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Is Doorways: Prelude worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror fans who want a first-person story about tracking psychopaths
- Adventure players who enjoy exploration combined with puzzles and reflex challenges
- Players interested in episodic games covering the opening two chapters of a larger story
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a complete four-chapter story in one entry
- Players who prefer a relaxed pace without reflex-testing challenges
- Linux players who require functioning achievements
Our take on Doorways: Prelude
The atmospheric presentation can make Prelude seem like a complete horror adventure, but this entry contains only chapters 1 and 2. Chapters 3 and 4 are separate episodes, leaving the larger story divided across three releases.
What is Doorways: Prelude?
Doorways: Prelude is a first-person horror adventure containing chapters 1 and 2 of an episodic series.
Players control Thomas Foster, a special agent tracking four psychopaths while investigating who they are, where he is, and how he arrived there. Gameplay combines exploration with puzzles and challenges that test reflexes. The presentation uses voice acting, visual effects, and sound to create a psychological horror experience. Secret places support repeat play. The game includes controller support and native Oculus Rift support. Doorways: The Underworld covers chapter 3, while Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh covers chapter 4. Achievements do not work on Linux.
How Doorways: Prelude plays
- 01Psychological horror story
- Thomas Foster investigates an unfamiliar place while pursuing four psychopaths.
- 02Exploration and puzzles
- Progress combines environmental discovery with puzzles and challenges that test reflexes.
- 03Secret locations
- Hidden places provide additional discoveries during repeat play.
- 04Controller and VR support
- The game supports controllers and has native Oculus Rift support.
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Doorways: Prelude: platforms & release
Is Doorways: Prelude worth it?
It is worth it if: horror fans who want a first-person story about tracking psychopaths. Skip it if: players seeking a complete four-chapter story in one entry.
Where can I download Doorways: Prelude?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Doorways: Prelude's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Doorways: Prelude on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
