You’re not looking so much for a specific item, as you’re more looking for any item. Most items are simply dots on the ground that fit into holes on a wall or door. There isn’t much direction in regards to what key unlocks what, leaving you collecting an object under the assumption it opens whatever is locked. There’s an inventory that can be brought up with the space bar, which ties into the item-centric puzzle-solving, such as finding an item to use with a door or another type of interface. The gameplay itself is rather straightforward, using the arrow keys to move left and right through rooms and down to crouch or go into a crawl. If it wasn’t for the saving grace of the death animations being surprisingly well-done and the hellish landscape growing progressively more bizarre and intriguing, you’d have no motivation to actually attempt to get further into this game and believe me, getting further in this game can be a real bitch.
A lot of these traps are noticeable, but are obscure on how to actually tackle them. Make no mistake, that latter option will come often, as this game is littered with cheap traps and enemies that require quick reactions to avoid, even when you’re familiar with their attacks. There’s no options menu, nor any difficulty settings only a windowed screen while you’re thrown into the nightmare of Hell itself, awaiting the salvation of escape or the release of death. Right from the get-go, you’re given no indication of what your controls even are. There’re a variety of enemies and traps to avoid as you make your way through hell, including a recurring, axe-wielding monster draped in yellow seeking to strike you down.ĭemonophobia is a cruel, sadistic game, as well as a fairly old one by now. Supposedly, she’s actually in hell after a ritual went awry and only wants to find her way out. In true independent ero-gaming fashion, you’re casually thrown into the game with no tutorial and threadbare context for what you’re even doing: upon waking up in a creepy room, 14-year old Kunikai Sakuri has found herself in a hellish nightmare world.
Today, I’m exploring the dark halls of Demonophobia, a freeware guro adventure game by the elusive 237, made all the way back in 2008. Now here’s a cult classic for indie gaming.
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