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THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.

The Shore is a lovecraftian, horror and exploration game developed by Ares Dragonis and published by Dragonis Games.
Released on February 19th 2021 is available only on Windows in 14 languages: English, French, Simplified Chinese, Russian, German, Greek, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian and Turkish.

It has received 1,798 reviews of which 1,309 were positive and 489 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 2.49€ on Steam with a 75% discount.

The Steam community has classified The Shore into these genres:

Lovecraftian Horror Exploration FPS First-Person Psychological Horror Action-Adventure Fighting Underwater Story Rich Puzzle Narration Relaxing Action Realistic Atmospheric Dark Fantasy Mythology Multiple Endings Philosophical

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: 64-bit Windows 7
Processor: intel core i5 4400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB
Storage: 15 GB available space
Additional Notes: Minimum Requirements may cause framedrops.

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Feb. 2025

Overall not a bad experience, although a bit short. Had a similar vibe like the solus project. Pros: -Nice visuals -okay-ish story -fantastic sound design cons: -rather poor va, like a 4/10. -short If you're a fan of lovecraftian stufff it's worth playing it imo

Oct. 2024

The shore had been on my wishlist for forever before i finally decided to pull the trigger during the halloween sale. The first half of this game is amazing and i 100% enjoyed it. walking aorund, reading notes, collecting random things and just exploring is awesome and a really good way to present this mythos-inspired game. I loved the atmosphere, the lore, the statues you can find, walking along the shore and seeing all the creepy things.... The second half of the game I didn't quite like as much, it is filled with monsters you have to escape or fight and i often found myself getting frustrated with these sequences. I understand that it is probably intentional because you are meant to feel helpless against these creatures but it still wasn't a good gaming experience. I also often struggled to find the way i was meant to go and kinda fumbled my way through or had to look up a guide because i was so lost. The lack of direction is an issue throughout the whole game but it didn't bug me as much during the first half. I sadly experiences some sort of bug during the last few minutes of the game, the subtitles didn't work for everything that was said and i missed large chunks of the dialogues. Sometimes there were also multiple audiofiles playing at the same time. The story was pretty good and i liked the little twist in the end.

June 2024

Yes but only for the trip. Some reviews compare it to a walking simulator, but i disagree as after the first third of the game, it turns into a weird attempt at an FPS. I will be honest, this does not work well, and will be frustrating, But the game itself isn't that expensive, and the atmosphere it creates does work. I am glad I played it, but it is no masterpiece, If you are fine with that, you may give it a go.

April 2024

The visual and sound design of this game is rock solid. Some very cool stuff. Unfortunately, the addition of late game combat and some janky restrictions on travel (Invisible walls) reduce the quality of the experience. Additionally, though this is a personal gripe, it also feels like the creators stuck every element of Lovecraft they could find into The Shore without considering the atmosphere or qualities of Cosmic/Weird Horror outside of "big monster" (Though as stated, such monsters are beautifully designed.) It has some really fun ideas and art, but ultimately falls apart due to some strange decisions. Buy on a sale and be ready to be patient.

April 2024

Recommended only with heavy caveats. I absolutely love a good horror walking simulator. It's like a haunted house: immersive atmosphere + light scares + few frustrations = pure thrills. I started out thoroughly enjoying the atmosphere, from the beautifully desolate shoreline to the lonely, mangled skeletons, to the creepy ritual sites. Then about halfway through they introduced some clunky combat mechanics (being able to beat the spawn of eldritch horrors, for me, defeats half the horror of eldritch horrors) and I started just wanting to be done with this BS so I didn't have to go through it again. Dying over and over because you're not sure where to go for the next warp, which monsters are killable and which aren't, or you're getting stuck on the scenery is not fun. A few of the load-points are really freaking far back too. Fortunately the game is short enough to push through. Go in for the atmosphere, but don't be surprised to find yourself flipping to a walkthrough before the end.

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-75% 9.99€ 2.49€

7.0

1,309

489

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Developer

Ares Dragonis

Publisher

Dragonis Games

Release 19 Feb 2021

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