Obscure

Lake Haven - Chrysalis

96% positive of 485 Steam reviews

Released: 2023
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam, itch.io

Made by Encrypt Games.

About the game

This game serves as a prequel chapter for the upcoming game 'Lake Haven'. Detective Zeke Reynold is called to investigate what he assumes will be another case he'll quickly forget, but what he finds will be sewn into the fabric of his existence forever.

Tagged by players

Old School
Third Person
Horror
Surreal
Dark
Exploration
Puzzle
Story Rich
Mystery
Thriller
Atmospheric
1990's

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Lake Haven - Chrysalis

96% positive of 485 Steam reviews

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Released: 2023
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam, itch.io

Made by Encrypt Games.

About the game

Tagged by players

Old School
Third Person
Horror
Surreal
Dark
Exploration
Puzzle
Story Rich
Mystery
Thriller
Atmospheric
1990's

What players say

Recommended
I like the game and had a good time with it. The Progression is well done and never too confusing. It is clearly a passion Project and I will play the full Game. however...... in my humble opinion.... I think the Story and Aesthetic, is a bit too much a Fan-Service for Silent Hill and Twin Peaks Fans. Don't get me wrong....I love both of these Things. But I wish it had more of his own Identity. I still recommend it…
1.5 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Uncover A Dark Mystery In Lake Haven On October 7th, at 9 PM the Kansas police department receives a call from an old woman called Marianne Lambert, who is acting out of concern for her younger friend Eleanor Robertson. According to Mrs Lambert, Eleanor hasn't picked up the phone in 13 days, and her letters have gone unanswered. Detective Zeke Reynold is called to investigate what he assumes will be another case…
1.3 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I wish Steam let users rate a game neither up or down, but rather in the middle. This has a nice atmosphere. The mechanics are in place. The story seems promising. The trouble is, the gameplay is just a matter of finding one key, backtracking, finding another, backtracking, finding yet another... and so on. Because the map is quite small, and there's only one enemy, this wears thin. That said, I'll be on the lookout…
2.6 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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