Hide and Shriek

This game had so much potential, sadly the devs pretty much stopped working on it after they launched instead of possibly creating new maps, runes and spells and even different game modes. Now that the game is free to play, it's definitely a good play with your friends every now and then.

Unfortunately the game is dead, the devs are no longer working on it even though it has great potential. There could be added more maps, spells, customizable masks. I really recommend this game but I advise playing with a friend else you are going to grow a mighty beard waiting to find a game.

tl;dr version: Is this the kind of game you'll play for ages and have ranked tournaments with months from now? No. Is it $5 worth of Halloween entertainment for the next month or so? Absolutely! Hide and Shriek is a very well balanced 1v1 scarematch game where you have to either outscore or outscare (or ideally both) your opponent. The fact that resources are randomly distributed - even the runes you use to craft spells are randomly chosen at the start of the match - means that there's no one preferred location or ideal loadout you can use. Having to continually scramble about looking for resources and never quite having the right spell components in place keeps it from being too comfortable at any point. (It is admittedly true that sometimes the RNG blesses you with abundant resources of exactly the right kind for your strategy but you can never count on this being true.) The way the match feels will vary wildly depending on the chosen tactics of the two participants. For example, two people who enjoy turtling or ambushing will feel very lonely and a bit silly after a while if they don't switch tactics. But this is part of the appeal of the game. It prioritizes thinking on your feet and making use of what's available and adapting to your opponent rather than twitch reflex competition. The benefit from skill plateaus quickly - beyond a basic knowledge of how the game works that's required to compete at all, greater skill simply doesn't give you the overwhelming advantage it does in other games. You still face the exact same limits as your opponent. While this game does have some jump-scare elements, I've found it's pretty rare to be totally surprised. It's more often an "oh **** I hit a trap nooooo" and then the other player finishes me off while I'm stunned. The fact that you're able to strike back on equal terms suppresses a lot of the overwhelming sensation of some jump scare games. To get back to the tl;dr, yeah, this is probably not a game I'm going to play for more than a couple of weeks around halloween. But I definitely feel I'm going to get my money's worth from it.

Even when this game starts to be repetitive, It's still enjoyable. Game mechanics is very easy - gather orbs, set traps and scare your opponent. How to win? One match has ten minutes. Both of you have to collect points. The winner is the one who has more points or scare opponent three times in a row. Positives: + graphics + game mechanics + idea + Free to Play + bonus content for The Secret World Negatives: - when opponent leaves, you will lose all gathered points in current match - despite It is free to play, there is low number of players Hide your ass and Shriek your opponent's pants off! My rating: 7/10

Fun AND Scary game. There are heaps of different spells, traps, to beat your opponent. someimes the game gets really intense haha. Though It takes awhile to find an opponent,maybe because there aren't many people playing this game. I recommend that everyone plays this game, so fuunnn

A great game! Set traps for your invisible human opponent, if they set off the trap you get bonus points! Take orbs of your color to your pedestal (which randomly teleports), but be careful your enemy can see the orb floating as you take it around! Collect runes in a specific order to create specific spells. Or just collect runes, you can't collect runes for a spell order that doesn't exist, so collect away to unlock new descriptions in your grimoire! Less importantly, each round you collect points towards your level. Your level doesn't help win matches, but unlocks new mascot accessories to dress your mascot called a shriek. Cons: Only 1 board, but this board is stuffed with explorables and packed to perfection! Pros: Endless fun for any individuals of any rank!

