Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story

Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story

August 25, 2020

AdventureHorrorRPGSurvival PC

A 2.5D horror game inspired by Clock Tower and Fatal Frame, mixing cyberpunk with traditional Cantonese folklore. With careful attention to pacing, atmosphere and storytelling, Sense hopes to return the horror genre to its roots by celebrating visceral horror and the slow, fearful creep of dread.

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60.4

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Critic Reviews (12)

Alex Everatt COGconnected Aug 2020
65.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

70.0

"If you’re a fan of spooky games and enjoy the classic point-and-click style games of yesteryear, then Sense – A Cyberpunk Ghost Story might be worthy of your time."

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Azario Lopez Noisy Pixel Aug 2020
60.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

45.0

"Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story will cause several headaches after the many forehead palms players will endure through this cryptic adventure. The story will rarely make sense, and the haphazard nature of the puzzle design force many moments of aimless …"

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Daymon Trapold Hey Poor Player Aug 2020
50.0 /100

"Overall, I was left a bit perplexed by my time with Sense. I don’t regret playing it, but I also don’t know that I would go out of my way to play it again. With the story largely told through …"

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Drea Bunce TheSixthAxis Aug 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

72.0

Story

80.0

"Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story has a great atmosphere with an interesting storyline and subplots. The range of influences shown helps make what could have been just another horror game feel truly unique. My only issues were the simplicity of …"

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Drew Sherratt VGamingNews Aug 2020
65.0 /100

Graphics

88.0

Gameplay

48.0

Story

72.0

"I enjoyed Sense in spite of its issues. The visuals are murky and bright enough in the right places, environments are filled with interesting enemies with vibrant histories, and the slow-burn plot line comes to a nice conclusion that leaves …"

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Fernando Sánchez 33bits Aug 2020
65.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

60.0

"Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story is a Clock Tower-style 2D horror adventure. Without great fanfare, we are presented with a correct game in a controversial package -cyberpunk, sexualization- that seems to capture the attention of the public more than that …"

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Matt Sainsbury Digitally Downloaded Aug 2020
60.0 /100

"Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story succeeds as far as a "ghost story" is concerned. It offers up some good and creepy moments to go with some nicely classical point-and-click adventure elements. It struggles as cyberpunk though, failing to engage with …"

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Michael Spadafore CFG Games Aug 2020
20.0 /100

Graphics

18.0

Gameplay

18.0

Story

18.0

"General lack of polish, weak overall world-building, and inconsistent gameplay elements. It misses the mark that may cause Sense - 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story to fade into obscurity."

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Rob Lake Aug 2020
60.0 /100

"Controversy isn’t a new concept when it comes to video games. It’s been something that’s been around for a few years now. Games such as Grand Theft Auto, Mass Effect 3, Manhunt, and more recently Cyberpunk 2077. it’s fair to …"

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Timothy Taylor SwitchRPG Aug 2020
80.0 /100

"Beyond the semi-erotic art and character design is a deep, well-crafted world filled with lore based on Daoist culture twisted into a Cyberpunk setting."

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Toby Andersen FingerGuns Aug 2020
50.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

40.0

Story

80.0

"For a game about spirits, Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story is pretty soulless. A by-the-numbers backtracking horror game in the vein of Clock Tower, it’s structure and content feel lacklustre and a little disappointing if you went in expecting cyberpunk …"

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Vinícius Veloso Nintendo Blast Aug 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

68.0

Story

72.0

"Sense: Cyberpunk Ghost Story fulfills what it sets out to do: a supernatural adventure along the lines of classics from the past. However, it lacked a little boldness to present something really new. There is potential for a possible sequel, …"

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