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10 Tales of Terror from 10 Twisted Minds. Made in only 7 Sleepless Nights. The Dread X Collection is a series of small games created by some of the most talented indie devs around, all with the same mission: create the P.T. for the horror project of their dreams.
Dread X Collection is a survival horror, action and adventure game
developed by DreadXP, Airdorf Games, Strange Scaffold, Scythe Dev Team, Secret Cow Level, Snowrunner Games, David Szymanski, Lovely Hellplace, Torple Dook, Wayward Preacher, oddbreeze and Mahelyk
and published by DreadXP.
Released on May 26th 2020 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 569 reviews of which 458 were positive and 111 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 5.69€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.73€ on Eneba.
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- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or Faster
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or MD Radeon 6870 HD Series
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
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Since this game is a collection of 10 small games. I'm going to talk about each one of them individually and then give my final opinion. The order of the games is the order I played them: Hand of Doom This didn't look like an appealing game initially with the old-school style it has (I'm not nostalgic towards that). But the game surprised me in a pleasant way. I liked how the spells were used. I would have never remembered all of them by heart, luckily they're all written in your grimoire once you discover them. The length seems just about right. Let's say you tackle 3 'mini-dungeons' to collect what you need for the finale. The dungeons themselves were pretty creative, and I liked how they remained bite sized. Also, I liked the voice actors. The one thing I didn't like was the framerate, it was 25. I'm not sure it's intentional but it did make me a bit dizzy. It took me roughly 40 minutes to complete Hand of Doom. Don't Go Out That was such a random game that is super short but also took longer than it should have due to trial and error. You have nine days to survive through a turn based battle system with cards (each day is one turn). Now don't get your hopes up, it's more of a concept than a game really. I like the ideas it has but 19 minutes went by so quickly and what's there is not fleshed out nor very polished. It doesn't leave a strong impression but it's not bad either. Summer Night Even though Summer Night was just as short as Don't Go Out, it left a stronger impression. I can confidently say it's well made and so fun in those 20 minutes. You're in a garden to pick mushrooms mostly. There are different stages with some changes that kept the gameplay interesting enough. You're actually playing a game within a game. The amount of batteries left is a good indication of when the game ends. The feeling of fearing your own shadow is also conveyed well. So far this is my favourite game of the bunch. Outsiders I had negative impressions when I started playing this game. The graphics screamed cheap asset packs, and I don't normally like constantly dying to get further (that's the point of the game). But the mystery and weirdness had its hooks on me. Reading about the main objective online gave me a purpose and knowing when it ends helped with managing the game. Some of the situations were very creative and the ending surprised me. The only problem I had was either remembering where all the keys were (it's difficult even with easy settings) or needing to die a couple of times to pick them up more easily. I ended up needing 1.5 hour to complete the game. Even though Summer Night might be the more polished game, I might have enjoyed Outsiders more. Rotgut It's the worst game in the list by far. I doubt there will be another game that is worse than Rotgut. It wastes your time by making you walk 20 minutes without doing a single thing. What's there is not even particularly good (and that's putting it mildly). There was no point to any of it. The collection would have been better if this game wasn't part of it. Now it's only here to make the collection look worse. The Pony Factory This is hands down the best game I've played in the list, so far. It's a black and white atmospheric FPS with some resource management. You need to alternate between your flashlight and gun depending on the situation. The game is dark, so you're forced to do this often. You also need to watch your health and ammo, you can find some but it's not like they're around in abundance. All of this combined can create lots of tensions. It works for the most part, though there are times I've been too annoyed by the constant switching between the flashlight and weapon. I've lost track of time but I took between 30 minutes and an hour to complete the game. I did it on casual and that didn't feel easy at all. I died a