Clive Barker's Undying

The game didn't work for me for a while until I upgraded to an SSD, now it works properly!

Clive Barker’s Undying is a game that still manages to send chills down your spine, even after all these years. The sound effects, dark atmosphere, and unique horror vibe make it a true classic. I would love to see a remastered version — this masterpiece deserves a second life.

As a GREAT fan of horror adventure and RPG games, a friend of mine recommended this game. Maybe it was the hype or supposedly Lovecraft mentioning, I installed the game and waited for nirvana. The menus were poor, but it had some eerie feeling so I said let's play this. Intro was OK and the mansion itself is maybe one of the few great things in this game (I remember many of those paintings on the wall), but as the game progressed that eerie feeling started to slip away and the "Lovecraft horror game" showed it's real face. This is a mediocre shooter with no real spooky scenes and it gets boring along the way. So for all of you shooter lovers, stick with "Clive Barker : Jericho" or "Return to Castle Wolfenstein" and if you're a fan of REAL horror adventure games, you have to try out "Phantasmagoria", "Gabriel Knight : The beast within" or a classic like "Dark seed". Anyway, play games and enjoy !

One of my all time favorite games.

There isn't too much to say about Undying if you're already in the FPS and Horror game circles, but if you are somehow not, then you owe it to yourself to try this game out in its entirety. With a focused narrative, solid gameplay and shooting mechanics, loads of secrets and optional areas and great example of cosmic horror story, Undying has become a regular of my annually played games and still gets me hours of solid fun. Even if the pacing issues of the last level are apparent and can be slightly confusing and the final boss can be spongy and time-consuming, it makes up for it by a solid overall experience. Visually, the graphical fidelity of the Unreal Engine can be jarring, but after getting immersed, you'd find that it's very easy to look passed or even enjoy the stylised visuals. I always found the art style overall to be charming and adds character to the game and its atmosphere.