The Suicide of Rachel Foster

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6.9

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  1. Topfpflanze
    May 14, 2021
    6
    A walking simulator copying a lot from other games, TSORF remains independent, while reminding of its numerous role models. Unfortunately, all the details are executed carelessly, and the story appears diffuse and haphazard. So much would have been possible, but here we are left with just a lame linear tube that you feel forced into rather than immersed in.
  2. Grachechkovski
    Nov 9, 2020
    7
    The game as Firewatch. But about realistic graphics, one big house and his story, which is fully disclosed only at the very end of the game and without any hints earlier.
    Pleased me:
    - graphics - the atmosphere of realistic horror without fictional mysticism - pleasant and hearty conversations - sound component - detective interest I was not pleased: - everything that's happened    The game as Firewatch. But about realistic graphics, one big house and his story, which is fully disclosed only at the very end of the game and without any hints earlier.
    Pleased me:
    - graphics
    - the atmosphere of realistic horror without fictional mysticism
    - pleasant and hearty conversations
    - sound component
    - detective interest
    I was not pleased:
    - everything that's happened since the high point of history.
    - many plot holes in the lore.

    If you like games like Firewatch, Edith Fintch, Everybody's Gonne To The Rapture, etc., then come in for 3-4 hours.    … Expand
  3. gameking
    Mar 29, 2020
    5
    This game is very slow. The story is not good. The mechanics are not good.This game just like a walking simulator and don2t give you anything.
  4. MeinWein
    Jun 25, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Stop promoting pedophilia. It's not called "love" when you impregnate your disabled student. Even if I could like the game I wouldn't change my review.
    Pedophilia isn't love.
    Sexual relationship between a 16 years old disabled girl and an old man is not love.    … Expand
  5. Saem
    Feb 20, 2020
    10
    We really need more games likes this, and I'm really happy that some developers are taking it upon themselves to create videogames in order to express themselves rather than just videogames full of absurd features and banal gameplay. A true GEM!
  6. tedy20000bg
    Feb 22, 2020
    10
    Im really impressed i didn't expect it to be good i really like that kind of storytelling in games the atmosphere is good it's kinda like firewatch with the whole ur alone but not entirely cuz u stay in contact with someone all the time its really good :) we need more games like that
  7. rpface
    Feb 20, 2020
    9
    I was reading some mixed reviews so I wanted to give it a try myself, and although it's clear that it draws a lot of inspiration from the other bigs of the genre, it definitely holds a position in uniqueness. What I liked most is how you have to go through the game *correctly* in order to progress, making the narrative itself the puzzle. Often I would start to feel lost, with no guidanceI was reading some mixed reviews so I wanted to give it a try myself, and although it's clear that it draws a lot of inspiration from the other bigs of the genre, it definitely holds a position in uniqueness. What I liked most is how you have to go through the game *correctly* in order to progress, making the narrative itself the puzzle. Often I would start to feel lost, with no guidance as to what to do; but that just added to the tension and forced me to backtrack in order to find/unlock an important dialogue. I would recommend it to any fans of the genre.… Expand
  8. PixelSapiens
    Feb 20, 2020
    8
    Great atmosphere and huge attention to environment and set dressing. Recommended if you like Firewatch, and similar narrative games.
  9. Lunaviolaz
    Feb 20, 2020
    10
    Exciting! I've never played such a profoundly emotional game. Gives me goosebumps!
  10. noxteryn
    Nov 2, 2020
    0
    Let me preface this by saying that I was not offended by the game's content in any way. I don't mind depictions of predatory sexual relationships. I absolutely loved Saya no Uta. This is not why I dislike the game.

    First of all, there are several mechanics that would have made the game very interesting, but they are only used once and then discarded. For example, there is a point in    Let me preface this by saying that I was not offended by the game's content in any way. I don't mind depictions of predatory sexual relationships. I absolutely loved Saya no Uta. This is not why I dislike the game.

