Please Answer Carefully

by litrouke profile

Horror
2019

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- I_slee, July 29, 2023

- Sophia de Augustine, July 27, 2023

- Bell Cyborg (Canada), July 21, 2023

- querent, June 4, 2023

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
There is no escape..., June 1, 2023
by manonamora
Related reviews: independent release

Please Answer Carefully is a very, very short game. And yet, in a few passages and very few words, it manages to pack a heavy punch. I remember this game being my introduction to litrouke's catalogue, leaving me pretty sick at the end (my review on itch at the time: So creepy. I felt nauseous at the end even. Great game!). It is a great example that you don't need much to make something impactful.

The survey starts pretty tame, with some very boring questions about internet use and communication habits. The UI is very simple and smooth, with fancy poll-like animation (the question cards disappearing when answered). Until...

(Spoiler - click to show)... a glitch appears in question 5, showing a probing personal question that should definitely not be there. It soon disappears, replaced by the expected question card. Further down the survey, you are given an extra option (I'm being watched right now), a strange dummy question asking about forgiveness, and further live-reaction to your answer. Soon, you lose your ability to answer anything else than what the "survey" gives you.

By question 7, it should be clear you are being stalked by someone, to the point they have found a way to break into your device and contact you through a simple survey. No matter how you answer, they are there watching you, trying to get to you.


On its own, PCA is very creepy. But as a woman on the internet having lived adjacent situation, the game truly captured that unsettling (at best) feeling...

It is a very effective psychological horror game.

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- inte (USA), December 12, 2022

- Cerfeuil (*Teleports Behind You* Nothing Personnel, Kid), October 11, 2022

- thesacredbagel, July 25, 2022

- civilstat (Maine, USA), November 23, 2021

- Malasana, August 2, 2021

- Shadowcutie (USA), May 26, 2021

- lostinreverie, February 19, 2021

- autumnc, January 19, 2021

- E.K., June 21, 2020

- Simon Deimel (Germany), June 18, 2020

- Aerobe, June 14, 2020

- jakomo, June 13, 2020

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A short but effective horror game, June 12, 2020
by MathBrush
Related reviews: less than 15 minutes

This game is centered around a survey and uses various literary and programming techniques to establish a creepy atmosphere.

I found it inventive and effective. My ratings are adjusted to the length of a game, so I consider this a 5-star game for a short, under 15-minute work.

Otherwise, I don't want to give away too much. Very fun!

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