SimulationFit check
Is Paranormal worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror players who want randomized haunted-house events
- Fans of found-footage presentation who prefer camera-based first-person exploration
- Players seeking short-form supernatural stories with multiple endings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-focused horror, since the described gameplay centers on filming hauntings and investigating a house
- Those wanting a fixed, repeatable storyline may find the changing events and outcomes less predictable
- Players looking for fully implemented controller, VR, cloud-save, or achievement features may not want to rely on planned additions
Our take on Paranormal
The page gives prominent space to future additions such as VR, controller support, cloud saves, translations, persistent scoring, and an Unreal Engine 4 remake. The currently described experience is more narrowly centered on camera-based haunting events, house exploration, journals, and multiple endings.
What is Paranormal?
Paranormal follows Mattel Clarke, an artist who records supernatural events inside his haunted house.
The game uses the camera as the first-person viewpoint, with camera shake, visual distortion, audio distortion, and motion blur. Hauntings use randomized events, triggers, variables, and reactions, creating different sequences and outcomes. Players can use the camera light to illuminate nearby areas and sleep in bed to recharge its batteries, with sleep also able to trigger events.
The house’s history unfolds through hauntings, journal entries from its former owner, and other story elements. The game includes multiple endings, Steam Trading Cards, and versions for PC and Mac. Planned features include achievements, full controller support, virtual reality support, cloud saves, translations, persistent scoring, and an Unreal Engine 4 remake.
How Paranormal plays
- 01Randomized Hauntings
- Events combine changing triggers, variables, and reactions to produce different sequences and outcomes.
- 02Camera Viewpoint
- The handheld camera supplies the first-person perspective and displays shake, pixelation, visual distortion, audio distortion, and motion blur.
- 03Camera Battery System
- Sleeping in bed restores camera power and may activate additional events.
- 04House History
- Journal entries from the previous owner provide part of the background behind the supernatural events.
- 05Mac Availability
- A Mac edition is available alongside the PC version.
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Paranormal: platforms & release
Is Paranormal worth it?
It is worth it if: horror players who want randomized haunted-house events. Skip it if: players seeking combat-focused horror, since the described gameplay centers on filming hauntings and investigating a house.
Where can I download Paranormal?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Paranormal's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Paranormal on?
Windows and macOS.
