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Kholat’s strength lies within the atmospheric loneliness in big areas. Horror and suspense unfortunately fall short.
Good graphics and tense situations can't really save the player from the slow and tedious exploration and the cheap deaths. This kind of devices aren't exactly great from a game design standpoint, and relegate this product to a meager passing grade.
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Pelit (Finland)
The adventure in Ural mountains is a slow paced, ambitious horror game. Based on “true story” as well. [Sept 2015]
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Henrytas
Se puede decir que no he permitido al juego llegar a atraparme, pero lo cierto es que parece que los desarrolladores no tenían muchas ganas de captar nuestra atención. Es cierto que visualmente es una gozada, pero pocos juegos me he encontrado tan poco amigables como éste. Apareces delante de un tren y ni siquiera tienes una ligera idea de hacia dónde ir o qué hacer, no sabes ni quién eres ni qué se te ha perdido en un clima tan inhóspito. Pruebas a moverte con nuestras socorridas "WASD", intentas correr y te cansas a los 10 segundos, intentas interactuar con algo, pero ni los botones del ratón ni la tradicional "E" responden a nada, sin saber si es que no son las teclas que están configuradas o que no hay nada interactivo. Te acercas a las casas y no hay nada que hacer, te acercas al tren y tampoco, buscas algo en el escenario que te sirva de guía y nada. Total, que te pones a caminar sin destino fijo y después de 15 minutos un grupo de árboles inclinados llaman mi atención y me dirijo hacia allí. Me caigo por un hoyo y caigo en la más absoluta nada, con una ventisca en la que no se ve nada y sin saber cómo aparezco junto a una tienda de campaña en la cual entro pensando que ahora me explicarán algo. Inocente de mi, me sueltan un mapa con coordenadas, una linterna y una brújula en la que ni siquiera sé distinguir el norte del sur, porque están en caracteres cirílicos (supongo) y a tirar millas de nuevo entre la ventisca, sin más guía que unas anotaciones de coordenadas en el mapa. Y hasta aquí aguanté Estupendo juego para los que les guste perderse por los bosques y esas cosas, pero para los que somos 100% urbanitas, es una pérdida de tiempo que hubiese mejorado considerablemente con un simple tutorial de 5 minutos
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CopperyFlame909
Güzel bir oyun fakat yer yer bazı eksikleri var. Oyun korkutucu değil fakat gerilimli bir oyun.
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apokalipto
Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.

Kholat

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Jun 9, 2015
Metascore
64
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Metascore
64
29% Positive
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61% Mixed
23 Reviews
11% Negative
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Sep 9, 2015
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Pelit (Finland)
The adventure in Ural mountains is a slow paced, ambitious horror game. Based on “true story” as well. [Sept 2015]
Jun 15, 2015
80
Digital Chumps
Kholat is a compelling release set against a fascinating backdrop that drew me in early and kept me playing. It offers a memorable, if not completely satisfying, experience that's worth checking out.
User score
6.7
44% Positive
72 Ratings
36% Mixed
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CopperyFlame909
Güzel bir oyun fakat yer yer bazı eksikleri var. Oyun korkutucu değil fakat gerilimli bir oyun.
Dec 8, 2018
10
Ikarian123
Great atmosphere, perfect adaptation of old tragic mystery, thrilling soundtrack and sounds in game. Very terrifying horror game.
Jun 30, 2015
70
IGN Spain
A good attempt to offer a different approach to terror, though somewhat diluted because of repetition on its mechanics and a lack of originality.
Jun 10, 2015
65
GameStar
Sound, controls, graphics and Sean Bean - all fine. But it's just not scary enough and has a weak story which is bad for a horror game.
Jun 23, 2015
60
Polygon
Kholat's narrative exploration is ambitious, and the real world base for its plot, the recreation of exploring a bewildering and unforgiving landscape and the audio-visual design were all superb. But for what it gets right, the mounting flaws in its design only become more evident and distracting.
Jun 15, 2015
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COGconnected
For better or worse, this game REALLY brings out the fun of actually being lost in the mountains. I’ll leave that to your interpretation.
Jun 8, 2015
40
GameSpot
Its ideas reveal the game Kholat wanted to be, but its aspirations soar far higher than the game it became. What good is a mystery if you don't care about what it might tell you?
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Jul 30, 2016
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gameren82
If you haven't played a good, atmospheric exploration horror like game set in frozen mountains in a Russian region, then this game is for you. It's beautiful, climatic, based on a true story. It is not too long but worth playing just for the the story and the immersive feeling it gives to you.
Aug 3, 2020
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AsGOGO
this is a good game.this is a good game.this is a good game.this is a good game.this is a good game.
Apr 15, 2020
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r03vg
Небольшое спортивное ориентирование в русской глубинке. Напрочь вылечивает топографический кретинизм.
Apr 4, 2018
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rahmcp
There is, possibly, an interesting story behind this one, but it's quite a slog to get to it. Bought it on sale; glad I didn't pay full price for it. Sean Bean, who doesn't die in this one that I can tell (he seems to die in most of the recent movies I've seen him in), can't save it.
Oct 4, 2015
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fludziom
I was lured into playing this game by the voice acting cast. Unfortunately that was the best part. The game is yet another walking simulator a la Dear Esther only with enemies (annoying orange thingies). Luckily, there aren't many of them. The game is an artistic attempt to explain why 9 Russian students went missing in the Ural Mountains in 1959 sadly by using paranormal theories and ghosts (the orange thingies). A failed attempt in my opinion. The core gameplay is all about walking and collecting collectibles-notes that drive the story forward. With the shift button you can run but only short distances. When trying to run you will always hear heavy breathing which gets annoying after a while. The game has a map but it doesn't tell you were you are. You notoriously don't know where you are. That and the orange enemies are a major source of frustration especially at the beginning. On the positive side not knowing where you are makes you remember locations and using that knowledge you always trying to locate yourself on the map which is somewhat fun. Poor optimization. At 1080p the game runs on average 40 fps on a high end pc. Only for hardcore walking simulator fans.
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SummaryThe game is inspired by true event known as Dyatlov Pass Incident.
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Jun 9, 2015
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