Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Nov 7, 2014

  after what seemed like a good start out, i quickly grew bored of all the scares in the game, pretty much laughed my ass off. The graphics are good however for a game such as this, however if you want a good horror game, look elsewhere this one will pretty much put you to sleep, thats how boring it was. i give it a 3 out of 10 for the graphics and zero replayibility.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 10, 2014

  I bought this for 2.99 on sale. If you get it for free, good for you, if not, don't bother paying for it. I like the story idea of the orphanage and hunting down the parts for the kids but that's about where it ends. The game play is glitchy, you have to figure out how the keyboard is configured (fairly easy) and no options. Given time in delevopment, this game could have been a really good horror game. I'm sorry to give this game a thumbs down.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 10, 2014

  You'll need a pencil and paper to take notes, and use graph paper to get through this one! Seriously! You need to map out a huge hedge maze that you have to find your way through 12 times to find 12 different graves, so be prepared! You have to carry items to graves in the maze and can only carry "one" item at a time! Then you have to go back to the house and get another item, go through the maze again, find a different grave, rinse and repeat! It's so lame!!! Keep in mind, each item goes on a different grave and you have to find the right grave for each item. It wouldn't be so bad if you could carry all the items at the same time, but having to go back to get each item, then transverse the maze again is torture!!! Even if you brought all the items to the entrance of the maze, it's going to be a long haul!!! There was one cool part in the game that was freaking creepy! I had an encounter with the Huntsman, but I won't spoil it for you because it was so creepy and really cool IMO. I never finished the game due to sheer boredom and frustration. I warn you, if you buy this game, get the graph paper out before entering that maze! lol I do not recommend this game, even at the sale price of $2.50 USD! It can be very frustrating and so boring!!!
• gamedeal user

  Mar 18, 2015

  Amazing horror experience ,good voice acting and atmosphere Huntsman : the orphanage is a first person survival horror focused mostly on exploration from the get go every door in the creepy abandoned orphanage can be opened and the game allows the player to roam around freely (and so does the huntsman). the game can be labeled as an open world and by open world l mean u can visit any location ( inside the orphanage) there're a few locked doors but once u find the master key they become unlockable in less than 8 minutes in. the monster design is one of the best l've seen in survival horror titles so far
• gamedeal user

  Nov 10, 2013

  Very interesting idea and the designer (an indy group) is very accurate with their "more story than gory" description of this game. Zip - zero - nada blood & guts style "horror". There is no violence in it but there is tense suspense as the huntsman wanders around, you can hear him. It is the story of an abandoned orphanage that became so due to the disappearance of many children over a hundred years ago. You are a paranormal type investigator checking out the stories in the place as wander through the abandoned building and the grounds - which include a maze where the empty graves of the missing orphans are set. Going through it, I found more than 2 hours of voice acting and the stories of the 17 characters (12 children and the 5 staff who worked in the place) and all the stories are interesting in their own way. Lots of listening in this to learn the details of the stores as you hunt around for the pieces to free the trapped orphan souls.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 19, 2013

  It's rare to find a horror game that has no blood & violence but the prob with this game is that I don't like it. (I'm going to post my thoughts on why I don't like it). Cons: 1. It does a terrible job at making you nervous since the game's antagonist moves way too slow & does a lame life sapping technique if you look at him (Doesn't that sound familiar?) 2. Your main character moves slow and your always tapping Shift all the time just trying to run (The running in that game feels like fast walking) 3. The lack of names on the graves makes it annoying & time wasting 4. The lack of exploration sucks too because the orphanage is too small in my opinion which has a short basement, 2 short floors & that annoying hedge maze which takes forever to figure out 5. Finding Treasure and setting them on a certain grave kinda reminds me of a matching game except a more boring version of it Pros: 1. Really good voice acting on each of the characters 2. The story is decent Overall I personally think this game is terrible but some people might like a creepypasta based game with no blood or violence but don't bother wasting $15 on this game (I'm sorry about the negative review but I just didn't feel it).
• gamedeal user

  Nov 26, 2013

  Huntsman: The Orphanage is one of those very rare games that has an interesting idea for a game, and it works pretty well. It is one of those games that whilst you can watch people play it, the only way to really get the full experience of the game is to play it yourself. I also like how they take the sound of a ticking clock and make it something that you will learn to fear. I have lost count the amount of times I thought I heard it in game and breathed a sigh of relief when I realised it was the clock on my wall that I heard, Which to me shows how atmospheric the game is if they can make me get scared by my own clock. The stories that each of the characters have to tell also add to the games atmosphere. I honestly believe that these stories wouldn't look out of place in a movie as it is just so well told by each of the people that they got to play the characters in the game. And they have gotten a Ripley's Believe It or Not master to create the maze that the Huntsman calls home. And you will get lost in it, I have many times, I usually end up visiting the same grave 3 or 4 times as I look for the Orphan I am trying to free. Not to mention nearly jumping out of my skin as I turned a corner and there was the Huntsman making his way towards me in the maze. The Huntsman himself is a creature I have learned to love and fear. He is based on a Huntsman spider: Only he is a lot bigger and his prey is you.This is a rare gem of a game, with so many games out there going for the jump scare tactic. It is a nice refreshing change to play something that goes for atmospheric horror and really gives me the creeps whenever I play it. And for that, I thank ShadowShifters for giving me this game to play and look forward to whatever they decide to do next.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 26, 2013

  Not a good game. At all every aspect of it falls flat, graphics, sound, pacing, design. Just a bad game, pick up outlast and/or amnesia (even a machine for pigs) far superior games. Here, I'll slap my first reply up here to help quanitfiy how bad this game is: The graphic design is bad. I don't know how much further you want me to qualfy that for an indie game that wouldn't bother me so much if it weren't also for how poorly animated everything is. The sound was recorded poorly, and is balanced horribly speach that pops up is at whispered levels while a slight wind buffetting a house sounds like a hurricane. The game goes long stretches of nothing only to show you a monster who stands stock still and talks (whispers) at you for a minute or two before vanishing. It is a terrible game. I don't care if you trust me (and why would you fully trust anyone reviewing a game, everyone is biased in some way you dolt) Go ahead and buy it though. Apparently some people enjoy quick cash in "horror" games.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 26, 2013

  One of the most original survival horror games I have played in a while. Worth every penny. Any friends who love survival horror, this is the kind of game we need to be supporting.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 30, 2013

  Ugh, if I would've known it was a simple item finding game with a lot of boring details and story I wouldn't of purchased. The trailer seemed so cool I didn't want to watch videos in case of spoilers. Well, nothing to spoil, since the trailer is arguably the best part about the game.