Definitely one of the best survival horror games of the year, despite its obvious flaws.

It is basically Silent Hill f - PS1 edition. It takes place in a Japan-like world, as you explore a village, a sanitarium, mines, and a dream-like otherworld. It is super inspired by Silent Hill 1 and 2, just with modern over the shoulder camera and controls. The music and voice acting are peak, so authentically PSX. The atmosphere and enemy designs are a little janky but also fantastic.

The only negative is some jank in the animations, hitboxes, and controls. It looks and sounds a bit like its tied together with duct tape, and the animations are very rudimentary like a 1st quarter animation student. But for me - it is not breaking the magic of the game literally AT ALL. And this is coming from someone who noticed the jank in the demo and had extremely low expectations for the full game.

Overall, I was pretty absorbed and enamored with it despite its obvious jankiness. It feels very authentic and nails the atmosphere and gameplay. You will know if you are the type of player that can tolerate a bit of jank in exchange for tons of charm and classic survival horror magic. If no, don't buy. If yes, buy it immediately.