Decay: The Mare
A new psychological horror adventure game from the creators of the successful Decay series: Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out…
Decay: The Mare is an adventure developed by Shining Gate Software, released 13 February 2015 on Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $0.62 at Fanatical. The main story takes about 2 hrs to finish.
What Decay: The Mare is
Decay: The Mare is an adventure game developed by Shining Gate Software and released in 2015. It was published by Daedalic Entertainment. It is available on Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A new psychological horror adventure game from the creators of the successful Decay series: Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out his miserable life. But during the first night, something goes horribly wrong and he gets stuck in an endless nightmare… Decay – The Mare is a 3D psychological horror adventure and homage to the Resident Evil and Silent Hill games, as well as to horror adventure games like Phantasmagoria, The 11th Hour and Gabriel Knight. For the first time the compelling, high-tension Adventure is available in one package, including an exclusive third chapter that will bring Sam’s journey to an end…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 2 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $0.62, that works out to about $0.31 per hour of the main story.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $0.62 at Fanatical, 88% below its usual price. Across the 3 stores we track, the same game ranges up to $3.49 — a spread of $2.87 for an identical product.
What it launched against
Decay: The Mare launched on 13 February 2015, within three weeks of Life Is Strange, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D. It arrived 2 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Life Is Strange, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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