The Obsessive Shadow
Narrative ∙ Strategy ∙ SurvivalIn The Obsessive Shadow, you take on the role of Liam, a 9-year-old
boy left alone in his home after the power suddenly goes out, plunging the house into suffocating darkness. Armed with only a flashlight, you must navigate the unsettling dangers of the night as you are being watched throughout the night. Your mother's voice on the phone is your guide to surviving, But as her instructions grow more confusing and the unease deepens, the safety of her words begins to feel increasingly fragile. Something is watching, a shadowy figure moving just out of sight, waiting for you to slip up.
As the hours creep forward, the once-familiar home becomes an
unfamiliar labyrinth of fear, each corner hiding the possibility of
confrontation with the lurking entity.
Testing your courage and instincts as you struggle to stay one step
ahead of the unseen threat. Your mother's voice remains your
lifeline,
but survival demands more than just following her instructions—it
requires vigilance,
quick thinking, and a determination to face the overwhelming dread.
Will you endure the relentless terror and make it to morning, or will
the suffocating darkness claim you before dawn?
| comfort | ⦾ Moderate |
| age rating | 13+ Teen |
| website | pmhinteractive.com |
| developer | Pablo Heckman |
| publisher | PMH Interactive |
| connection | Internet not required |
| app version | 1.0.5 |
| languages | English |
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Reviews 11
The shadows are gone?!
Update:
As there's been no response from the developer yet, I'm going to request a refund. If it's ever updated to put the real time shadows back in I'll purchase the game again.
Original Review:
I played the demo and I was extremely impressed with the real time shadows cast by the flashlight. Few Quest games have lighting this sophisticated. The atmosphere was excellent.
I never imagined an effect like this would be removed in an update, especially in a horror game where real time shadows greatly add to the atmosphere.
It's ironic that a game called "The Obsessive Shadow" had its shadows removed.
If the real time lighting was removed to increase resolution can an option be added to switch back to the lower resolution and keep the real time shadows? A "resolution vs graphical fidelity" switch?
The new lighting model really killed the atmosphere for me. It's not creepy anymore. I was excited to play the full version, but after seeing it now I don't want to.
Glitchy
So, I really like the idea of the game, but overall it's not technically good.
Turning breaks this game, and not in a good way. If you're talking on the phone, or turn next to a wall, you fall in. Once this happens collision decides it's going to hide in the closet without you, as I could no longer walk up stairs, since I kept falling through the floor.
I also noticed is there is no 3D Audio so if you are using headphones, you can't actually hear where the knock is coming from. The TV introduction sounded like it came from outside, and Mom's voice sounded like it was coming through the ceiling instead of the phone.
It's a shame I couldn't make it further then the first window scare, as this game has a lot of promise, but due to the fact that the game breaking bugs prevent playing further, I can't recommend it.
The best VR game EVER!!!
Hey Pablo Im John from John’s gaming galaxy the one that has commented on a lot of your videos if anyone else is seeing this buy this game on meta buy it on steam buy it on every console when it comes out. Make Pablo rich he deserves it. It is very hard to make a VR game especially an indie game. So everyone show your love and support to Pablo. This is the best game you will ever find on VR forget about gorilla tag forget about beat saber forget about Animal Compony! This is the best game. When the second chapter comes out it will be so good. Show your support and thank Pablo for making this!!!
Good game but 1 issue
I just got the game every like 5 times he appears he isn’t in any of the windows I shine the light on all of them but I die fun game though
Why can’t I refund
Be very sure before getting this game cause if you don’t like it it’s 10 dollars you cant get back I played the game for five minutes and tried to refund the same day and it said I couldn’t cause I played past 2 hours or played past 14 days which I did not (later change since I didn’t know how to reply to dev) your game is good though I decided to try and save money for an upcoming game I’m waiting for but when I went to refund it said I was past the time and or day limit even though I did it same day and played it for a very short amount of time (2nd reply to dev) I believe Ill just give the game a chance it’s a good game so I’ll try playing longer
Huge fan!
I been waiting for the full release since it was a stranger things fan game! It's also really good! The shadow didn't look that scary in the final act but it's alright? The only complaint I have is that it's a short game