don't be fooled; this is ultimately a game of strict and severe financial minutiae/resource management. instead of a main course, the paranormal investigation theme (ie; the fun part) just seems like set dressing after awhile. *sigh. i would rate it at 2.5 stars if it was possible.

Awesome game, gateway to solo rpg for me. I am halfway through the campaign and it’s totally satisfying my itch. I love the theme and setting. Although the early game is punishing, most games I play are and you get over that really quickly (2nd or 3rd town). Difficulty increases at a good pace, guiding you to must have upgrades. I give it a 4 because some aspects of the game I would’ve liked to been a bit deeper (recruiting). I could totally see the game expanding with a d100 and larger tables. Sign me up if that happens. Will check out other Thomas P. King stuff for sure.

Great premise, but an awful difficulty curve that frequently gives you tests that are increasingly impossible regardless of what you did. Brutal "hotel" costs and the "tired" condition frequently leave you in a permanent fail-state.

The bones of this game are good, but without house-rules the game is barely playable.

The system is interesting and the game is fun, But TBH the layout of the book is a little confusing, and it does not include any tables to aide with names or naming town; which makes immersing yourself slightly more difficult.

Great presentation, easy to get into, easy to access and index information. I love this game, so far I'm on my first investigator, I've checked the demo out and just had to get the full thinh after dipping my toes. I appreciate the detail to which the tables go into, I usually just go with a general idea of what happens when using oracles and then fill in the blanks, but all the results and events that I rolled were fantastic in their description, chilling even. I can feel the passion behind this project, and all the inspirations named in the intro, and I'm so glad I found it.

I'm not a huge fan of card systems, but this one feels right. Time and money management doesn't feel like a chore, and there have been so multiple moments just in my first case where I can choose to take a gamble or do things my way, so it does not feel like a system on rails. Just a quick note, I love the ace system, and how it grows in effectiveness with experience. The first time I played an ace I had a grin on my face because I thought "oh this is like a crit, instant win right? How much is the ace worth?" Only to be remembered that the value of the ace is my skill, and as a newbie investigator my skill is dirt. Reminder that overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer.

I could go on just picking random things I liked so far, but to keep this as a "review" I'll just leave with the note that anyone that is looking for a paranormal RPG that's subtle, not in your face type of horror, you'll probably like this a lot. As a big fan of ghost shows, avid player of horror games, and even done a couple of real life investigations, this game is fantastic and I'll be playing it a lot. I'll be sure to upload my campaign results once my investigator comfortably resigns, goes bankrupt, loses his marbles, or who knows what else.

On a final note, big thank you to the creator of the game. This is a very niche type of horror, yet one that we all know has such a attached community. The work, and above all the passion, really shows. Wherever this or a next game goes, this one right here will always hold a special place in my library for sure. Great work!