Gylt
Main game
3.50 average rating based on 46 ratings
- Developers
- Parallel Circles, Tequila Works
- Publishers
- Tequila Works
- Events
- gamescom Opening Night Live 2019, Stadia Connect 6.6.2019
- Platforms
- Google Stadia, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
- Genres
- Adventure, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Horror
- Steam
- View on Steam
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Schizo64's review of Gylt
I wouldn´t call it a full fledged survivor game because it´s not that hard to survive here but I did really like this game, the atmosphere is pretty cool and I like how it uses bullying as its main theme through the scenario, like Silent Hill did at its time. It´s not perfect by anymeans but I´d say it´s worth your time if you are into survival horror games and you love Silent Hill
A fun horror game for all ages
Released in 2019 exclusively for Stadia and then in 2023 for normal platforms, this is a neat indie horror game made by Tequila Works.
The story is simple: You're a high schooler named Sally searching for your lost cousin Emily, and while pasting Missing posters through the city you get chased by the bullies until you fall into a bizarre universe where everything is dark and there are monsters that want to hurt you.
The gameplay is also simple. You travel around the city with a flashlight that can kill the monsters but has a limited battery, just like in Alan Wake. There are some puzzles around the way, but nothing particularly difficult, as the game is really easy, and even if you die you will respawn a couple of meters away, so there isn't a lot of tension here. Also, the themes and violence are tame, so this is a perfect game for kids and people just starting into the horror genre.
Along the way, you can find collectibles, like books and pictures with lore, so if you want to know more about the world and characters they are a must-get, especially some of them that are necessary …
Released in 2019 exclusively for Stadia and then in 2023 for normal platforms, this is a neat indie horror game made by Tequila Works.
The story is simple: You're a high schooler named Sally searching for your lost cousin Emily, and while pasting Missing posters through the city you get chased by the bullies until you fall into a bizarre universe where everything is dark and there are monsters that want to hurt you.
The gameplay is also simple. You travel around the city with a flashlight that can kill the monsters but has a limited battery, just like in Alan Wake. There are some puzzles around the way, but nothing particularly difficult, as the game is really easy, and even if you die you will respawn a couple of meters away, so there isn't a lot of tension here. Also, the themes and violence are tame, so this is a perfect game for kids and people just starting into the horror genre.
Along the way, you can find collectibles, like books and pictures with lore, so if you want to know more about the world and characters they are a must-get, especially some of them that are necessary if you want to get a good ending. This isn't a long game at all, and you can complete it under 10 hours, so doing a 100% run isn't that hard and it's worth doing if you want to get the full experience.
However, don't expect anything revolutionary from this game. This is basically Silent Hill lite, the inspiration is obvious and the main difference is that the focus is bullying and school, which works for the story, but it makes the whole experience feel like a DLC of a bigger game that doesn't exist.
Still, it is entertaining and the lore is interesting enough to motivate you to get all the collectibles, so I'd recommend playing if you want a family-friendly horror game that you can complete in under one week, especially if you are a fan of Silent Hill.
Nice little stadia exclusive
Overall, I really enjoyed this game. It's a fairly standard casual stealth game with a low difficulty. The theme (bullying) is well executed with diary entries explaining the victim's mental state and some displays of bullying throughout a school environment. Some of the controls are, as it seems to be the case with most stadia exclusives, awkward. The escape key doesn't function in all menus to go back for example. I'd recommend playing it if you already have stadia pro. but it really isn't worth it getting pro for.
Very mediocre survival horror (for kids)
Gylt is a game I apparently tried once and dropped, but finally got around to finishing. It is technically a survival horror of sorts, which is kinda all i feel like playing lately, so I ended up seeing this one through. Thematically, it’s very similar to Fear The Spotlight - you are exploring a school type setting - and it has the same underlying themes of bullying and its consequences.
But Gylt is just not nearly as good as Fear the Spotlight. The art style, monsters, environments - just very meh. More spooky than scary, and fairly generic at that. The gameplay is also meh, half-hearted puzzles and really boring combat/stealth.
I liked it just enough to finish. It’s got a decent map, and it has some fun level design/puzzle moments, but mostly it’s a bit tedious to play. I can’t really recommend it unless you have absolutely nothing else to play.
Bonito y correcto cuento de hadas de terror
Gylt llega con un potente mensaje que toca temas como el bullying y la soledad que esto provoca. Mezcla Silent Hill con el uso de la luz a lo Luigi’s Mansion y no lo hace mal, no logra transmitir miedo debido al estilo Pixar que tiene pero es interesante.
I see what this game is going for, but way too much of the play time is spent with a truly dull stealth system. Like it clearly wants to be "Silent Hill, for kids" but I don't think kids would have the patience for it.
Really sad to say, but I think the world would not have lost much if this stayed on Stadia. Like I'm glad it escaped, I even got a physical copy, but... Yeah, I'm really bored with this one. Time to drop it on eBay.
Some good news coming out of the Stadia shut down, Gylt is coming to other platforms. I didn't outright love the game, but I did appreciate its Silent Hill references and the fact that it achieved genuine creepiness from time to time. My major criticism was that it was locked to Stadia, and Stadia itself performed poorly enough that my Gylt experience was diminished. It will be nice to play it locally on a console where things like compression artifacts won't be present in the abundant shadows and other dark corners of the game.
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You said it Scoob, we better get out of here!
Gylt is enjoyable so far. Enjoying the Silent Hill homages and the gameplay is engaging.
Stadia, on the other hand, needs work. One of the biggest issues, especially in Gylt, is that Stadia streaming doesn’t handle black well. There tends to be a lot of artifacts/noise in the blacks which goes a long way to hurt the atmosphere in Gylt.
Two months of Stadia Pro is now free, starting today. I just signed up. So far it's the worst of the streaming services I have tried out. The lack of wireless gamepad support and limited phone support don't help Stadia make a great first impression.