Cursed Halls (2024)

Developer: Souls Alive Development
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 33 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.4 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Cursed Halls feels like a tense, pressure-filled cat-and-mouse game where every footstep risks instant death, forcing you to move cautiously through random, hostile environments with no room for error.

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What players say

Players describe it as a tense hide-and-seek game with a relentless ghost that wails loudly and knows your location. Runs are short and permadeath forces restarts, but many find the replay value high. Some note the lack of a tutorial or co-op as drawbacks.

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