few times in a couple of sections. Shatter This turned out to be an entirely different game than what I expected based on screenshots. It's a walking simulator with some survival elements. What's surprising is how the lore was established extensively. I'd actually like to see how this continues. The graphical style is also unique and it works. I didn't like having a stamina gauge. I understand why in the second half but it made the first half more tedious than it should have. I also got stuck due to a bug and had to restart the entire game because of it. Luckily, the entire experience is 30 minutes at most. I quite enjoyed Shatter even though I wanted more. The ending talks about things happening later, as if there will be a sequel. Carthanc I didn't really enjoy this. It has a nice set-up and the graphics are pretty cool but the gameplay was bad, really bad. You need to complete 4 trials and often times you're chased by zombies who are very aggressive. 2 of the trials are timed as well, so there is lots of stress coming from this game. It was often dark and you died quickly. I don't even remember how long it took me to complete the game but I know that a lot of time was wasted on dying. It was still better than Rotgut. Mr Bucket Told Me To This was an interesting experience. You're stranded on an island and you need to survive 4 days by taking care of your hunger, thirst, health and hygiene. There are also some disturbing elements sprinkled here and there. I liked figuring out how to take care of all that I mentioned and how to do it in creative ways. The story is also pretty entertaining. The game does look very cheap graphically and I did get stuck somewhere, forcing me to restart from the very beginning after 20 minutes. I don't remember how long it took me to complete the game. It ended satisfyingly and I had a good time overall. The Pay is Nice The graphics look insanely good with that fixed camera perspective and tank controls. You keep walking doing mundane things for work. You slowly learn more about the story and then you have to do a task towards the end. It ended abruptly after 14 minutes. It felt like things were just getting started. Although, you can skip your task and I made use of it. It looked complex and I didn't feel like it. I wish there was more to the game but at least it left a positive impression. Conclusion The concept has pros and cons. It's fun to try things briefly and not knowing what to expect. Kind of like getting a birthday gift. All the games are short, so most of the time they don't overstay their welcome. That said, get ready to also play real stinkers between the fun games. There were 2-3 I disliked while the rest was okay or sometimes very good. A lot of those games are fine within a collection but not alone and sold at regular prices. That is the point after all, each game was made within 7 days. I like this experiment and I'm going to try to play the sequels eventually. The price of less than 6 euros for DXC1 is appropriate. It took me 6.7 hours to complete all the games. The achievements are for completing each game and watching the credits. That's the best use of achievements in such a collection, especially when you don't want to spend more time on the games you might dislike.
Well, it certainly is what it is advertised at. Which is to say, a bunch of very, very rough proofs of concept for various spooky games, and even though they have pretenses of further development, it's clear they all have a long way to go. Hand of Doom and Summer Night are easily the best ones, if only because they have the closest thing to a concrete sense of polish out of the entire collection. Shatter is pretty cool too, even if its world still feels rather conspicuously empty and uneventful. The ones that expect you to fail and redo things multiple times, of which there is a rather glaring amount for such a small collection, feel like the clunkiest ones, with their most appealing aspects being rather hard to focus on without forcing oneself to look past how unfulfilling the rest of the experience is. Ultimately, as someone who unironically enjoyed the Trash Horror Collection series and went into this expecting something similar, even if this goes against the spirit of an anthology such as this, I can't help but yearn for a better sense of consistency. Can be worth checking out, but only if you have a very particular fixation on this sort of barebones indie products, and are sensible enough to not expect anything great.
It's a collection of game jam games. The concepts are good, but the execution is - usually - pretty bad. There's a few games that stand out as outliers as being horrible here (like that tunnel one lol) but the game has a ton of interesting ideas. For most people, I reccomend watching a youtube lets play instead of actually playing the game (support the devs tho). Reccomended only for hardcore gamers who are interested in raw, unpolished experiences. This is not good for the average gamer.
