DISTRAINT: Pocket Pixel Horror Reviews

Dull

PantsBoom

The writing is heavy-handed and the game design is amateurish. There are some creepy audio-visual elements, but they don’t have the strength to carry the whole experience.

This is a great old school puzzle horror game. It has a great creepy vibe, from the music to the (yes even in 2D) graphics. It's exactly as the developer described it, and it's only $.99! Hopefully not many people will feel bad about "wasting" their whole $.99 if they don't happen to like the game... As for me, it's worth the $1 for a couple hours of great gaming! Great job Dev! I like supporting games that are unique, and you have a great unique one here! Please keep it up, I'll be looking for more from you!

Impressive

Angeleyez9087

I was pretty impressed with this game. I have a hard time with games where you’re constantly dying because you loose a lot of progress. This game has a really good story line and I enjoy the unique graphics.

Flawed but worthwhile

Lingrush24

Pros: original story, handcrafted art. Cons: puzzles are mostly trial and error, walking is way too slow and unavoidable. I kept playing due to the suspense and don’t regret my time spent, but sometimes I almost wanted to quit out of boredom.

2spooky

FuzzyFluffs

DISTRAINT may not be the best at making you jump, but it’s great at putting you on edge. Once things started getting interesting, I was pretty uncomfortable from how everything was going so... normally. And then they’d throw in a little scary thing or two, always at just the right time. This game is great at creeping me out, but I’m a little skittish, so... yeah.

Amazing game, tiny bug

Ccochran009

Quick bug! Right after I talk to granny and go to the elevator and click A the game freezes and there is no way to continue. It seems to Happen off and on but breaks the game. Other then that perfect game I can’t wait to play your next one. Would love a trilogy of some Sort based off this one.

Excellent fun

rcon303

Sort of relaxing and sort of creepy but totally love this game .clever

Need More Like This

Killaroach

As a big fan of atmospheric games, I can't recommend this game enough. It checks off all the tenets I require in a great game in its genre. Great story,? Check! Great atmosphere? Check! Unique art style? Check! Great characters? Check! Great dialogue and character interaction? Check.. you get the picture. If you're a fan of atmospheric horror, you owe it to yourself to get this game. And if you're not a fan of the genre, this right here is your gateway. I hope to see more from this dev in the future.

Not scary, silly "message"

Demicrown

This game is silly. The dev wants to send the message that business is evil and everyone should get everything for free. Who cares if someone rightfully owns something. If someone else needs it, they should be able to take it, right? The game maker is also trying to get across contradictory points, although -- laughably -- they might not realize it. On one hand, they stress the wickedness of personal property rights, but then they condemn the concept of valuing the greater good over individual wants (i.e. the eminent domain storyline). Above all else, the game isn't scary in the least. Save your money.

Haunting

darkraistlyn

This has some horror elements, but overall I would say it is far more haunting. After awhile the story starts to drag down your soul. The music is fantastic, the characters were well done, and the puzzles were the right amount of tricky (for me - but I'm kinda lazy, I'm just in it for the story). There were slight grammar errors once you got further into the game, but the spelling was fine, as you said. If you want someone to touch up your sentences really quick so it's easier for people to stay in character, let me know. I won't charge, this was a lovely game and I'm willing to help.