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The Long Reach

4.4 out of 5
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At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with a skeptical view on the human psyche.
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About The Long Reach

About this game

"Calm down. This is all normal. Well, it’s a new normal. There was a malfunction that we can’t fix yet, but with your help I can make symptoms bearable. We’re all in the same boat here and should help each other."

"I’m Shelly, a lead scientist in General Education research facility. The job title is longer, but it’s not important. Here’s what I know so far, though."

"The experience-sharing program that we were studying went haywire. Maybe it’s that black box, maybe something else. The main symptom for you is that your nightmares and dreams no longer require sleeping to manifest. These hallucinations is all your subconscious. It turns out that given enough time with it, we go insane. But we can fix that."


THE GAME

The Long Reach is an adventure game filled with colorful characters, puzzles, and a shock of discovery. Wait, weren't we supposed to say “joy of discovery”? That can’t be right.

The Long Reach takes place in New Hampshire, in the fictional town of Baervox. The game draws its inspiration from Lone Survivor and The Cave and all the classical adventures (except that The Long Reach is set in the present day). You don't play in a post-apocalyptic world or explore a fairy-filled fantasy world. You’re in the thick of it, just around the corner from the place where you buy your groceries.

THE STORY

  • The Long Reach is a horror-thriller hell bent on screwing with your perception of things.
  • The game misuses stunning pixel art to create gruesome and unsettling images.
  • You’ll be playing as Calvin throughout the game - this is an example of the lies and deception that we have in store for you.
  • You won’t be forced to figure everything out. Escape if you wish, in fact we encourage you to run for your life!
  • Solve puzzles that require thinking outside the box. The box provided by our publisher was never used during the development.
  • You’ll be able to talk with plenty of characters. In fact, you’ll have a chance to pitch in every five lines or so.
  • A classic adventure game inventory filled with keys and weird stuff (note: no Elvish swords glowing faintly blue when evil is close in this game).
  • Original atmospheric and haunting soundtrack. The composer's not right in the head, he brought weird stuff home to use in the soundtrack. We’re all concerned for his cat.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
March 14, 2018
Developer:
Painted Black Games
Publisher:
Merge Games
Supported Languages:
English
Link:
Genre:
Adventure
Themes:
Pixel Graphics
Horror

Violent
Features:
Full controller support
Singleplayer

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel i3 2.6GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000 or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: These are projected minimum specs and may be subject to change before release.

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Mac OSX 10.7 Lion or higher
  • Processor: Intel i3 2.6GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000 or better
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Ubuntu 17 or above
  • Processor: Intel i3 2.6GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000 or better
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

The Long Reach User Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 10 ratings
92% of users would recommend this.
4.4

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Great atmosphere but questionable writing.

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This is overall a good, retro-looking, psychological-horror adventure game. It is neither easy or hard, especially for the regular point & click adventurer. I must say; for a retro inspired pixel game, graphics are great, especially the color and the lighting, contributing a lot to the ambiance. Still, the ambiance owes most of its dept and thrill to the sound design and music score. As an audiophile, I was very surprised and found this 80's John Carpenter-inspired score just GREAT, but take note that you'll need a sub or large headphones to enjoy it to its full extend. Once past the artistic good stuff, things get less glorious. Gameplay wise, well; this is a point & click type adventure, just without the pointing and clicking... You read that right; you do not use the mouse. Why? Well, this is unjustified 95% of the time. Then, maybe 5% of the time at best, you'll have a sudden "run for your life" moment where you have to flee or hide from a surprise enemy. I don't know what to think about that, I'll let you judge for yourself. Furthermore, conversations could be optimised quite a bit, and the choice of what you say is totally irrelevant until the very last part / near-conclusion of the game. This is kind of insulting, to a lesser extend, to have to choose answers that will not change anything, so you may very well be ending like me, just blindly mashing the « A » button to get ahead. Inventory / problem-solving / interaction with the levels is different but okay. Scenario and writing is interesting but very obtuse and confusing, and the second half of the game left me much less motivated and interested. I also need to mention that I had a hard time swallowing the blasphemous delirium and overall just crude and gratuitous dialog between characters. Like so many things these days, it sometimes felt like it was written by a 13 years old; just plain immature « adulting » attitude way too often for my taste, with redundant swearing, as if it would make things look more serious (quite the opposite). As a french-canadian, I did try the French translation and got even more confused; I suspect the translators did not get the story much either. But to give the writers some credits, I did apreciate the humoristic touch quite a lot, and I wish there was more. The conclusion was perplexing and definitely original, but not breathtaking or memorable. Game time (a decent 4 hours) was okay for me, for the price I paid. I'd encourage the developpers again if they...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, The Long Reach is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that The Long Reach is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel i3 2.6GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000 or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: These are projected minimum specs and may be subject to change before release.
Minimum:
  • OS: Mac OSX 10.7 Lion or higher
  • Processor: Intel i3 2.6GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000 or better
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
92% of Fanatical users recommend The Long Reach. The average review score is 4.4/5
The Long Reach was released on March 14, 2018
Yes, The Long Reach supports MacOS.
Yes, The Long Reach supports Linux.
The Long Reach is published by Merge Games
The Long Reach was developed by Painted Black Games
Fanatical users tagged The Long Reach as Pixel Graphics, Horror, and Violent
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Long Reach as Adventure
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Long Reach as Pixel Graphics
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Long Reach as Horror

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