Feardemic has teamed up with Harvester Games to bring their latest dark tale to consoles, Burnhouse Lane. Originally meant to be the sequel to Harvester’s The Cat Lady before becoming its own stand-alone story that will make you smile, cry, and question everything. I want to thank Feardemic and Harvester Games for the chance to review the game that’s well-loved on STEAM.
Burnhouse Lane follows Angie, a nurse who is still coping with the loss of her love while having to face her mortality with terminal cancer. Angie get’s assigned to help out an elderly man in the country but as soon as she takes the job, things get dark quickly as she finds herself in a dark and twisted world that she wishes to escape.
Now onto the game itself. Burnhouse Lane‘s controls are very straightforward as the game is side-scrolling where at most you have to interact with objects and the scenery, it’s suggested to play the game with a controller, which should not be an issue for anyone playing a console.
Headphones are a must while playing Burnhouse Lane as the music and sound effects really pair well with the artwork of the game, oh elder gods the artwork of this game! I really love the animation style, the colors, the use of light, and how things in real life are twisted in the world Angie has found herself in.
When it comes to Burnhouse Lane‘s gameplay, exploring and puzzle-solving are key. It’s like a lot of the old-school horror games where the puzzles are more common sense than being an interactive doctoral thesis as some games make. Dialogue choices will have to be made which can determine outcomes for Angie.
Overall, I found Burnhouse Lane to be beautifully disturbing with the mix of the game’s art, story, and the way the story is being told and how players’ actions can determine how the story plays out over time. It should be said as a warning that the game does deal with a lot of dark subject matter that may be intense for some or triggering for others.
On my scale of 1-10, Burnhouse Lane is a well-deserved 10 and I can see why it’s so well-liked on Steam.
Burnhouse Lane will be coming out on June 29th, for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.
