Oct 262022
For today’s review, I decided to turn to another short horror game that’s been in my backlog for a while: Bonbon.
Bonbon is a short adventure game from the perspective of a child. The gameplay mainly consists of simple tasks, like carefully carrying your toys to a box and putting them inside.
And dealing with the giant rat called Bonbon.
It’s a short game that lasts roughly half an hour or so, and while it’s pretty simple, it has an unsettling atmosphere and a few scary moments.
However, I found the story to be a little too ambiguous.
Nevertheless, while I might not be entirely sold on Bonbon’s story, I can’t deny that it was a creepy game to play, with good audio designs and a lot of little moments that kept me on edge.
I have mixed thoughts and feelings about this type of horror game. It kind of takes the fun/mystery away when you can rationalize the horror as something. Especially from the perspective of a child and it being something mundane. Most horror games lose the magic after the first playthrough but finding out the scary thing chasing you is just your ugly aunt, is even more disillusioning.
Yes, I have mixed feelings about it, too. I feel like it’s also been done to the point where it’s no longer a surprise.