"A diamond in the rough" is the first thought that came to mind when i played my first session of this game. Personally this game first came to my attention while watching H2o delirious (great lad would recommend) and from there on had to have a go at it. The game itself is a 1v1 first person online multiplayer horror were players assume the role of two high school students from Miskatonic's estranged sister school of Innsmouth high during Halloween night in a twisted magical game of something akin to hide and seek. Each player is invisible to one another and objectively must attempt to acquire their coloured orbs of blue or red and deliver it to their periodically moving altar all the while avoiding, countering and entrapping their enemies with magical game changing runes scattered around the map. To win players must by the end of the countdown or jump scare their opponent 3 times in a row, have accumulated more points plus the additional bonuses than their opposition. Story/character Development: Like with any funcom game, the narrative background of this particular game is set in the same universe as funcom's MMO The secret world, with several allusions to the TSW around the map and in the lore. Evidently the narrative of the game itself is more or less what you would expect in a 1v1 online game. I love the premise of the story and how it sets the frame of mind for the game. There is just something about two students from what would be the equivalent of what would be Hogwarts but with a contemporary twist, getting up to mischief on Halloween that appeals to me. Maybe it is the inner lore lover i am or the many references to the other games of funcom i have so many fond memories of. The developers clearly thought out the background for the game and its implementation into the actual game play. The many background stories of how the mystical runes came to be or the various brief but intriguing references to characters from TSW that helps build their background. 3.5/5 Replay Value: Moving on from my reminiscence and into the actual quality of the game, the replay value is somewhat abundant. The basics of the game are the same in every round, find orb, find altar, place orb on alter and earn points to stay ahead of your opponent. The runes however are what make this game truly special. With around 10 unique spells all with different opportunities to fuck with your class mate and not to mention the additional spells created from combining certain runes, this game gleefully presents you with about 30 different ways to scare and hinder your opponent or protect you from them. I must admit i get a buzz at leap frogging around the map every time i find a hopscotch rune. Never the less it is the unique situations presented in each game that make this one something to pick up again and again. I for instance encountered one fellow who wouldn’t stop leaving decoy exploding orbs for me to find or another time when i encountered a player who had a knack for throwing fireballs. Another addition is the levelling system used to unlock certain items that will be mentioned in customization. Some people probably think that on top of everything a levelling system is stupid however I disagree, it is this very levelling system I have found that can be an incentive to come back and play again. But the biggest absolute blue balls thing about this game is the map. More maps is a must for a game like this if it is to stay afloat. 3.5/5 Gameplay and controls: The true gem of this game is its gameplay and although clunky, its controls are simple and clear to understand. The game provides a repetitive basis goal so that players clearly understand what they have to do but also uses the game changing runes to combat any boredom the player might encounter. Its abundance of spells to screw over the opposition and the individually customised jumps cares are what make this game so enjoyable yet simple as to understanding your goal. The actual controls of the game are clunky to be blunt, with high motion blurs and a sort of swaying as you walk all of which can be changed from settings. But the consistent clicking and holding just to open doors and cupboards can defiantly leave you with a sore hand after a few games. 4/5 Graphics: I almost forget that funcom is actually a pretty wealthy company sometimes because of the below average fan base and little advertising I see of it, so going into this game I expected somewhat of a bare minimum of graphical quality but oh boi am I glad I was proven wrong. This game is beautifully designed in its spliced magical high school aesthetic, everything drawn and textured in detail. Sure it’s not as realistic looking as people would like it to be but that is exactly what fits the game itself. Its entirety is based on a wacky game two kids play WITH MAGIC. It isn’t meant to look as if it was a real place because it was built not to be. It was designed to look fun and mysterious, to appeal to that inner child of ours back when our imaginations ran rampant and magical school games like this, for us at least, existed. So some people might disagree with me here and I realise that as the game grows it will look better but from what I see now the developers are on the right track. 4/5 Character customization: I am so glad that they included a feature like this into the game and although sometimes it can seem like a very small feature, it’s always enjoyable to be scared shitless at the abominations other players have created. The entire customization mechanic for the game revolves around the jumps scares you use to catch your opponent. A singular head model with a variety of 10 default heads to choose from, mixed in with different laughs and voices plus 18 different decorations PER-HEAD it’s gonna be one hell of a night. The only catch? The levelling system. You unlock one customization option per level you level up which again is an incentive to play again which I agree with. Overall I always like it when i get to see other people’s creations on screen and what I could possibly do with my own to scare others. In conjunction with the runes, it adds a refreshing aspect to the game with its basic repetitive plays sometimes. 3.5/5 Co-op and Online Multiplayer: The real kick in the balls aspect about this game. Taking into consideration that it is very new so there hasn’t been a lot of time for people to join, the amount of people that play this game are sparse to few. If this game is to survive it needs more players, something which can, given funcoms fan base, be a major problem. Obviously they have got some popular youtubers to advertise it and steam advertisement is also good but please for the love of god it needs a bigger player base if it’s going to continue. Waiting times can be a killer (don’t worry I found a fix for those of you who know what im talking about), but the ping you get is actually decent and trust me this is coming from a guy who gets (if im luck) 600kb/s speed tops. 3.5/5 (Pro tip: to shorten wait times make sure u are connected to NA region in the games options and change your download region on steam settings to Washington DC, make sure u change back to your region tho when downloading new games or when you finish playing) Final thoughts and review: it’s not often you find a game like this and I highly recommend it. My only recommendations for this game is its expansion on maps and possibly runes and spells to keep people interested, maybe a few game modes to spice up the basics would also attract a lot of players back for more and for Christ sakes more advertising not just for the developers but for the players as well. So many good games have failed on the basis that their wasn’t a big enough player base and I pray to Cthuhlu (pun intended) that doesn’t happen to this game so share and recommended this please to anyone you might think would be interested. Overall: 4/5

