You’ll be joining a young child who has many questions about life and what lies beyond. You might not be thrilled with the forces they’ve chosen to ask, though.
Hollow Cries sits you in a room with your queries and a Ouija board, hoping to get some answers and cure your loneliness. The good part is that, by using the device, you’ll start getting some answers! The downside is that your curiosity is kind of feeding the thing that’s replying to you, and it’s not content to just sit on the other side of reality. It wants to come visit. Naturally, this will not go well for you.
Hollow Cries works wonders with its premise, taking you on a disturbing journey from the comfort of your own bed. You’re able to glance around your room for answers about what your new, disturbing friend is up to, but the game features a distorted visual style that makes everything look a little bit off. It loans a bit of confusion and uncertainty to looking around, and makes you wonder if you caught something scary moving just out of the corner of your eye. In fact, it feels like everything is subtly moving with this effect, making reality seem like its in unsettling flux.
The payoff is some jarring scares that can come as a big surprise, which is great when you have a baby sleeping directly in the room over your head. If you need a quick fear fix, Hollow Cries can make that work for you.
Hollow Cries is available now on itch.io.
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