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Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.
Dread X Collection 2 is a horror, lovecraftian and psychological horror game
developed by DreadXP, David Szymanski, Torple Dook, Lovely Hellplace, Scythe Dev Team, Secret Cow Level, panstasz, Mahelyk, Daniel Mullins Games, Wither Studios, Akabaka, Vidas Salavejus, Wayward Preacher, John Szymanski, Bathysfear Labs and Abbey 'Scruncho' Smith
and published by DreadXP.
Released on August 21st 2020 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 577 reviews of which 537 were positive and 40 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 2.45€ on Steam with a 70% discount, but you can find it for 0.79€ on Eneba.
The Steam community has classified Dread X Collection 2 into these genres:
Horror
Lovecraftian
Psychological Horror
Survival Horror
Atmospheric
Singleplayer
Puzzle
First-Person
Story Rich
Action
Thriller
Adventure
Action-Adventure
Exploration
Survival
Collectathon
Psychedelic
1990's
Shooter
Violent
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- OS *: Windows 7 32/64-bit
- Processor: Dual-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.0 GHz or Faster
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or MD Radeon 6870 HD Series
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: Standard PC Audio Card
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Very solid collection, my personal favorite in terms of gameplay was Touched by an Outer God, and the scariest one was either The Diving Bell or Undiscovered. The Toy Shop had really cool worldbuilding. There's something to love about each game here, except maybe Another Late Night... I honestly don't know what the deal with that one was, lol. Honestly I also really liked the game outside of the games (for lack of a better term?... The world you access all the games from. HUB world maybe? IDK) It has a great artstyle and vibes. I just wish the puzzles weren't so damn easy... but I guess they don't want to stop you from playing the actual games for too long lol.
Perhaps one of the best compilations out of the ones we got from Dread X. This one features some of the best games, which later had their own full projects. It's an absolute level up compared to the first compilation. Another Late Night - fine game with an interesting premise Arcadletra - A flop. Didn't understand it, didn't like it. One of the only games that just kept lagging over and over and didn't have much to it. Solipsis - Great idea, great way to present it Squirrel Stapler - godlike stuff, godlike and insanely good. This is the best game of the series in my opinion, absolute cinema of the crazy horror with the most ridiculous premises. Sucker for Love - A cute kawaii horror novel based on Lovecraftian mythos. Does it get better than that? The Diving Bell - An amazing game with great pacing. Loved how it went, loved how it ended and most of the things about it. The Thing in the Lake - it was ok. I don't think it's one of the best games, but it was good. The Toy Shop - Didn't like it, only for those who love the premise of OH, BUT WHAT IF WE ARE THE BAD GUYS REALLY? To the End of Days - 50/50 Touched by an Outer God - it's ok. I like the idea and the way it plays Undiscovered - another 50/50
While I liked a good few from the first collection I do think for the most part this is a better package, simply has more interesting smaller games on top of a hub world main menu to sink your teeth into. Some could be better designed sure but it was still largely positive with games like Sucker For Love, To The End Of Days, Squirrel Stapler and Solipsis.
Dread X Collection 2 is a horror anthology of games made by a bunch of indie developers. It's a mixed bag, but that's part of the joy. It's kind of like reaching into a bag of halloween candy without knowing what's in it. Sometimes you'll get a Snickers bar and other times the gaming equivalent of candy corn. The wraparound game and concept might be the best of this series. You wake up locked in a room and have to solve Resident Evil style puzzles in a mansion to find keys to unlock VHS tapes that represent games. You also get a comic book page, but the comic has nothing to do with the rest of the game. The overworld game is pretty easy, but also gross, involving a lot of blood and body parts, and is probably my favorite part of the whole thing. The actual games can be great or awful. The FPS ones like Squirrel Stapler and Touched by an Outer God are my favorites, but there are other FPS games on here like To the End of Days and Toy Shop that just feel amateurish. I'll describe all the games so you can get an idea if you want to know... (!SPOILERS!) Squirrel Stapler: a really fun and ridiculous hunting sim that involves 5 days of hunting squirrels and then stapling them to a corpse. I wish the ending was a little more intense, but this is still really fun to play. Touched by an Outer God: has roguelike elements, as you are killing enemies to collect body parts to attach upgrades to your body (including an arm that previously got blown off). It's a lot of fun and I like that there's a permadeath difficulty and a twist ending. Toy Shop: A really bad amateurish FPS that has terrible combat but kind of an interesting, weird premise. I can't fault it too much since it's a game made by one guy but it feels more like a Unity Asset Flip with a pointless story than a game. To the End of Days: This is a little better than Toy Shop, but still a very generic FPS with mediocre combat. I also don't think this one has enough horror elements to really belong on this collection. Sucker for Love: Surprisingly one of the better games on here, it's actually a C'thulu dating sim. I don't play dating sim games but the presentation, voicework and overall design are hilarious and also kind of creepy. These collections are best because they create "why does this exist?" games like this one. Charlotte Exile: This one surprised me and I actually loved it. It's a tiny microscopic puzzle game in one room that involves basically solving a box. I love cipher puzzles and this one is really cool because it's buried in a book describing cthulu lore. There's also a box, a button