Hide and Shriek is a 1v1 game about two students at opposing schools being invisible and having a game afterhours. The game play with scoring by either tricking your opponents with traps (via rigging them along the ground, doors, cabinets, etc) and by finding your invisible opponent and shrieking them, 3 shrieks in a row and you win automatically! Each match lasts 10 minutes and all 10 of those can be filled with tense searching and hoping that your next touch isn't going to throw you across the room by a gust of wind, or that cabinet you touched might electrify you, or even that noise you heard is your invisible rival opening something right next to you unknowingly. It's a fun little game, an added bonus if you're a fan of The Secret World in which this game has goodies for, the only downside is possibly the lower population of players further down the road after halloween. Edit: As of late November I've found the game a bit more difficult to find players with. So having a friend to play with you would likely be the best idea!

I think its a nice jump scare game, with a fun game mode to it.

Great game! Kinda wish there was a way for more players to be able to be included but i love it none the less, controller support would be fun too. Girlfriend had some issues with only using the trackpad on her laptop so if you dont have a mouse i reccommend getting one. Great game though 8/10 (great at making fights too)

It was okay. Jumpscares, but they are cheesy. Admittedly, I jumped a few times, but the effect wears off quite fast and I haven't play it that long. It had a weird learning curve and is still fun if you play with friends that get scared, but if no one screams then it's not rewarding.

love too scare my friends, but i want more Maps and more runes and it would be moore fun then ever

The best competitive horror game with lots of spells and atmosphere, the only negative of the game is little variety, one single location and lack of new content. Overall, it's definitely worth playing during Halloween: 8/10

Oh Funcom, sweet Funcom. You have one of the most interesting IP's in gaming with the Secret World franchise and yet the fumbling of each title is ceaseless. Hide and Shriek has all the ground work for a great multiplayer game that could add rogue like elements to keep the game progression alive beyond cosmetics but alas... The game after the first 5 matches begins to feel stale or a case of RNG with the starter runs dictating if your round is going to be hell (Like the other player constantly getting runes to know where you are and dash thru all traps to get you. Fun.....(com). The ground work here is something that could be very special. Plus, the location of the school itself from the Secret World location could make for some really interesting mechanics but... It's not to be. It's free, jump in with some friends, rage quit, load it back up, get better, realise it's rather stale and the population is deathly (ehe). You had something here Funcom, you really did...