    First of all, there are several mechanics that would have made the game very interesting, but they are only used once and then discarded.

    For example, there is a point in the game where the power goes out and the only light source at your disposal is an old Polaroid camera, so you are using the camera's flash to catches glimpses of where you are going. Creepy as hell, right? How scary would it be if you saw something spooky, or, better yet, if you saw nothing but the photo itself showed something different than what you saw? Spooky! Well, nothing like that ever happens. You only use the camera for about 20 seconds and then never again for the rest of the game.

    But then you find a weird EMF parabolic mic thingy that captures static noise, like they do in those silly ghost-hunting shows. Maybe you'll hear spooky stuff! Maybe you'll hear secret messages or whispers or other creepy sounds! Nope. You hear nothing. You use it literally only once to find something stupid and then never again.

    Second of all, the story is a pile of garbage. It starts out quite well, making you ask questions that keep you intrigued, and just when I was starting to get into the story, it ended. And the ending is like a fart in your face that offers no pay-off or closure whatsoever. And I don't mean that in the "the real monsters in the closet are our own emotional baggage coming back to haunt us" sort of way. I would have been fine with that. What I mean is that the resolution of the story was incredibly stupid and contrived and an insult to the player's intelligence.

    This game had so much potential: A person stranded in an empty "haunted" building with only one person to talk to on the radio, developing cabin fever, growing paranoid and neurotic, their sanity unraveling with each passing day. Is the building really haunted or is it a mental health issue? But no, all you get is a milquetoast story with a stupid stupid stupid ending.    … Expand
  11. levitz1
    Feb 20, 2020
    10
    Nice sound and atmosphere! waiting for the next chapter.
    Absolutely recommended!
  12. AllyNebula
    Feb 20, 2020
    10
    This game is really good. All about it is well realized, environment, sound, plot. I recommend it to people who like playing digital adventures and walking simulators like Firewatch and others.
  13. Asura7
    Feb 24, 2020
    10
    Не помню, писал ли отзыв когда-либо до этого, но сейчас возникло непреодолимое желание :)

    Итак, буду краток: Если, 1. Ты являешься фанатом жанра "Симулятор ходьбы". 2. Считаешь что глубокий сюжет > Геймплейные механики. 3. В списке твоих любимых игр фигурируют такие проекты, как Firewatch, what's remains of edith finch, Gone Home. 4. Любишь густую таинственную атмосферу. 5.    Не помню, писал ли отзыв когда-либо до этого, но сейчас возникло непреодолимое желание :)

    Итак, буду краток:

    Если,

    1. Ты являешься фанатом жанра "Симулятор ходьбы".
    2. Считаешь что глубокий сюжет > Геймплейные механики.
    3. В списке твоих любимых игр фигурируют такие проекты, как Firewatch, what's remains of edith finch, Gone Home.
    4. Любишь густую таинственную атмосферу.
    5. Любишь ходить и тщательно разглядывать детально проработанные атмосферные локации.

    То,

    Данная игра однозначно должна быть тобою куплена и пройдена.

    Я бы купил эту игру и два раза и три раза, лишь бы подобных проектов было как можно больше.

    Игра не без изъянов, спору нет, и тем не менее она занимает почетное место в списке игр, которые я без зазрения совести буду рекомендовать всем, кто хочет познакомится с жанром.    … Expand
  14. Sir_Cane
    Feb 20, 2020
    9
    The game is really a little pearl to me... I loved the dialogues and the atmosphere it manages to create. I was touched by the storytelling so deeply, I felt in need to hug my wife this morning a little more than usual. Love is the key.
  15. ket
    Apr 5, 2020
    4
    This game sounded interesting to me so I went in with no idea about it. Speaking positively for the game the story is interesting enough even though its teen horror level, the sort where you'll work out the real culprit before the end of the first chapter, and Irving is an interesting character however thats the only good things I can say about this game, sadly.

