You were part of a resupply team helping scientists working in the Alaskan field lab. Finding the site devoid of humanity, you stumble upon horrifying creatures and during the escape your group splits up. You barely made it out alive and managed to set up a provisional camp. It’s time to get to the bottom of what happened. Explore hostile caves, forgotten mines and hidden laboratories in search of precious resources for you and other survivors. Look for clues to uncover the dark secrets of the mysterious PRISM organization and unveil the real story behind their experiments...

Each monsters species you meet has its own characteristics

Edge of Sanity is a psychological horror inspired by the Cthulhu-Mythos in a hand-crafted 2D art style. As one of the few remaining survivors of your team, you must explore remote areas to find other survivors and scavenge for basic supplies. Manage your camp to ensure survival and prepare for expeditions.

Your environment has limited food and supplies and you must head out from your camp in search of resources and other survivors whilst, all the while look out for clues as to what the mysterious PRISM organisation is up to and what their part is in the current state of affairs.

Edge of Sanity is a psychological horror game

The game opens up with a pre-game tutorial which is a story-based introduction to the world and situation. The game starts proper once you find you camp and can use it as a base with which to rest between missions. The quests start off relatively easy, and you're introduced to various monsters. Each have their own characteristics, so defeating them (or avoiding them) becomes fairly simple once you know what you're up against.

Each dramatic event during your traverse across Alaska leaves a permanent scar on your mind. Accumulating madness results in acquiring traumas, affecting your characters’ actions and sense of reality, opening new dialogue options, and enabling you to craft entirely new items. Find and assign remaining survivors, and send them out on scouting missions and build stations to produce food, water, and other resources.

Manage your camp to ensure survival and prepare for expeditions

The game steps up the pace at a reasonable rate and the challenges for the missions are varied, and the environments change enough to keep your interest.

I found that I was constantly drawn back for "just one more try", and the time flew by. It's a fun game that's well worth splashing out on.

For an addition £6 you can pick up the Eldritch Edition which includes Eldritch Lamp Skin, Dog Skin Pack, Soundtrack and Artbook.

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Nick Smithson