Oct 302020
Never Apart is a free horror game recommended to me by a friend as being Silent Hill 4 by way of PT. So of course, with a recommendation like that, I had to take a look.
It is a short horror game created for a 48-hour game jam in which the theme was “even apart, we make a great team.” In Never Apart, you are trapped in the repeating halls of an apartment building as radio broadcasts talk about a serial killer named Darren Bar.
I never played PT thanks to not having a PS4 before it was removed from the store, but Never Apart was inspired by PT and can be considered a “PT clone” based on the descriptions people give.
Meanwhile, I can see where the Silent Hill 4 comparison came from, because the basic story of the serial killer has a definite Silent Hill 4 vibe.
Now, you don’t actually do a lot in the game. It’s basically a walking sim with some jump scares and spooky moments, but it does a decent job of building up a spooky atmosphere in spite of that. It also tells an original story despite its clear inspirations, and there are some nice creepy parts. On the other hand, this is probably the shortest game we’ve looked at this year, clocking in at around 15 minutes or so to complete.
Never Apart is a very short horror game, but for a free game made in 48 hours, it’s not bad at all. I’d be interested in seeing what the developer could do with a longer game someday, whether an expansion of this concept or something entirely new.