GYLT Reviews
While Gylt has some tragic elements in its story, it's even more tragic that it was tied to the sinking ship that was Google Staida. Luckily, with its re-release, adults and children alike will be able to get lost in the Lovecraftian lore, unnerving enemy design, and clean aesthetics. Overall, Gylt packs intrigue into every aspect of its gameplay and story without telling you the answers outright, leading to great moments of discovery.
GYLT is an adventure that, under the paradigm of an survival game, invites you to think about a real horror, the bullying. Its Tequila's more mature game, both in the narrative as in the playable and technical side, but it may feel a short game and not a very challenging one. As Stadia's first contact, it works like a charm.
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Gylt shines as a scary adventure with beautiful Disney Pixar optics, exciting stealth gameplay and a heartbreaking story
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GYLT from Tequila Works is a heavy game to bear. Its story is overwhelmingly sad, relatable, and impactful. The gameplay is built to complement the story and the devs did a great job of pulling those two pieces together. This game isn’t for the faint of heart and it will certainly get you in the feels, but the journey is worth the emotional risk.
GYLT is a genuine survival horror adventure with an ambientation reminiscent of children's school context. From the perspective of a small girl, the somber world we face is horrifying and the game manages to convey all the tension and incentivize exploration with a competent work of envirojnment and puzzle creation using basic mechanics as a base.
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A great example of how games not only entertain, but can convey powerful messages. It is not the most cutting-edge experience in the world, but it is a necessary exercise in reflection.
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Gylt is a solid but somewhat derivative adventure-horror game and an exclusive launch title for Google Stadia.
While its gameplay can feel a little basic at times, we’re really glad that GYLT is now free of Stadia. This is a small but powerful horror title that tackles an important issue while also providing hours of engaging gameplay. And though there’s nothing truly original here, Tequila Works has obviously put this together with care. If nothing else, it deserves praise for simply being a horror game accessible to younger audiences while still being unsettling for all.
GYLT provides a solid entry point into the horror video game genre, especially for those who are not typically drawn to such games. The presence of a child protagonist, simple controls, and relatable themes of bullying and self-worth make it accessible to a wide audience. While there are moments of tension and scares, the horror elements are relatively mild compared to other games in the genre.
Gylt is a short horror game with a lot of good ideas. It doesn’t break any new ground, but it has a solid structure that provides a clear path to follow while rewarding exploration at the same time. The world has enough potential that I wouldn’t mind revisiting it in a sequel, but either way, it’s nice to see a game like this find new life now that Stadia is gone.
GYLT is packed with great atmosphere, music, and spooks galore, but the juvenile theming leaves the narrative wanting.
Gylt takes a smart approach by integrating the theme of bullying, an important and current issue, into a horror adventure game. Through fun gameplay, it manages to get its message across in an engaging way without unnecessarily prolonging it. Although there may be some setbacks that may cause annoyance, it is undeniable how consistent and pleasant the overall game is, making these problems small when compared to the total experience that the title provides.
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With an impeccable art direction and an oppressive and terrifying atmosphere, GYLT welcomes us to a city full of monsters where nothing is what it seems and we will live in first person the impact of our actions... or lack of them.
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I enjoyed playing Gylt, I think it's a title that deserved to be rescued from the Google Stadia debacle and I think it's a game that is encouraged to tell a deeper story that nuances with graphic horror but that can be quietly the life of a troubled teenager and I think the storytelling does a great job of leaving the player thinking, Remembering other times, perhaps in which all of us have undoubtedly been witnesses, victims and sadly victimizers of bullying.
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A perfect introduction to the stealth horror genre for younger gamers and a great time for those who already love it.
Gylt was actually a fairly good experience, it brought some chills and had an interesting story.
While it looks like a modern storybook tale, Gylt deals with some pretty intense subject matter that many can relate to. It would be easy to complain that Gylt doesn’t go deep enough in any direction or layer enough complexity on its basic systems. That would be true if the game was longer than its five-hour running time. Its mechanics might not be remarkable, but Gylt’s themes are impactful and its presentation is memorable and engaging.
The greatest quality of GYLT is not in its gameplay, but in making use of a very relevant theme to show us that, sometimes, our biggest nightmare can be sitting right next to us.
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Gylt manages to tell an important story sensitively and tactfully. Although the gameplay sticks to conventions and there is little challenge, the theme and art direction help to give the game its own voice. While it doesn’t quite reach the heights of Tequila Works’ other outings, it’s still an engaging and thought-provoking experience.
Gylt presents some bright ideas in its dark world even as its gameplay mechanics are often much too familiar.