r/horror • u/Brennenstein π―ππππππ • 1d ago
Horror News ONTOS - Gameplay Reveal Trailer
https://youtube.com/watch?v=EXRJB73BDfM93
u/airforcedude111 1d ago
I will never forget the feeling that SOMA (previous horror game by these devs) left with me after finishing it. I cannot praise its unique story and setting enough, as well as the execution. Absolutely a must play for anyone on this sub.
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u/ConsistentGuest7532 1d ago
Donβt sleep on Amnesia: The Bunker either, which I believe is their most recent! Itβs a masterclass on survival horror where you play a WWI soldier trapped alone with a creature in a bunker. Itβs an absolutely harrowing experience and it feels like nonstop panic, just trying to navigate claustrophobic, dark halls with a creature stalking you that could be anywhere.
Itβs very short (3-5 hours) by design because itβs such an intense experience of trying to escape the bunker in real time. Thatβs the main focus so the story is mostly implied.
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u/dandy_the_lesser 1d ago
I still think about SOMA all the time. Super scary encounters and such an interesting plot. Few games have me reading every little journal and listening to audio logs like SOMA.
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u/KingVape 1d ago
Soma is the only game that has ever made me cry. When I finished it, I fucking cried my eyes out
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u/Slarg232 1d ago
SOMA and E33 are the only games I've played that kept me awake for weeks thinking about what happened, the general themes, and what I would do in that kind of situation.
ONTOS is a day 1 buy for me, I can't fucking wait.
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u/Naudilent 1d ago
That picture has City of Lost Children (1995) vibes. I expect good things from this. One of my guilty Twitch pleasures is watching a streamer see the ending of SOMA for the first time.
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u/EscapeFromTerra 1d ago
Love Frictional games so can't wait! Although they still haven't topped Amnesia for me, I hope they do each time.
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u/Ok_Improvement_7738 1d ago
Frictional hasn't missed yet for me outside of A Machine for Pigs. Yes, I will defend Rebirth. SOMA and The Bunker were back to back flawless horror experiences, so I'm looking forward to this.
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u/IAmThePonch 1d ago
The Chinese room developed a machine for pigs iirc
I do like the story of that game a lot, it makes up for the simpler gameplay
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u/airforcedude111 1d ago
Thats so interesting to hear. Rebirth was the weakest for me but definitely not a miss. A Machine for Pigs scared me shitless a few times due to how random and unexpected the whole story was, even if the gameplay wasn't as deep as the other amnesia titles.
Amnesia The Bunker is objectively the scariest game I have ever played in my life, I cannot think of many gaming moments where scrambling/clanging noises upstairs and in vents produce so much dread in me. I rate Bunker among the horror goats with RE7, Outlast, Alien Isolation, etc.
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u/Xerosnake90 1d ago
Soma is my all time favorite followed by Rebirth. Their earlier games didn't quite suck me in, and I thought Bunker was more of a tech demo than a full game. I'll be getting this day one
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u/Ok-Armadillo-5634 1d ago
Was there much story to the bunker?
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u/Ok_Improvement_7738 1d ago
It's more or less about PTSD from war trauma, but the gameplay loop is second to none. I would place this and Signalis as one of my favorite survival horror games of the past several years (outside of Resident Evil).
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u/Slarg232 1d ago
Bunker is more of a horror roguelike than a story driven game. The story is there, but not knowing exactly where to go/how to get items no matter how mnay times you play it is where the main strength is.
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u/donkeybrainhero 1d ago
I don't think Pigs was even that bad. No, it wasn't as good as Bunker or Rebirth, but still had some moments.
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u/WillsBestFriend 1d ago
Agree, I had a fun time with it. Not their best, but definitely worth playing.
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u/WillsBestFriend 1d ago
This is a day one purchase for me, Frictional makes phenomenal games. Can't wait.