this game...IS AMAZING it has awesome graphics a pretty challenging multiplayer mode and its something you and your friends play for hours on end customisation is amazing and it erry how you always get creepy by the fact that they could be right behind you and it gets it horror from that not from grotesk images but from sheer surprise and scare now if you love multyplayer games you damn better get this you can play with your frinds or some random person will you play for months? YES, is the game fun? DID YOU READ MY COMMENT M8?, finally,tell me one mre reason to get this, ITS F***ING AWESOME hope o see you guys and a match and cya there m8

In theory, i seriously love this game, it is completely unique and its addictive, however, the more something goes on, the more it begins to drag down on itself. I even got into a all out discussion about this game with one of my friends whom i was playing this with and me and him both agreed, this game needs something to change it up. On that note, if they were to do something for the game along the lines of make interchangeable rooms(For example, add in a room that could take the place of the classroom), that would give it a better feel for the game, so that every game is not the same one. It is true it doesnt change much, but its still one of the little things. Another of the things we were discussing was enhancing the map and making a 4 man fight, makes it a lot more hectic and keeps you on your toes. Lastly one more suggestion we had come up with, was if none else is done to enhance the game, to enable modding support for the game, i would love to see where the community could possibly take the game. However i would like to state, even with my low hours and none of the suggestions are considered, the game itself is worth the money, i cannot deny this much.

It's okay. It's fun for a bit but then gets sorta repetitive and you need a friend to play. That being said it is free and it's good fun for a few hours.

Short version: Pros: +Good Idea +It takes a while to get every spell +descriptions and stories are very interesting +customisation is fun +Easter eggs in form of unlockable customisations & diaries +H.P. Lovecraft references <3 (+not very scary) Cons: -I have only seen one Map so far -You can walk around for 10 minutes and not meet you foe -sometimes laggy -depending on amount of players: long waiting time (but that's the problem with every low celeb multiplayer game) (-not very scary) Long version: I fully recommend this game! First off, it runs very well on my old working laptop, and that's rare; And in spite of these low requirements the game provides much fun! The descriptions of each single spell are lovely and funny written, as well as the stories that you are able to find scattered across the map, along with other easter egg customisations. As a fan of H.P.Lovecraft I was delighted (yet not nurprised, since every Fun Com game has had some references to him so far) to find a bunch of references in this game. Also despite the seemingly low variation of the game, since it unfortunately only has one map (yet!), it takes quite some time to discover every single Spell in the game. The techniques used in the game are also interesting, since you may be forced to preserve your spells for a certain opportunity, like trap your foe (e.g. the little springs twerp) or hastily running around a room and frantically searching for a rune to escape a curse of you enemy (e.g. Innsmouth punk) before you get jumpscared. The jumpscares aren't very scary, it may get you a little bit, when you're totally not expecting it, otherwise it doesn't have a big effect on me; Yet it's quite entertaining to scare or get scared over and over again, even if it's not scary. To start a match a simple click on the "public match" button is enough, but as it is on every not popular online game: To find your desired opponent it can take quite some time. This can be bypassed by playing a private match with your friends, if you have any... All in all a really fun game!

Finding the right balance is actually what makes this game so exciting. Both players collect points by placing traps and shrieking the enemy. Special orbs in your team-color are most valuable - they are hidden randomly across the map. So you can focus on collecting orbs or placing traps to shriek the other player. If you get shrieked three times in a row, you will lose. Matchmaking works fine but menus are sometimes laggy for me and there is only one map. Hide and Shriek isn't a long time burner but gives you some short competitive 1-vs-1-matches for in-between.

Especially now that the game is free, why wouldn't one give it a go? You do NOT need the DLC, it is cosmetics only. They gave it to everyone who purchased the game before it became Free-2-Play. Play it while it's still October!!

Nice game, horror, strategic, and very good graphics for an machine that doesn't runs it all like mine. I hope the developers can make more graphical options for bad/medium machines, like Directx and stuff like that, i don't know very well, but yeah! Don't worry about me, i can still play it with average of 20 - 40 fps. But as i said, anyways, i recommend this game!

