
Fans of the adventure genre will find plenty to enjoy in The Painscreek Killings.
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91%
Steam
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IGDB
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Very Positive on Steam (91% positive from 6K reviews)
Standout indie gem
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The Painscreek Killings is a first-person, explorable mystery solving game set in a fictional town of United States in the 1990s. As a young and upcoming journalist, you are to uncover the secrets behind the town killings and publish the truth in the city papers.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 18d ago
As a *huge* puzzle/mystery/detective game fan, I'm going to put this in a way that my fellow fans would understand best: the puzzles are fun enough to feel satisfying when solved, but never obscure enough to induce eye rolling aka "How would anyone get that" or "I would have NEVER figured that out" after having to look it up online. With that said, there ARE some very mild horror/scary moments. Granted, I'm a big wimp, I just wish I was warned. I enjoyed it so much, though, I pushed through if that's worth anything!
Very fun logic puzzles, got a little turned around trying to remember which location had what thing to unlock with which key but that's half the fun. The only complaint is the movement speed, my left Shift key got a workout. Very much looking forward to a sequel?????
Cool game, now that I finished I understand why some people hate the ending sequence. However, if you are not very timid it shouldn't be a problem. During the last 5-10 minutes if you find it scary just remove your headphones and don't do anything wait and see what it will be like before trying again next time. I'm also very nervous, but it's actually pretty chill when you calm down. The reveal is a little... silly though
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