Eyes - the horror game

This is an interesting take on the whole sneak/hide/scare type of game.You aren't capable of much in Eyes, save for walking and running around a house going in and out of rooms, picking up bags of money and a few other trinkets that let you get at more money. It may sound simple enough except for one thing: There's a creepy grey ghost like figure roaming the hallways that will catch you if you aren't careful. To be honest I wouldn't like some strange fella in my house taking my stuff anyways, and the game does introduce itself as a break and enter type of deal. When the ghost gets close to your location, you hear things rattling and voices moaning. If you're in a room when that happens and you stay still and quiet it'll likely pass without much of an event. If you're out in the hallway or running around like an idiot, you'll see the grey misty figure, a bright red warning telling you to run will show up although even if you run you're probably screwed by this point.

There's also these eyes on the walls that you can pick up that'll let you see through the ghost's eyes. This will let you know more or less where the creature is in the house, although if you're not familiar with all the floors this won't do you a whole lot of good.

I could have done without the selectable items sparkling, although it does make the game more accessible for first timers and it does save a lot of time on useless clicking. I would have also liked a bit more of a hunt and chase type of thing with the ghost, where you have to spend more effort trying to find good places to hide and the ghost chases you rather than just ducking into a room when you hear rattling. As it is, it feels like when the ghost gets you it's all over very quickly. The chasing part of it, the "I'm going to get you" aspect, if it was there a bit more somehow I think it would add a lot to the game.

It really is done quite well, especially for a free game (Windows). I bought the iOS version just to support development though I find it far choppier and the controls much less precise and slippery on my iPod touch 3G. Development is ongoing so I'm sure it'll be addressed at some point. It's also available for Mac, Linux and Android.

http://eyesthehorrorgame.com/

Update: Just updated to the 2.0 windows version - holy cow, they've replaced the ghost with a scary flying severed head! More effective for the shock horror they're going for than before, that's for sure! Doesn't really change the game much but it looks scarier