BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW (PC) Review

I was curious to try BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW, largely because it arrived in the first month of a new year. It felt like an appropriate time to dive into something unsettling, especially given the current state of the world. As is often the case when exploring indie horror, however, caution is required.

Unfortunately, BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW impressed me by how quickly it became frustrating. It joins a growing list of horror titles on Steam that struggle to understand their own themes or what truly makes a game frightening. That is disappointing, as the game presents a few intriguing ideas that, with greater refinement, could have resulted in a genuinely unsettling experience.

BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW tells the tale of Anne, a young woman trapped in a nightmare dimension, reliving the trauma of her youth. Now she must literally face her demons and either succumb to her trauma or find a way to move on. I’m being a bit glib, but that’s essentially the gist of it. From almost the moment... Read more