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Reception for Devour has been generally positive, with particular focus on its frightening atmosphere, good value, and positive referrals to [[Phasmophobia]].<ref name="Glyfe"/><ref name="Thumb"/> Gamesradar approved of "highly stressful, fast-paced, downright scary experience"<ref name="Gamesradar">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/have-you-tried-watching-a-possessed-cult-leader-drag-your-friends-into-an-attic-while-you-sacrifice-goats-in-devour/|author=Jordan Gerblock|title=Have you tried… watching a possessed cult leader drag your friends into an attic while you sacrifice goats in Devour?|publisher=Gamesradar|date=19 March 2021|accessdate=28 July 2022}}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 16:08, 28 July 2022
Devour is a co-op PvE horror video game created by developers Straight Back Games, playable by between 1 and 4 players.
Setting and Plot
Players, who are members of a cult, become aware that the cult leader Anna is trying to raise the demon Azazel. The players attempt to intercede, only to find that Anna has been possessed by the demon.[1]
Later maps follow a similar basis - different characters from the cult attempt to meddle in the demonic, it backfires, and other cult members arrive to attempt to undo the damage.
Gameplay
Devour's core mechanic is the destruction of ten totems (whether goats, eggs, or rats). For the original two maps "Farmhouse" and "Asylum", this takes the form of finding a fuel item and then destroying the totem with it. For the later maps "Inn" and "Town", the totems themselves must be prepared at one location before being destroyed at a another, slowing progress.[2]
Threats to the player come in two forms - the primary demon of the specific map and swarms of lesser hostiles. The primary demon moves around the full map, before switching into pursuit of a player. If successful, the player is downed and will be dragged to a random location on the map. The speed, rate of pursuit, and difficulty to stagger, all increase as totems are destroyed. The lesser hostiles spawn in randomly across the map. Unlike the primary demon, they require several seconds of contact to down a player and can be directly destroyed by the player. As totems are destroyed, spawn rate increases significantly. In the event that all party members are simultaneously downed, the game is lost.[3]
Players can resist being downed by fleeing hostiles or by use of the UV-mode of the flashlight each carries. This is a finite, recharging, resource that destroys lesser hostiles and can stagger the primary demon. The amount of time required to stagger the primary demon increases over time.[3]
There are additional items found around each map. These include keys to open up the map, with some rooms not being available until one or more totems are destroyed. It also includes medkits to resuscitate downed party members and batteries as an additional UV source.[2]
Development
Devour was created by Joe Fender & Luke Fanning, the two developers of indie game studio Straight Back Games as their second game. Originally released on the 28th January 2021 with the single map "Farmhouse", three additional free maps have been released, starting with the spider-oriented "Inn" in September 2021.[4][2]
Reception
Reception for Devour has been generally positive, with particular focus on its frightening atmosphere, good value, and positive referrals to Phasmophobia.[4][3] Gamesradar approved of "highly stressful, fast-paced, downright scary experience"[5].
References
- ^ Andrew Farrell (4 February 2021). "Is Devour worth it?". PC Invasion. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Curtis Pyke (31 January 2021). "Devour Game Review". MGN. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Devour Review - not for the faint hearted". Thumb Culture. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ a b "DEVOUR'S NEW THE INN UPDATE INTRODUCES DEMONIC SPIDER TERROR". 23 September 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Jordan Gerblock (19 March 2021). "Have you tried… watching a possessed cult leader drag your friends into an attic while you sacrifice goats in Devour?". Gamesradar. Retrieved 28 July 2022.