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Devotion

Released: 2/19/2019

From the creators of the IndieCade Journey Award winner Detention, Red Candle Games brings you a story Inspired by East Asian folk culture. Devotion is a first-person atmospheric horror game depicting the life of a family shadowed by religious belief. Explore as a 1980s Taiwan apartment-complex lost in time gradually shift into a hellish nightmare. Delve into the vows each member of the family has made, and witness their devotion. STORY You step into your apartment, 80s music drifts through the air, an idol show plays on the television; a nostalgic setting surely, but what is this feeling of unease? You question this place you used to call “home,” noticing as it distorts with every shift of your eyes, anxious as your surroundings skirt the precipice of the extraordinary. As you push through each memory, uncovering the layers of each mystery, you may find buried in this home, the unsettling truth of those who lived here. “Remember what you prayed for…” FEATURES First-person atmospheric horror Story-driven exploration and intrigue Sound design applying the use of East Asian instruments and 80s Taiwanese music Relive the 1980s Taiwanese lifestyle through visuals and setting Unique Taiwanese/East Asian reference (folk culture, elements of taoism/buddhism) ORIGINAL THEME SONG Written and performed by Golden Melody Award winner “No party for Cao Dong”.

From the creators of the IndieCade Journey Award winner Detention, Red Candle Games brings you a story Inspired by East Asian folk culture. Devotion is a first-person atmospheric horror game depicting the life of a family shadowed by religious belief. Explore as a 1980s Taiwan apartment-complex lost in time gradually shift into a hellish nightmare. Delve into the vows each member of the family has made, and witness their devotion. STORY You step into your apartment, 80s music drifts through the air, an idol show plays on the television; a nostalgic setting surely, but what is this feeling of unease? You question this place you used to call “home,” noticing as it distorts with every shift of your eyes, anxious as your surroundings skirt the precipice of the extraordinary. As you push through each memory, uncovering the layers of each mystery, you may find buried in this home, the unsettling truth of those who lived here. “Remember what you prayed for…” FEATURES First-person atmospheric horror Story-driven exploration and intrigue Sound design applying the use of East Asian instruments and 80s Taiwanese music Relive the 1980s Taiwanese lifestyle through visuals and setting Unique Taiwanese/East Asian reference (folk culture, elements of taoism/buddhism) ORIGINAL THEME SONG Written and performed by Golden Melody Award winner “No party for Cao Dong”.

From the creators of the IndieCade Journey Award winner Detention, Red Candle Games brings you a story Inspired by East Asian folk culture. Devotion is a first-person atmospheric horror game depicting the life of a family shadowed by religious belief. Explore as a 1980s Taiwan apartment-complex lost in time gradually shift into a hellish nightmare. Delve into the vows each member of the family has made, and witness their devotion. STORY You step into your apartment, 80s music drifts through the air, an idol show plays on the television; a nostalgic setting surely, but what is this feeling of unease? You question this place you used to call “home,” noticing as it distorts with every shift of your eyes, anxious as your surroundings skirt the precipice of the extraordinary. As you push through each memory, uncovering the layers of each mystery, you may find buried in this home, the unsettling truth of those who lived here. “Remember what you prayed for…” FEATURES First-person atmospheric horror Story-driven exploration and intrigue Sound design applying the use of East Asian instruments and 80s Taiwanese music Relive the 1980s Taiwanese lifestyle through visuals and setting Unique Taiwanese/East Asian reference (folk culture, elements of taoism/buddhism) ORIGINAL THEME SONG Written and performed by Golden Melody Award winner “No party for Cao Dong”.

Critics
84
Metacritic
79

Score Breakdown

84.0

Critic Average

19 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

79

Metacritic User Score

196 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+5.0
Combined Disparity
+5.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

13 launch window (68%)6 late (32%)

Review summary

Updated Apr 20, 2021

Based on 19 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 84.0/100. Critics score this game 5.0 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 19)+
  1. Steve SummersviaRely On Horror
    Apr 20, 2021·Late review
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 79/100 · +1.0 pts
  2. Oisin KuhnkeviaJumpCut PLAY
    Apr 14, 2021·Late review
    90/100View review
    Metacritic 79/100 · +11.0 pts
  3. Eloin Barahona GarciaviaThe Click
    Mar 31, 2021·Late review
    95/100View review
    Metacritic 79/100 · +16.0 pts
  4. Josh HinkeviaNew Game Network
    Mar 26, 2021·Late review
    84/100View review
    Metacritic 79/100 · +5.0 pts
  5. Marcus StewartviaGame Informer
    Mar 24, 2021·Late review
    90/100View review
    Metacritic 79/100 · +11.0 pts