System: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Price at Time Of Review: £7.19
Comfort Rating: Red (Extreme Movement)
Genre: Horror
Input: Gamepad, Keyboard & Mouse
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: 15+
Description: Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn’t rely on jump scares or gore. A Lynchian psychological nightmare where you play as yourself. Escape from a dark and surreal Victorian town that clings to the precipices of underground cliffs. The gamespace dynamically twists and contorts around you in real-time, as you unravel an equally twisted narrative. Discover the hidden spaces haunted by ‘The Grandchildren’ as you uncover clues to understanding just where and what you are. Albino Lullaby is set for initial release on the PC and will be fully VR compatible.
As you move through the levels you will come across more and more disturbing things. From torture chairs to sick notes left for various people (or things). There are no jump scare moments to talk of, but the whole game makes you feel on edge, never really knowing what you are going to come across next! And believe me, just when you thought this game couldn’t get any weirder it does!
The good news here is that the Steam VR version of Albino Lullaby: Episode 1 is exactly the same as the Oculus Rift version. Also, don’t be fooled by the ‘Episode 1″ part of the game’s title, you will be truly surprised just how big this one ‘episode’ is with several hours gameplay (more if you read all the notes and storylines). This is a real marmite game. Some people love it for it’s strange, quirky style and others fate it for not bring VR friendly or not having many good jump scares. It is not so much the game that is scary here, but the style and the storyline/ Throw yourself into this game and it will make you wish you had stayed at home cuddling up to your teddy bear. A truly weird psychological horror that is more an experience than anything else.
