He’s following you. It is dark. Your flashlight sputtered out just moments before and you scramble to replace the batteries. The light flickers back on. Down the corridor, you see him move.
The Conjuring House is clearly inspired by the great horror games that came before. It borrows the run and hide style popularized by Outlast and Amnesia along with the mansion setting Resident Evil is known for. Unfortunately, The Conjuring House fails to take these elements and make them its own. It just makes me want to play one of those better games instead.
The Conjuring House is like trying to find your missing car keys, glasses and remote control for hours while some asshole occasionally yells "boo!" in your ear.
From GameWatcher: "The threat of something happening is always more frightening than the act itself. Yet, horror games of late have relied on the cheap-shot jump-scare to fuel their spooky-gauge. Yes, it’s always frightening, but it pales in comparison to the extended fear that a well realised tension and atmosphere create in making you wait for something to happen. And while The Conjuring House has its share of jump-scares, it’s the promise of something happening, that sensation of being on the cusp of some hellish act, that turns the game into a true house of horrors."