    You spend the entire    This game sounded interesting to me so I went in with no idea about it. Speaking positively for the game the story is interesting enough even though its teen horror level, the sort where you'll work out the real culprit before the end of the first chapter, and Irving is an interesting character however thats the only good things I can say about this game, sadly.

    You spend the entire game as "Nicky", a character you will not develop any attachment to at all as all you ever see of her is her hands, the gameplay is also brain meltingly boring, to and fro, to and fro, to and fro through the same corridors and rooms with a lot of backtracking amounting to nothing more than a walking simulator. You can run, but theres no need to do so at all through the entire game. Even the multiple endings are.. well, not to sound harsh but crap. You could forgive the gameplay if the story had a solid payoff by the end of it but it just doesn't.

    I'm not one to prioritise graphics in games but a game like this REALLY needs to draw you in to the world with polished visuals and sadly it doesn't have that either. At worst it looks like something from the early PS2 days, and at best something from the early PS3 days. Performance-wise the game also won't impress, I played on PC and the graphical difference between "low" and "Epic" is nil, save for some heavy post processing AA which makes everything look far too blurry and more heavy bloom on "High" and "Epic" settings, so most people will likely stick to "Medium" so they don't feel like they are playing with vaseline over their eyes. Something also feels very off with this game I also had screen tearing with everything set to "Epic" quality but the game felt like it was running at 20FPS even with sensitivity turned right up with both mouse and keyboard and controller setups.

    I had high hopes for this game but ultimately it needed more time in the oven to better develop existing endings and add a couple more and to vastly improve visuals in order to draw the player in these things would have gone a long way to significantly improving this game. Overall this game is definitely one that if you are interested in look for a game movie of it on youtube as actually playing it will bore you to death.    … Expand
  16. Saurus_rex
    Feb 20, 2020
    9
    Love it, strong atmosphere and great story. The dialogues had me captured until the end.
  17. StockySpark
    Feb 29, 2020
    5
    Good stuff:
    Atmosphere
    Decent visuals
    Nice actors grasped the casual conversation and mystery hooks

    Bad stuff
    Almost no puzzles
    Heavily scripted and bad environment progression design
    The story is banal
    Thrill moments are week
    A lot of backtracking
  18. Sjalka
    Feb 23, 2020
    7
    Nice story and great sound. It is a very tranquil investigative story with slight scare effects. It felt like gone home or maybe rather even Ethan Carter.

