Prognostic (2022)

Developer: Steppe Hare Studio
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 490 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 4.5 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense first-person investigate-and-avoid horror where psychic rituals uncover a family tragedy while hostile forces close in.

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What players say

Players praise the fortune-telling tools like tarot and dowsing rods as original, but opinions split on the horror: it relies on jump scares and chasing a ghost lady to cover mirrors, which some find frustrating rather than frightening. The game takes about 2–10 hours over 13 chapters, with a story that ties cases together at the end, though a few wish it were shorter or less repetitive.

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