Year Walk - one of the best horror game for iOS

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Fancy a little horror game on your iPhone,iPad or iPod?

Year Walk is a 2D/3D first-person puzzle/adventure horror game set in the Swedish woods during the 19th Century. Traditional Swedish folklore plays a predominant role in the game.

5 stars review by Telegraph - "Year Walk is a bold, distinctive adventure, and one of the finest titles the App Store has yet hosted."












[excerpt from Telegraph]

If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise; one a little less pleasant than the nursery rhyme suggests. The fourth iOS game from Swedish studio Simogo is a dark delight, a horror-tinged narrative adventure that is comfortably one of the most exciting and creatively daring games the App Store has yet hosted.

Year walking is an ancient Swedish tradition where men would head into the forest at midnight on New Year’s Eve in an attempt to see their future, and it’s on one of these vision quests that the game begins. Instantly, you’re aware that nothing good can come of this particular ritual. There’s no comforting menu to welcome you in, and the wide aspect ratio of the image immediately instils a sense of claustrophobia (as well as lending a certain cinematic quality to the presentation). The unsettling sound design leaves you in no doubt that, though we’re in a very picturesque setting, you’re about to go to some dark places.

Just how dark may surprise you. In its three previous iOS releases Simogo has brought us colourful games of head tennis with tiny aliens, an adorable old couple on a leisurely drive and a likeable bandit stealing clocks to a pulsing rhythm. Yet there’s no light here, no levity, merely a pervasive sense of dread, heightened by an early jolt that puts you on edge for the rest of your journey.

What sets Year Walk apart is that it confounds at every turn. It’s an iOS game that’s not in the least bit portable; instead, it’s designed to be experienced in a single late-night sitting with the lights dimmed and absolutely no distractions. It asks you to explore a 3D world that comprises a series of flat layers, a swipe of the finger sending trees, gates and buildings flipping into view like you’re pulling a cardboard tab to lift an origami model into position. It’s a game set in the 19th century, with a contemporary technological twist. It’s a game of very few words, yet it comes with a bonus free miniature encyclopaedia that adds detail and meaning to elements it would be remiss to spoil.

Let's Play reaction:




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So I've been playing this game and it's pretty entertaining. The puzzles are challenging and the location got me disoriented at times. Spooky vibes galore and some jump scares.