    What i did not like .. at all .. was the mouse sensitivity that seems awefully smoothed to a level that it feels like moving through molasses. This kind of ruined it for me.
  19. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 7, 2020
    6
    The Suciide of Rachel Foster
    Not what I expected…
    The suicide of Rachel foster is a 3 hour long mystery walking simulator game where you play as Nicole, who was left a creepy abandoned hotel after the passing of her father.. a hotel that holds the past and pain of Nicole and her family… all of which revolves around the suicide of a girl named Rachel Foster… You go to check out the old    The Suciide of Rachel Foster
    Not what I expected…
    The suicide of Rachel foster is a 3 hour long mystery walking simulator game where you play as Nicole, who was left a creepy abandoned hotel after the passing of her father.. a hotel that holds the past and pain of Nicole and her family… all of which revolves around the suicide of a girl named Rachel Foster… You go to check out the old place, and wouldn’t you know.. you get snowed in… youre able to talk with someone thanks to new technology known as a a cell phone… and they help you find the items you need to survive until help and come get your out of there…and this game is creepy… I wasn’t expecting to be creeped out at all.. I was expected a sad, depressing, narrative adventure.. but this wasn’t what I was givn.. I was given an unsettling mystery… things start happening and you begin to wonder if youre alone… if Rachel truly did commit suicide, is she was murdered.. if shes still alive as her family believes… and of course you set out to solve this mystery… day after day, gathering clues, equipped with a map, getting closer and closer to the truth…. And this game while is delivered very slowly, offers a really immersive mystery experience… The setting is creepy, full of mystery and intrigue… This is one of the most immersive games ive placed in a while, the story feels real, you feel as though you are in this world, especially playing with headphones…
    My only knock, though a major knock against this game is how little new this game does, nothing crazy happens, and the game hardly changes up…
    The beginning hour pulls you in, but the remaining two drag you along at a very slow pace.. if it weren’t for the mystery of it all, this would be a very hard game to get through, as it struggled at times to keep my attention..
    All in all though, The Suicide of Rachel Foster will surprise you, it’s a mystery that mystery fans would enjoy getting to the bottom of..
    I give the suicide of Rachel foster
    a 6.5/10    … Expand
  20. Young_Nacho
    Apr 15, 2021
    3
    This has to be one of the most astoundingly stupid stories I've come across in a game. The majority of the game is a piss poor rip off of Firewatch, but then it decides to take a sharp turn into WEIRDO CITY. It's an exercise in how not to handle sensitive subjects and the story and twists are just complete and utter BS. It's beyond me that actual human beings wrote this nonsense andThis has to be one of the most astoundingly stupid stories I've come across in a game. The majority of the game is a piss poor rip off of Firewatch, but then it decides to take a sharp turn into WEIRDO CITY. It's an exercise in how not to handle sensitive subjects and the story and twists are just complete and utter BS. It's beyond me that actual human beings wrote this nonsense and thought "Yea this is it". You are a weirdo if you like this garbage.… Expand
  21. Espizh
    Nov 7, 2020
    7
    The story is cool, the game has the right amount of creepiness without the cheap frights, but it does feel like a walking simulator. it's funto play it once.
  22. Crimert
    Dec 5, 2020
    6
    The story-telling could be much better. It's a really short game. The visuals are okay. 4hrs on record.
  23. Draugnimir
    Feb 21, 2020
    8
    Let me ask you two questions. Do you like Firewatch? Do you like What Remains of Edith Finch? If you replied 'yes' to both - then you should be buying/installing/playing The Suicide of Rachel Foster in this very moment.

    Oh, you still here? Want to know more? Okay... TSoRF combines various things we love from aforementioned games. For starters, there is a big empty house to explore    Let me ask you two questions. Do you like Firewatch? Do you like What Remains of Edith Finch? If you replied 'yes' to both - then you should be buying/installing/playing The Suicide of Rachel Foster in this very moment.

    Oh, you still here? Want to know more? Okay... TSoRF combines various things we love from aforementioned games. For starters, there is a big empty house to explore (actually a hotel, but it was home to the protagonist), and it's wonderfully designed. You'll have this particular feel of nostalgia while exploring it, thanks to exemplary use of music/sounds and requisites from '90s, among other things. Moreover, the environment has astounding amount of details in service of telling a personal story of a family torn apart by tragedy.

    With a blizzard raging outside, it can be scary to explore the vast building in mountains on your own, especially when power is going off and you are left in the dark. Mysterious sounds of wind, walls or floors also play major role in giving you the chills. However, the game is no horror and there is nothing supernatural in it.

    Fortunately, you are not entirely alone in this adventure. There is a friendly voice on the cellphone, guiding you through the hotel cut off by snowstorm and soothing Nicole's loneliness (and your anxiety). He gives you advice and lets the protagonist express her feelings. With stellar voice-acting, well written (and interactive) dialogues and charismatic characters, evolving relation between Nicole and Irving is no less interesting than the one of Henry and Delilah from Firewatch. And that means a lot.

    All in all, however, TSoFR is far from greatness of What Remains of Edith Finch. Repetitive walking around the same places in the hotel can be boring (particularly when it is unclear what you should do next in this 'open world' to push the story further and the plot's pacing gets ruined, especially considering Nicole's moving soooo slowly), also characters sometimes talk too much. And there are some minor technical problems here and there, with poor optimization on top of them.

