    10
    That’s incredible how a small studio makes a superb game. The puzzles make me feel in 1996 with RE1 and the horror make me feel in 1999 withThat’s incredible how a small studio makes a superb game. The puzzles make me feel in 1996 with RE1 and the horror make me feel in 1999 with Silent hill. Thanks for that brazilians! Expand
  3. Jun 29, 2022
    10
    I found the game amazing for the simple fact of the great quality and the fact that it is an indie game!. The graphics, gameplay, mechanicsI found the game amazing for the simple fact of the great quality and the fact that it is an indie game!. The graphics, gameplay, mechanics are perfect and fit the purpose of the game. 10!!!!!!! Expand
  4. Jul 7, 2022
    10
    The game is very good. I'm loving! There are many puzzles and exploration mechanics and backtrack. Definitely sensational for an indie project.
  5. Jun 29, 2022
    10
    A great horror game, I predict great things for this studio.
    looking forward to their next work.
  6. Jun 30, 2022
    10
    Que jogo incrível, impressionante esse ser o primeiro trabalho da Pulsatrix Studios, uma grande homenagem a diversos outros jogos de terror eQue jogo incrível, impressionante esse ser o primeiro trabalho da Pulsatrix Studios, uma grande homenagem a diversos outros jogos de terror e suspense como Sillent Hill e Resident Evil, trazendo uma historia super original e bem intrigante com personagens atrativos, combate satisfatório e com uma ambientação imersiva ao extremo. JOGUEM ESSA OBRA! Expand
  7. Jul 2, 2022
    9
    Gostei muito do jogo, contém elementos de outros jogos de terror e suspense que combinados criam essa experiência incrível!

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