Shadows 2: Perfidia has ambitions when it comes to immersing the player in a scary environment but they only turn out to fulfill half of the game's goals: the sound is definitely on the right track, but its visual environment does more harm than good. The overall gameplay mechanics are nothing to write home about either, but its use of a sanity meter...
Shadows 2: Perfidia2017
Shadows 2: Perfidia
2017 Ultimate Games67Worthwhile
Playtime
ShortTypically 4 hours
Playable on
Available on
- $7.99
- $9.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- March 24, 2017
- Developer
- mrCiastku
- Publisher
- Ultimate Games
Overview
Shadows 2: Perfidia is a survival horror game inspired by classics like the Penumbra series and Layers of Fear. Explore a darkened office complex and uncover the truth behind the horrifying events that have befallen its inhabitants.
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Reception
Press57
Players80
MediocreGreat- OpenCritic57from 3 reviews
Shadows 2: Perfidia was an interesting game to play because there was a lot of good things which I really enjoyed, yet there was a number of negative aspects as well. You can clearly see that the developers wanted to make an interesting and scary game, which I feel was accomplished perfectly as they managed to make me jump a few times even though I’m...
Chilling from the very beginning, Shadows II Perfidia is a game that knows how to use everything in its arsenal to scare the hell out of you.
Although its sense of uneasiness is well done, everything else about Shadows 2: Perfidia is far too basic to be thoroughly enjoyable.
I'll just come out and say it, for the most part the indie titles that have tackled horror so far on the Switch just haven't generally been great as a whole...