Song of Horror

I'm quite a hardcore horror fan since childhood and I've seen like all horror movies. Nothing really scares me anymore. When it comes to horror games, I've only played a handful of them, and the most scary ones I've played are Layers of Fear, Kholat and Darkness Within. I would say Song of Horror is a combination of all of them in some way. I'm currently playing Chapter 3 and I just had to turn off the game for a while since my nerves couldn't handle it. The big difference with this game compared to the other three I mentioned is that you can actually die! And you only have limited lives. If all your characters die, then you're smoked and have to restart the chapter. That takes the game into another level of focus and horror feeling. I don't really dare to do anything in the game without being extremely cautious. Yes, there are a lot of jump scares, but also slow scares like the whole atmosphere. The minigames are not that creepy, but the thought of a minigame could appear anywhere and kill your character is horrible which will boost the atmosphere a lot. The bad parts with the game are probably that the voice acting is pretty bad. And as an adventure gamer, I want to hear the character talking while clicking on something, even if the person is alone and no one can listen. In this game it's just "hmm....ooh" etc. Like The Sims or something. If this game would be patched, please change the voice acting. That French sounding guy in chapter two was just sounding terrible. But as a whole, this is the scariest game I've played this far so I can totally recommend it.

Song of Horror is a great horror experience, the story and atmosphere are wonderful, the puzzles challenging, but usually nothing to make you pull your hair out, and the controls and fixed camera only add to the overall experience. Buy, play and enjoy.

This game is unplayable. The character is stuck in the wardrobe. to no avail. She doesn't even die. I cannot progress. I got up in the morning and she was still in the wardrobe. Shut down the computer and she was still in the wardrobe. The character must like it there.

I had high hopes going into this game and as far as the game goes, it's gorgeous. It's creepy. It's eerie. It's got the puzzle solving and rando item fetch questing with characters that react to environment the same way you do. It all shapes up to be yet another horror classic that could rival the likes of Resident Evil or Silent Hill.......BUT Let's talk about the respawn mechanics. While, in itself, it is a clever mechanic. Had it been handled well it could've made for an interesting way to build a relationship with your chosen character, but it's not handled well. They couple the permadeath instant kill with another mechanics. That of listening to the doors to catch the "entity" on the other side and running and hiding to avoid said entity. If you hear it then you best avoid the door. This is a clever yet frustrating quality to adhere to, especially when your focus is elsewhere. Ambience, scenery, puzzles, etc. Now, you could argue that Its the players fault, perhaps. But the moment I uninstalled the game was after giving it a fair chance and getting a good ways through chapter 1, I hear the entity on the other side of the door, so I avoid it. Then the lights flicker and its made obvious you have to lose the thing since its after you. The first door I come across is the one opposite side of where I clearly heard the thing, I don't check the door because I know the thing is behind me, but sure enough I get snatched. Fine I say to myself, but not 10 minutes later, maybe less, my next character ends up jumping to her death from the attic window, no warning or word of caution. No hint that that may be a bad idea. So I'm sorry to say this is not a good game. Maybe for players who enjoy unnecessary punishment, but I prefer to enjoy my gaming experience, not suffer through it. I'm not into Dragons Lair type gameplay of memorize the whole map and do it better next time. If this game had save points I'd still be playing. Modders, let's get a save point mod!