I was afraid this was gonna suck. I love TSW immensely, but this was very much an experiment for Funcom and last year's Halloween game, The Park. was okay for a "walking simulator" but priced maybe a bit higher than it should. This, though, they pulled it off. The game is definitely worth the price. The game is very easy to get into and the matches are just the right length. I can't think of a game to compare this too, it's invisible hide-and-seek (like the name suggests) combined with an item hunt and spell casting. Even if you get only an hour or two of enjoyment in this (and you probably will get more) it's still a better bargain than that crappy superhero movie you'll see at the theater. Now, the downsides-- matchmaking needs to be improved. There's no way to communicate with the other person at all. This game also has room for improvement in the general scope of the game, as there's only one map and it's only 1v1. However, that's not so much a downside as this was pretty obviously an experiment and it's priced fairly--there's just a lot of potential with this formula that I hope they capitalize on in the future. It's clear that this game is trying to nudge in on the whole "screaming youtubers" craze like Five Nights At Freddy's. But don't let that deter you from buying it. There's more than just gimmick here.

i love the game itself as a whole the fact that its a 1v1, and you can scare your opponet if there not being carful, bonus EVERYTHING and i know it has only been out for 3 days but a cool thing to see is another map because we are in little springs. i would like to see a new map themed around the other high school, one last thing another thing is that there should be more runes/rune combos because when ever i have a chance to get a 3 rune combo its always hard to find that 3rd rune (tldr: verygood overall, plz newmap/newrunes) thanks -hinterguy123456

Lots of fun when you're in the right mood. I played this with my son and a friend, and we all loved it, But you got to keep it dark and crank up the sound. LOUD sound is alfa omega in this game.

I love this game its funny and i totally didnt get it cuz i can play trump... but yeah it looks really nice and its fun to play a perfect and cheap little game for halloween!! totally worth buying

I think this game is a riot. So fun and it's got a great premise. I'd pay money for more maps. Maybe bigger ones that could support more players. It's still awesome even with the lack of content though.

i think its a really cool game thats needs more players to come for it but the only problem is there needs to be more spells and maps (i know they abondoned the game) so they should come back cause i see a lot in this game

lotta fun. Hope for new maps soon. draw back is other players will disconnect from the match if they're losing and you get no points. Aside from those losers its really is quite fun.

[b]Gameplay:[/b] A 1v1 race to scare the living sh*t out of the other player or win by having more points. You may have only one mode right now and only one map, but I don't think it will get old too soon, because of the complexity of the game. First off you have a lot of runes combinations for different spells, buffs etc, which you will have to learn eventually if you want to have a good advantage over the other guy. The best part of the game, is the fact that you can trick and outsmart your opponent in so many different ways that will put a smile on your face! [b]Performance:[/b] Sometimes the FPS randomly goes from 60 to 45 for a couple seconds, but it's not something that ruins the experience. [b]Price:[/b] The price is perfect for this title!

Pretty fun game! Not sure I can see it having this massive community or anything like that, but it's definitely pretty fun for the price tag, and it's something I can see myself playing with my friends fairly often. It's charming, yet still able to give you a jolt if you're not ready for a spook or a trap. There isn't really any depth to it--there's one (somewhat small) map with random rooms, there's two victory conditions, and a lot of the masks are just re-skins of each other--but it's still a good way to have some laughs and some shouts, be it with friends or with randoms. The mask customization is pretty fun, and has a good deal of options so each mask feels unique. The runes (that allow you to use spells, and can be combined for better spells) are very fun to play with and experiment with. The little hidden bits of lore that you can unlock through books is a fun read. I may be more into it because I dig TSW and anything that spawns from it, but I'd definitely say this is a good game, independent of TSW. It's cute, it's spooky, it's a blast with friends! What more do you really need for $6?

