SCP: CONTAINMENT BREACH

Imagine a place where all the evilist paranormal creatures, beings and objects are housed, then imagine you're in the thick of it when they all break containment and run a muck. Well now, those nightmares can come true with SCP: Containment Breach. This is a free to play game that you can download for your PC, the game itself is still being updated with patches and such but it is currently, a fully functioning game. As you may have guessed already this is indeed a survival horror game. Now I know I just can't stop talking about horror games but this one is exceptionally good and it'll probably be the last for a while. So the way SCP came about was the online community putting together fictional files about paranormal entities, seems straight forward. Throughout the game itself you must escape the facility while avoiding the many monsters that wish to kill you. This proves to be incredibly intense as monsters are not confined to any one area and can relentlessly pursue you through the entire game until you either win or die. Much like Slenderman, Eyes and Amnesia the thought of having something following you makes for a very affective tension builder, coupled with this and the fact that all the monsters in the game can traverse the facility in a variety ways really does make you be on edge all times.

Initially the game started with one main entity following you, which was SCP 173 but as the game has seen various updates, there has been more and more content and SCP's added. 173, an inanimate sculpture, is still the predominant one you'll encounter throughout the facility. It can only move when you're not looking at it or your in-game character blinks briefly, anyone who's seen the 'Weeping Angels' from Doctor Who will know what I'm talking about. You have a 'blink metre' which counts down and has you blink roughly every ten seconds, so be aware because if you're close to 173 and you blink it's all over. 173 also has a tendency to travel within the walls so you will most likely hear it in your endeavors to escape, this serves as an exceptionally scary mechanic as you never know where it's going to be. Nowadays there's many entities which you can encounter, the scariest for me still has to be SCP 096, codenamed; 'The Shy Guy'. I'm not to spoil any details on this particular SCP but just be prepared, you could scream...a lot. You can go online to a SCP Wiki link which has all the file details for hundreds of fictional paranormal beings, some are still being compiled now. I'll leave the link below for you all to access the website, there are some great reads. In the game you can stumble across files about the various SCP, but if you cannot find the relevant files it's always a smart idea to look it up on the Wiki page as it may save your life.

One thing I love about this game that makes it stand out against other free to play indie games is its random level generator. Each time you play the game the entire map layout changes, sure the rooms are still the same design to some extent but the layout and the location of monsters and collectibles is all new. This element rewards multiple playthroughs and only increases the level of tension as no two games are ever the same. Now sure the graphics aren't the greatest but this is a perfect example of looks aren't everything. That said, if SCP was remodelled to look more realistic I think it would only benefit the game. There's not much more I can talk about in terms of the horror aspect that I havn't already discussed to death in recent reviews so I won't bore you all death with that. In conclusion SCP: Containment Breach is a great example of a game that when enough thought and love has gone into it from the gaming community there can really be a remarkable result. I emplore the developers of this game and I feel you will too When you give it a try. Now remember there are still bugs that are being ironed out but be patient and push on, it's totally worth it. Have fun all...and don't scream too much!

Here's the SCP wiki link:

http://www.scp-wiki.net/

Genre: Survival Horror
Platforms: PC
Score: 9 / 10