More hits than misses. A highly varied collection that is well worth your time (bar one game in particular). Brief review of each game from worst to best: 10. Rotgut (1/10) This game seems to actively delight in wasting the player's time. It might be alright if that was the point... however, it doesn't really feel like this game has any point to make at all, and seems to have very limited entertainment value to boot. All power to you if you “get” this game, but I sure as hell don’t. 9. The Pay is Nice (5/10) Most of the games here are surprisingly fleshed-out experiences… this one however seems very barebones. It is at least competent, and the atmosphere is pretty good, but the story (which seems to be the focus) is so one-note, and by the time we’ve heard “the pay is nice” for the tenth time in a row, the statement is robbed of any power it might have had. 8. Don't Go Out (6/10) Once you understand what you’re meant to be doing, this one is quite fun (though once you work out how to cheese it, it is an absolute cake-walk). What’s presented here is narrow in scope, but you can really see the potential with this one. 7. Carthnac (7/10) Love the unique graphics and atmosphere, and I’m all over the space archelogy theme. This game would be great if it wasn’t for the aliens / enemies who bum-rush you every 2 seconds and make the game go from engrossing adventure to absolute headache at points. They’re not scary, they’re just annoying, and it’s made especially worse by the overblown death animation. I would just get rid of the enemies and have it as a unique puzzle-platformer. 6. Mr Bucket Told Me To (7/10) Love the story being told here, but this time, it’s the oversimplified gameplay that lets it down a little. Also, I think the island is a bit too big / your movement speed is a bit too slow leading to a lot of dead-air when you’re just going from place-to-place. But really lovely atmosphere and great use of psychological horror. 5. The Pony Factory (7.5/10) Now we’re getting into the more positive half of the list. This game is dripping in atmosphere, and it’s extremely tense at points. It’s also hard as nails, but in a way that feels like it’s your own fault every time you fail, unlike with Carthnac that often just feels cheap. The only reason that this isn’t rated higher is personal preference, as this kind of game isn’t really my cup of tea. But game recognises game, and I think this is super well made for what it is. 4. Shatter (8/10) The worldbuilding is perhaps the strongest out of any game on this list. It’s more of an existential type of horror, thanks to this super well-realized apocalypse scenario that feels way bigger than the game it relates to. This could be an incredible full-length game… but even the small slice we get here manages to stay with you long after the credits roll. 3. Summer Night (9/10) A masterclass in horror. Textbook buildup achieved through innovating on established mechanics with every run-through. Unlike some of the others here that act as demos/intros for potential full-length games, this game just is the complete experience, and it never lets up for a minute. That ending though! 2. Hand of Doom (9/10) A personal favourite that probably won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but this is so up my street. I adore the retro pc gaming vibes here, love the spellcasting system, love the atmosphere and graphics, everything is just firing on all cylinders. When I figured out the sprint spell through trial and error, I knew I was on for a winner with this one. In fact, I found this game so charming that I purchased the full version from steam and I’m really looking forward to my playthrough. 1. Outsiders (10/10) This game is worth the price of admission alone. It boggles the mind how a game of this calibre was made in such a short space of time. By far the scariest and most anxiety-inducing game of the collection, and one of the scariest games I’ve ever played period. Genuine horror genius here. And what is more, this game is so immensely satisfying to figure out, and knows precisely when and in what capacity to nudge the player along, so much so that you’ll never really need a guide – though I would recommend playing the slightly easier “set-seed” version your first go around. Unlike most of the other games in the collection, this game also has replay value, since you can play the harder version where all the item locations are randomized every run. The twist is brilliant and well worth all the time you put in to seeing it. It really is a full experience and is perhaps the only game here that lives up to the legacy of P.T. No notes, chef’s kiss, a must-play for all horror game fans.
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Dread X Collection is currently priced at 5.69€ on Steam.
No, Dread X Collection is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 5.69€ on Steam.
Yes, Dread X Collection received 458 positive votes out of a total of 569 achieving a rating of 7.60.
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Dread X Collection was developed by DreadXP, Airdorf Games, Strange Scaffold, Scythe Dev Team, Secret Cow Level, Snowrunner Games, David Szymanski, Lovely Hellplace, Torple Dook, Wayward Preacher, oddbreeze and Mahelyk and published by DreadXP.
Yes, Dread X Collection is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Dread X Collection is not playable on MacOS.
No, Dread X Collection is not playable on Linux.
Dread X Collection is a single-player game.
No, Dread X Collection does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Dread X Collection does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Dread X Collection does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Dread X Collection is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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DreadXP,
Airdorf Games,
Strange Scaffold,
Scythe Dev Team,
Secret Cow Level,
Snowrunner Games,
David Szymanski,
Lovely Hellplace,
Torple Dook,
Wayward Preacher,
oddbreeze,
Mahelyk
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DreadXP
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26 May 2020
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