I personally love this game; although I think the concept of the play style can be taken much further to create an even more enjoyable experience. I am left wanting the following: 1. Steam Workshop access I feel would be very good; modders could add almost anything to the game from new skins and animations to new runes and enviroments without the developers having to shell out lots of time updating the game. 2. Elaborating on a part of point 1, the fact that there is only 1 largely static map gets quite drape after a while. I think even just adding a couple more could go a long way to making the game more replayable. 3. Larger multiplayer. Okay, this point is going to be more debatable than the last 2 points I mentioned, but I personally believe extending the game from a mere 1v1 experience to a 2v2 or even more could go a LONG way to making the game more enjoyable. More players = more traps and scares. Fun times! 4. This point is ofcourse a given; better optimization. I find myself lagging from time to time and it can be quite frusterating. Anyway, great game!

ENG: A very interesting game about the battle of invisible magicians, but nothing has changed since the game was released, so there are very few players. The game lacks updates in the form of new cards, screamers and new spells. RUS: Очень интересная игра про битву невидимых магов, но с момента выхода игры ничего не изменилось, поэтому игроков очень мало. В игре отсутствуют обновления в виде новых карт, скримеров и новых заклинаний.

Interessting concept. I don't think there is anything to really compare it with. Stalking through the rooms wondering if you imagined movement ahead or if it indeed was your opponent is quite the rush. With the runes this game has at least some strategy to it. I greatly enjoy it, but event though it is free now, it seems to lack players. So just give it a try and way ot public matchmaking or duel with a friend.

This is not a hard game to play. But very enjoyable. Funny jump scares and some good tactics. Honestly i have only played it in private match with friends thus far; a blast!

If you're looking for a fun 1v1 game to scare the heck out of your friends then this is for you. Become a top notch scarer by conjuring spells and traps to jumpscare your opponent, but remember both of you are invisible so tread carefully. Would love to see more maps and jumpscares developed in the future!

Very nice game,it need more maps ,optimization,players and make it price to 5 euro for be buyed . Just buy it becuase its nice.You will have much fun if u play with a friend,trust me .

Great game. Good amount of dastardly cunning and underhanded plotting involved as you set up traps and try to distract, evade, and redirect your opponent. I myself favor the Scry spell, so that I can easily win the game with a Shriek Out, or keep them from doing it since it requires 3 in a row. Fun game, but there's a lot of problems with people quitting/disconnecting when they're losing, which means no one gets any points. Lame. Game is great, would be better if there were more opponents and less quitters.

The idea is great. You play with a friend and try to scare him by setting traps and using magic. The fun part is that you don't know where your friend is because everyone is invisible, so you have to use strategies to find him. If you are to afraid to be scared, you won't win the game, because you have to (cleverly) take risks in order to gather points. It is also addicting. When you lost, you really want a rematch, and because the matches are so short, about 10 min, you can play a lot without getting tired of it. The only bad thing I have to say is that the game could have more features, like different maps or the possibility of playing with more people, but since it's pretty recent, I hope the developers keep improving.

Get ready to get spooked :) Its a good game if you like scary but funny game. It's pretty interesting, trying to beat the other players, making up takticks and setting up traps have fun ;)

A fun game, but not anything amazing. From the looks of the title it was likely developed in a short time window, having only one map to play on that everything gets randomized on. It does work however, and delivers a very entertaining experience for a few plays. Customization, and development exist in the game but the actual play of the game gets a little tiring after a few rounds against the same person. At $5.99 for the game it easliy delivered it's worth in entertainment, but in my opinion is best if you also know friends who play it as well. I recommend this game if you are looking for a night of scary yet silly fun, but I think that much of the games hype was really that it was timed to be out for Halloween. If you are looking for a game that you can spend alot of time on enjoying then it is likely this is not for you.