device and a clock. I won't spoil it but it was really fun to figure out, albeit brief. Undiscovered: A game by TorpleDook, who also made games on Dread X Collection 3. I really like the presentation and it definitely evokes a sense of dread. I've never seen a game use kind of a bobbing steadicam in this manner. It's deliberately janky and it's fun for that, but also super linear and kind of pointless. Arcadeltra: This one is pretty bleh. It's a walking sim that's not very scary and I'm not sure what the point is. You're kind of in an arcade putting electrical wires in a hole, I'm not clear what the story is but since it's not very interactive or scary I didn't care for it at all. The Diving Bell: Yet another Lovecraftian C'thulu game... the concept is really spooky and I love "deep sea horror" games like this one, but it's also really kinda not a game since you just go wherever the game tells you to go, interact with a terminal and go back. There is a "sanity" mechanic where you can take pills but it doesn't seem like anything happens if you lose all your sanity. The game ends right at the part where it could have gotten truly creepy and weird, which annoyed me. Another Late Night: By far the worst game on here. It's trying to be like an alternate reality game although there's no puzzle element and you just click windows. There's basically no story, it's not scary, not funny, not challenging and seems to serve no purpose at all. This really should have been left off of this collection. The Thing in the Lake: This one sure was strange. I hated playing it but thinking back it was actually kind of weirdly wonderful. It's more like a Gameboy game where you are trying to avoid walking through grass because you will detect a serial killer and/or an ape that will rip your limbs off. The reason I hated playing it was that it was deliberately bad in a lot of ways, occasionally the ape will pop out for no reason and end your game, and it's hard to tell where you can walk and what you're supposed to do. In retrospect, that kind of made it memorable, and there are even achievements. The music really sticks with me. It evokes a bizarre sense of foreboding horror and really puts the "Dread" in "Dread X." There are even achievements that exist outside of the core game. It's not my favorite game on here, but it probably has my favorite vibe. Solipsis: Another walking sim, but this one has a truly creepy vibe. You're basically an astronaut stranded on the moon, but it's a weirdly metal moon that clanks when you walk, and then a staircase emerges and... I won't spoil it, but it works on themes and mood even though there's no real game play except walking and clicking.
Another nice little collection of neat horror titles that are too short to stand on their own but certainly worth playing, for the most part. While the quality here is much higher than the first collection, the quality still varies here. That said, there is also a really good variety of game styles, which I super appreciated. I'll write a quick review for each. Another Late Night: An interesting visual novel style game that left me the most uncomfortable of all the games. Arcadletra: Pretty typical walking sim game with jump scares, it's probably the most outright 'scary' of the titles. Charlotte's Exile: A neat little puzzle game with a slight monster gimmick. Solipsis: A pretty aimless but interesting game, you do spend most of the time doing nothing and it's not particularly spooky. Squirrel Stapler: A FPS that's very creepy - you definitely get a sense of discomfort while playing. Sucker For Love: A totally different approach that I really enjoyed, it's fun and cute. Diving Bell: One of the weaker entries - you walk very slowly and interact with things. It has its moments, but really wasn't for me. The Thing in the Lake: basically unplayable garbage. You just trial and error your way through an awkward story and ugly graphics through woefully unfair gameplay. Toy Shop: I didn't actually play this one?! The End of Days: An FPS with a semi-decent story and cool environments. Touched by an Out God: Probably my favorite. It has a really cool gimmick with the power ups and the story is perfectly told. Undiscovered: The second person perspective really blew me away but it's so clunky and slow that it's difficult to enjoy.
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Dread X Collection 2 is currently priced at 2.45€ on Steam.
Yes, Dread X Collection 2 is currently available at a 70% discount. You can purchase it for 2.45€ on Steam.
Yes, Dread X Collection 2 received 537 positive votes out of a total of 577 achieving a rating of 8.67.
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Dread X Collection 2 was developed by DreadXP, David Szymanski, Torple Dook, Lovely Hellplace, Scythe Dev Team, Secret Cow Level, panstasz, Mahelyk, Daniel Mullins Games, Wither Studios, Akabaka, Vidas Salavejus, Wayward Preacher, John Szymanski, Bathysfear Labs and Abbey 'Scruncho' Smith and published by DreadXP.
Yes, Dread X Collection 2 is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Dread X Collection 2 is not playable on MacOS.
No, Dread X Collection 2 is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Dread X Collection 2 is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Dread X Collection 2 is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, Dread X Collection 2 does not support VR.
Dread X Collection 2 is a single-player game.
No, Dread X Collection 2 does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Dread X Collection 2 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Dread X Collection 2 does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Dread X Collection 2 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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Developer
DreadXP,
David Szymanski,
Torple Dook,
Lovely Hellplace,
Scythe Dev Team,
Secret Cow Level,
panstasz,
Mahelyk,
Daniel Mullins Games,
Wither Studios,
Akabaka,
Vidas Salavejus,
Wayward Preacher,
John Szymanski,
Bathysfear Labs,
Abbey 'Scruncho' Smith
Publisher
DreadXP
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21 Aug 2020
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