Oct 212020
Today we’ll be talking about a short sci-fi horror game called Stowaway.
It seems there are a few different horror games with that name, so this is the one that takes place on a space station and is very clearly Alien inspired.
You play a member of the station’s small crew, and you’re called in suddenly when a seemingly empty ship arrives.
A bit of investigation shows that while there is no human crew alive on it anymore, there is something else… and then it gets loose in the station.
Stowaway uses a low-res style that gives it a very unique appearances, especially since the visuals are largely black and white, with color used only for people and key areas it wants to draw your attention to.
It does a great job building up a tense, unsettling atmosphere, and I never felt quite at ease.
The only problem is there isn’t really a lot you do. You largely spend your time walking to your next objective and pressing a few buttons. At one point I got lost simply because I forgot where the stairs were (I get easily lost in games), but aside from that it’s a fairly guided experience.
But if you’re looking for something creepy with an Alien-esque tone, Stowaway is a nice horror experience that lasts about an hour.
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