Underplayed Gems

Forbidden Art (2024)

Forbidden Art cover
Developer
AIXLAB
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.6 of 5, 100 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.7 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A tense VR escape room where you silently solve puzzles to sneak through a killer's lair without being caught.

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What players say

Players praise the challenging puzzles and tense atmosphere, but they split on the horror, some find it mild since the killer is easy to avoid, while others note effective dread and jump scares. A few report performance stuttering and one headset being unplayable. The use of AI-generated art is a point of disagreement.

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