Really well made game. Even if it is one game type the same time over and over, I haven't gotten bored of it so far. It's a lot of fun to play with a friend who gets scared easily. I found that laying traps was quite fun in itself, and watching people fall for them was equally as fun. I recommend this to anyone who likes to hear their freinds scream in terror. 10/10

Even though I haven't played it much, it's a pretty good buy for $6, and worth playing with friends every once in awhile. The main downside is that there's only 1 map, and you can only do 1v1, but the rune combinations can keep things modestly interesting. Hopefully there will be additional content later down the line (hopefully with more than 1v1 too), cause this has a good bit of potential.

I really like the concept of this game. It is pretty creative and unique. The graphics are pretty good as well. I just hope they add more content in it, like maps, runes, and mostly modes. I would really like to see multiplayer mode in the future.

Great inexpensive game for some quick scares! There is also a lot of lore, spells, and customization options to either discover or unlock while playing. Really well done and fun.

Super fun, cannot be stressed enough, but needs more players desperately. Maybe a free for all deathmatch would help when there's an odd number waiting for a match? or a marketing injection (I only heard of the game through The Secret World, otherwise I would have missed this gem!)?

[h1]Places Trap[/h1] Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history [h1]Triggers trap on himself[/h1] [b][i]NO, DON'T TOUCH THAT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?![/i][/b]

Hide and Shriek is a competitive multiplayer game where both players are invisible. Two players are pit against each other in a creepy school, with the aim of scaring the living hell out of their opponent. To win the game, you either have to earn the highest score at the end of the 10 minute round by collecting orbs and setting traps, where as the second option is to scare your opponent 3 times in a row. The catch is you are both invisible. There are multiple ways to reveal your opponent, and once you know where they are, you can activate your "shriek" which will trigger a floating head jumpscare on the enemy's screen, and get you points. If you shriek and your opponent isn't close enough, you will be revealed for them to see for a short time. The most common way to reveal your opponent is by catching them in a trap. You can collect different runes throughout the level, which all have unique powers. Sometimes you can set traps, and sometimes they will give you powers to remove any curses you might have. Runes can even be combined to give unique traits. Some can be very interesting, like sending your enemy to an alternate dimension to waste their time, or allowing you to dash through walls. Some runes can be shot ahead of you, some can be traps set on the floor, some are on interact-able doors or closets etc. So there's a lot to play around with. The main way to get points is to collect orbs and put them on your altar. You can even pick up enemy orbs in order to set up traps. I like to put theirs behind transparent cupboards, and then trap them. The whole game is about outsmarting your opponent. As you level up and get achievements, you will unlock customizables for your character, which is quite fun. Most stuff is balanced quite well. Although I have a problem with 2 powers. One of them being a wisp that follows your enemy and teleports them to another dimension. Even if you see the wisp, it seems for no matter how long you run away from it, it will catch up to you eventually. I don't know if there's a long timer on it or if it just chases you indefinitely, but that just causes it to be more efficient to just run into it as soon as you see it to avoid wasting time. The other one, is a power that reveals all runes close to you, and your opponent. It kind of defeats the entire point of the game if you can just see your enemy constantly through walls, there's no investigation anymore. It's not even that hard to get that power, and it seems a lot of people have realised it and are using it the majority of the time, which is why I prefer to just play with a friend and avoid using that power. Overall, I really am loving the game so far. The aesthetic and music is great, the idea is fun and unique, and it's just great to hear your friend scream when you trap them!

People keep rage quitting during games and no rewards are givin, even if you were winning. The servers are farily populated now, but 4/5 games are rage quitters. There should be something done about this to allow for points to still be received so you're not wasting your time playing with a bunch of salty children.

If you are into strategy and you want to play something light to chill, this game might be for you... But keep in mind that, this game leaves you play versus people who already know how to play with little to no knowledge or tutorial beforehand. Also there's high queue time so you have to struggle a lot to learn slowly.

This is an extremely fun game to play and I highly recomend it. *BUT* I recomend you have a friend to play it with. the matchmaking is very slow but starting a private match is way easier. I thin it either because not allot of people play this game or it is just a new game that needs a fix. other than that this is a go to game that is very interactive and fun to play with friends. 9.5/10