Cry of Fear

First of all Cry of Fear made me realize how talented the modding community is which is amazing considering how this game was developed by a small independent team. Cry of Fear is terrifying in a sense that I was genuinely frightened throughout my playthrough and at several occasions I had to give myself a break from playing. But nevertheless I was intrigued to go on and to finish Simon's story. The game is obviously inspired by the Silent Hill series which is actually not a bad thing considering how well they took their inspiration and added a whole new flavor to it. The story is actually pretty dark and manages to tackle a variety of real life issues like depression, loneliness and suicide. The game also manages to portray the despair and hopelessness in a sensible (yet terrifying) way from the perspective of a person who is experiencing those issues.
Gameplay wise Cry Of Fear is a Survival horror at it's core with a very limited inventory system and scarce resources in the world. On different occasions You will truly have to decide on what to take and what to drop which actually does have consequences at certain points of the game.
Visually the game does look dated but I don't think that is actually an issue considering the game was developed on such a dated and modified game engine. To me Half Life engine games always had an uncanny and strange feel and look and the developers brilliantly use that aspect to heighten the horror experience. The way the monsters twitch and move is truly terryfying and the monster design itself would make Team Silent proud.
The soundtrack is another terrific aspect of the game. It manages to blend both the industrial and melancholic sound of the Silent Hill series. At certain moments I was surprised by the resemblance, (not as a ripoff) but at the same time it also manages to sound unique in it's own way.
With all said the game isn't without it's flaws. The game has a lot of technical issues that plagues the overall experience. I was sometimes frustrated by the bugs and how the game performed and some of controls did feel a bit clunky. I also didn't enjoy some of the backtracking at the first half of the game which feeled a bit like a chore.
But in the end despite it's flaws Cry of Fear is a terrifying experience and it shows how good game design can overcome other in game issues. It also shows how developers should take inspiration and add their own interpretation and taste to it. Even though the dark & depressing themes may not be for everyone, If you are a fan of psychological and survival horror this free gem will be a hell of a thrill from start to finish.

absolute FAV horror game😻 i stole simons whole fit icl🤷‍♀️ shat myself way too many times and i would so play it again🫶

Dumb endings and clunky controls.

Played: 66 hours 56 minutes
Level: Nightmare
Platform: iOS/iPad 3

FEAR OF CRY

A free game with lots of effort put into making you scared,like genuinely scared.
The opening jumpscare might be the best thing ever done in a survival horror which make u feel like you really wanna do this or not.
I continued and let me tell you,this is the best survival horror mod ever made.
What made half life a masterpiece is its source engine,you can do infinite possibilities with this one.
Only 4 guys who were in their twenties made this modification and created a game which feels like a AAA title.
Cry of fear is a title that really fears the fuck outta you with this tense atmosphere and unbelievable enemy design that gives instant heart bumps every often.
Twitching enemies,Speedster enemies,crawling enemies, flying enemies and so many more,the enemy design is marvelous.
That chainsaw man alone is ruthlessly terrifying.
Story plot is very depressing but also a good one.
Cutscenes are horrifying but the music,so damn good which is similar to silent hill 2.
The only thing that kept bothering me was that mobile,very frustrating since you can't use weapons other than pistol and have flashlight at the same time.

good atmosphere and ideas but it was unnecessarily difficult which took away a lot of horror elements for me