Since this was free and purportedly short, I went in with low expectations but still managed to be disappointed. Petition to re-title this game "Dumb Ways to Die 0.5." Let us bravely venture forth to find out why.

Hmm, let's see... Intro. My brother has been missing for 24 hours... the police said they have to wait till the 48-hour mark to begin searching... EXCUSE me? Isn't that supposed to be the crucial window for finding someone before they disappear forever?

Okay, this is a free game, free game, suspend disbelief... *deep breaths*

What else do we have here? Mandatory stop at a gas station... annoying businessman who gives me attitude while simultaneously scared to be in a small nowhere town. Wander out into the woods because I CAN'T GET BACK IN MY CAR even though there's a clear road ahead for driving. Check out a tent that obviously isn't my brother's with nothing but a flashlight, because that's what every sensible person does in the dead of night. Get jump-scared and nearly shot, then admit to not carrying. Why, oh why am I not carrying while exploring an abandoned stretch of woods by myself? What could I possibly need to carry against, you ask? Bears? Wolves? People? Murderers? Cryptids? Nah, fists are all I need.

(Why the tent-dweller even mentioned cryptids is beyond me. You don't even see the shadow of one in this "game.")

Anyway, flash forward to final scene - creepy house in the middle of nowhere, with brother's empty backpack in front. WhAt CoUlD hAvE hApPeNeD!? Walk right in through the creaky front door because I'm polite (as if the game gave me a choice). Find a butcher knife with tons of blood on a counter top. Try to pick up butcher knife to defend this poor sod of an MC. Epic Fail. Find some photos of my car and tent. Great, I'm being stalked, and there's no way that's my brother's blood either! No cover, no weapon, no options other than to walk through the door and get clobbered by an axe murderer. (But I didn't carry, so why should he?) At this point, I'm just over it. Cue axe murderer and static.

And that's it. That's the "story." Bumble around after lost brother, go (un)surprisingly missing as well. You have no other choice.

Honestly, the most horrifying thing about this game was how atrociously they let me park. Didn't get prompted to exit the car until it was halfway over the line. I'd never consciously do that. I'm shaking in my boots.

Since this was free and purportedly short, I went in with low expectations but [i]still[/i] managed to be disappointed. Petition to re-title this game "Dumb Ways to Die 0.5." Let us bravely venture forth to find out why. Hmm, let's see... Intro. My brother has been missing for 24 hours... the police said they have to wait till the 48-hour mark to begin searching... EXCUSE me? Isn't that supposed to be the crucial window for finding someone [i]before[/i] they disappear forever? Okay, this is a free game, free game, suspend disbelief... *deep breaths* What else do we have here? Mandatory stop at a gas station... annoying businessman who gives me attitude while simultaneously scared to be in a small nowhere town. Wander out into the woods because I CAN'T GET BACK IN MY CAR even though there's a clear road ahead for driving. Check out a tent that obviously isn't my brother's with nothing but a flashlight, because that's what every sensible person does in the dead of night. Get jump-scared and nearly shot, then admit to not carrying. Why, oh why am I [i]not carrying[/i] while exploring an abandoned stretch of woods by myself? What could I possibly need to carry against, you ask? Bears? Wolves? People? Murderers? Cryptids? Nah, fists are all I need. (Why the tent-dweller even mentioned cryptids is beyond me. You don't even see the shadow of one in this "game.") Anyway, flash forward to final scene - creepy house in the middle of nowhere, with brother's empty backpack in front. WhAt CoUlD hAvE hApPeNeD!? Walk right in through the creaky front door because I'm polite (as if the game gave me a choice). Find a butcher knife with tons of blood on a counter top. Try to pick up butcher knife to defend this poor sod of an MC. Epic Fail. Find some photos of my car and tent. Great, I'm being stalked, and there's no way that's my brother's blood either! No cover, no weapon, no options other than to walk through the door and get clobbered by an axe murderer. (But I didn't carry, so why should he?) At this point, I'm just over it. Cue axe murderer and static. And that's it. That's the "story." Bumble around after lost brother, go (un)surprisingly missing as well. You have no other choice. Honestly, the most horrifying thing about this game was how atrociously they let me park. Didn't get prompted to exit the car until it was halfway over the line. I'd never consciously do that. I'm shaking in my boots.