    Anyway, to sum it all up, The Suicide of Rachel Foster is a solid adventure game and a brilliant thriller. I strongly recommend it, especially if you like titles that are not afraid of picking up on difficult subjects and use them with care, to enrich and deepen the story. TSoRF is a strong competitor in this territory, and this reason alone should be more than enough to play this game.    … Expand
  24. tarrec
    Feb 24, 2020
    9
    I really enjoyed this game. world wise, it's like the shining meets firewatch. The hotel looks amazing, I have no idea how this game is only 10 gigs. I loved becoming familiar with the layout, and learning my way around the place. I felt dreadful through out most of it, and I really don't like horror games, but this really isn't one. The games atmosphere is like no other. I only wish itI really enjoyed this game. world wise, it's like the shining meets firewatch. The hotel looks amazing, I have no idea how this game is only 10 gigs. I loved becoming familiar with the layout, and learning my way around the place. I felt dreadful through out most of it, and I really don't like horror games, but this really isn't one. The games atmosphere is like no other. I only wish it were longer.
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    The ending was honestly pretty dissatisfying, not a feel good ending at all, though i guess that's a good thing, given its unique? Despite it's length, the game is definitely worth picking up.    … Expand
  25. YeThiccBoi
    Feb 28, 2020
    5
    This is honestly a pretty good game. The 3 hours of gameplay that this game delivers is great, but thats it. There really isnt any replay value cuz it just shoves all the details in your face. There really isnt a big exploration part since your hand is held the entire way trough. To me it's a large twist on Firewatch. It has some parts that are very similar to each other, with the wholeThis is honestly a pretty good game. The 3 hours of gameplay that this game delivers is great, but thats it. There really isnt any replay value cuz it just shoves all the details in your face. There really isnt a big exploration part since your hand is held the entire way trough. To me it's a large twist on Firewatch. It has some parts that are very similar to each other, with the whole multiple days thing, the stranger on the phone, etc. Only the characters in Firewatch feel much more realistic, has a lot more replayability, and the soundtrack is immensely better. The different art style is something you either like or dont, but its nothing super unique. Worth a playthrough? yes. Worth it at full price? hell no.… Expand
  26. LeahDougherty
    Mar 31, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Going to be blunt and explain why I will never score this game higher than a 3.

    Romanticizes pedophilia of a disabled girl.

    Let me repeat that: *Romanticizes pedophilia for a disabled girl.*

    Pretty game, intriguing story from the start. Then it starts painting the *pedophile* as a tragic romantic and blatantly ignores how utterly gross and wrong his actions were. It is physically nauseating to finish playing through because of it.

    Everything about the game was great up until MC's companion starts cooing about how it was a "simple love."

    No. It was a married man who took advantage of his disabled student and impregnated her.    … Expand
  27. Alexb1096
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    ITALIAN:
    Il gioco unisce elementi narrativi di qualità ad un comparto tecnico non perfetto ma, grazie anche al genere, risulta piuttosto interessante.
    Il comparto audio del gioco è veramente buono, con ottimi dialoghi (solo inglese) e buoni suoni ma avrei gradito la presenza di una colonna sonora impattante. Per quanto riguarda la grafica invece tutto è molto curato esteticamente    ITALIAN:
    Il gioco unisce elementi narrativi di qualità ad un comparto tecnico non perfetto ma, grazie anche al genere, risulta piuttosto interessante.

    Il comparto audio del gioco è veramente buono, con ottimi dialoghi (solo inglese) e buoni suoni ma avrei gradito la presenza di una colonna sonora impattante.
    Per quanto riguarda la grafica invece tutto è molto curato esteticamente (bello lo stile realistico ma non troppo) ma ci sono grossi problemi.
    Innanzitutto il gioco è ottimizzato male, costringendomi ad abbassare le impostazioni per giocare fluido. Inoltre il v-sync si disattiva ad ogni avvio del gioco e la sfocatura dovuta alla distanza funziona male (sembra che abbia l'autofocus come le fotocamere).
    Molto belle le poche animazioni presenti, anche se riguardano solo le mani e pochi oggetti.

