Iron Lung

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Metascore
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  1. Destructoid
    Mar 22, 2022
    90
    The design of Iron Lung captivated me. It’s a brilliant approach to the horror genre. It keeps you feeling perpetually vulnerable. There is nothing to help you and absolutely no escape. Your only option is to keep pressing ahead, as there’s no rescue until the job is done. Don’t get distracted, ignore the sounds. Hurry, but be careful not to bash into a wall. I don’t think it’s possible to represent that idea better in an interactive medium. Iron Lung really is the perfect short-form horror experience.

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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 17 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 5 out of 17
  1. B-Bog
    Jan 15, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. I really don't get all the buzz around this game, it's even been getting on some GOTY lists. The gameplay is super-limited, the graphics are s**t and it's not even that scary. Yeah, it's a little claustrophobic and ominous, but nothing really happens until the very end, which is when you get a cheap, short jumpscare and then it's suddenly all over without any further explanation. The concept itself is promising, but literally every aspect of the game would've needed to be expanded upon to make this an actually worthwhile experience. As it stands, the game doesn't even go on long enough to build proper tension, the lore is intriguing but not fleshed out in the slightest (and you very likely won't even know how to access it without looking it up), you get to know nothing about the character you're playing... It's just a very superficial and ultimately hollow experience. Basically, you spend an hour f***ing around with some virtual buttons just to arrive at that one jumpscare and that's it.… Full Review »
  2. Eyean
    Aug 5, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. The visual design of the world and claustrophobic feeling of being in the submarine are great. The dread of exploring the Blood Moon builds up throughout the game, only to be ruined by some stupid fish jump scaring you at the end.… Full Review »
  3. Young_Fawn
    Jun 21, 2023
    8
    A Horrifying Must Play

    Iron Lung is a game where you're a single man in an old rusty submarine equipped with nothing but a computer,    A Horrifying Must Play

    Iron Lung is a game where you're a single man in an old rusty submarine equipped with nothing but a computer, co-ordinate buttons to move around, a map, fire extinguisher and a photograph camera.

    The game begins with your descent into this unknown blood planet and you're basically told to go to co-ordinate to co-ordinate to take a picture of what you see there for your logs.

    You cannot see outside the submarine other than the camera, which only takes a single picture.

    The graphics are done in that retro playstation one style that really invokes horror.

    The sound design is phenomenal, you'll want to take your headset off when playing it, that's how creepy it is.

    Without going too much more into what happens, I'll end this review here. The game shouldn't take more than 60-90 minutes to complete, after you get the hang of moving the submarine, going from place to place isn't too challenging.

    What you experience in the Iron Lung is something that'll keep you on the edge of your seat the entire way from start to finish.

    8/10 - I just wish it was longer.    … Full Review »
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