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Syndrome
You wake up on a spaceship, dazed and confused from the effects of cryosleep, and begin to search for the rest of the crew. Where could they have gone? All too suddenly, you discover that most of them are dead, and those still alive are… changed. With Syndrome, Camel 101 takes first person survival horror back to its roots. In the dark confines of...
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A desolate ship trapped with no help coming; signs of a robotic AI uprising; noises that make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. All of these create the framework for an outer-space horror that should invoke the likes of Event Horizon
Syndrome is a first-person survival horror game set aboard a derelict starship, where players must sneak past grotesque creatures and steadily work towards repairing the ship's systems. While the game's first half shines thanks to a solid grasp of mood-building and excellent visual design, the experience soon grows tiresome due to excessive backtracking and questionable means of raising the difficulty.
You wake with no memory or weaponry in an evidently clear hostile environment, what now?
With games like Dead Space and Alien: Isolation becoming so popular, sci-fi horror games have been on the rise. Unfortunately, if you were hoping for an original story line and interesting, new gameplay, you may not find it here with Syndrome. Title: Syndrome Platform: PC (Reviewed), Mac (Ps4 & Xbox One later) Developer: Camel 101 Publisher: Camel 101 Price: $24.99 - Read our full Gaming News on The Outerhaven .
It is a legitimately scary game, but the bugs, bad design choices, bland story, and obnoxious enemies overshadow that. It is hard to tell how much is the game scaring you, and how much is just frustration.
Ever wanted to play a really bad first-person rip-off of Dead Space? No? Then you'll probably want to give Syndrome a pass.