    Gameplay classico per i giochi di questo tipo, reso interessante dall'utilizzo di qualche oggetto extra e dalla possibilità di intervenire nei dialoghi. Da rivedere quasi completamente il movimento della protagonista, in quanto il movimento è lentissimo (anche con la corsa) e il "su e giù" dei passi è troppo accentuato.

    La storia invece è una perla. L'argomento è abbastanza chiaro leggendo solo il titolo del gioco, ma i risvolti che prende la trama sono davvero interessanti. Bellissima, ma derivativa da giochi come Firewatch, la narrazione tramite dialoghi tenuti via cellulare.

    Per concludere, se nei giochi preferite la presenza di una trama degna di nota a un gameplay rifinito (che comunque qualcosa di originale lo offre) allora dovete provare questo titolo, anche solo per la sua breve durata (3/4 ore).

    VOTO: 7.5/10    … Expand
  28. ClavicusVile666
    Aug 5, 2022
    8
    A very atmospheric game, with great voice acting and a wonderfully moody/romantic locale. It channels the Shining in more than a few places (check the bathrooms and the carpet).
  29. ARGAMACK
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Эта игра неплохая, даже хорошая. Идея так себе, но атмосфера очень мрачная. Понимаешь, что ты один в этом отеле, а потом понимаешь, что не один.
  30. folmas
    Oct 30, 2021
    4
    it had good atmospheric potential, but was tainted by the unmotivated actions of the characters, a million extra details that don't tell the story. I don't know how it is possible to empathize with such flat and inadequate characters. Unsuccessful attempt to imitate the Edith Finch and firewatch.
  31. Bemazis
    Aug 2, 2022
    0
    Romatizing pedophilia, suicide and stalking of a little girl, i dont know wtf is worng with the developers
  32. o1nk
    Jun 13, 2023
    2
    Подводя итог скажу что абсолютно скучная игра, которую можно брать только по огромной скидке и при условии что вся библиотека пройдена. Абсолютно не стоит потраченного времени, даже несмотря на то что
    ачивки достаточно простые в получении. Как показывает практика - симулятор ходьбы симулятору рознь и можно сделать все нормально, для игрока, а можно как здесь.
    Приятной картинкой сыт не    Подводя итог скажу что абсолютно скучная игра, которую можно брать только по огромной скидке и при условии что вся библиотека пройдена. Абсолютно не стоит потраченного времени, даже несмотря на то что
    ачивки достаточно простые в получении. Как показывает практика - симулятор ходьбы симулятору рознь и можно сделать все нормально, для игрока, а можно как здесь.
    Приятной картинкой сыт не будешь, ну и плюсом ко всему романтизация суицида и педофилии - такое мы не одобряем.    … Expand
  33. NoahElias
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    It's not that deep as the developers would like us to believe. They are just glorifying pedophilia. Disgusting perverts.

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Metascore
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 40
  3. Negative: 5 out of 40
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 22, 2020
    80
    A captivating trip to a mountain hotel with a surprise is perfectly written and directed. Suicide of Rachel Foster is short but impressive walking simulator. [Issue#302]
  2. GameCritics
    Apr 27, 2020
    65
    After all was said and done, The Suicide of Rachel Foster remains an intriguing story exploration game with great suspense, and I felt that the conclusion justified the journey. However, despite being captivating at times, I did wish the truth revealed would’ve conveyed more of a message and less of a story.
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  3. The Overpowered Noobs
    Mar 26, 2020
    40
    Though the atmosphere is beautiful and the sound design is immersively eerie, plot holes and disturbingly accepted character choices greatly hinder this walking simulator.
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