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Is Something Took Her worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Survival horror fans who want a short, story-focused investigation
- Players who prefer third-person combat mixed with exploration and light puzzles
- PS1-era horror enthusiasts seeking supernatural enemies, traps, and boss encounters
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long campaign may find the stated runtime of more than 2 hours too brief
- Players looking for primarily puzzle-based gameplay may find the combat and exploration emphasis too strong
- Those who prefer peaceful or non-supernatural adventures may not suit the horror setting and nightmare creatures
Our take on Something Took Her
Rather than centering on extended exploration or complex puzzle chains, the game combines third-person combat, investigation, traps, and light puzzles within a short survival horror structure. Its school setting and hidden history frame familiar horror encounters around the search for a missing friend.
What is Something Took Her?
Something Took Her is a third-person survival horror game set around Oakview and Lake Forest Academy, where students are disappearing and Amy Morrison is missing.
Exploration of the transformed school reveals its history through environments, cutscenes, hidden areas, and clues about Amy’s fate. Combat involves finding several weapons and items, confronting creatures shaped by nightmares, and using different combat techniques. Dangerous traps create additional obstacles, while light puzzle solving supports the investigation. The game includes boss encounters, multiple locations, secret areas, and a stated runtime of more than 2 hours. Its presentation draws on survival horror games associated with the PS1 era.
How Something Took Her plays
- 01Boss encounters
- Major confrontations punctuate the investigation through the academy and surrounding locations.
- 02Weapon variety
- Several weapons and items support combat against the creatures encountered during exploration.
- 03Hidden locations
- Secret areas provide optional places to discover while searching through the game world.
- 04Environmental storytelling
- Classrooms, locations, and hand-crafted cutscenes reveal information about the town’s concealed past.
- 05Deadly traps
- Hazardous situations require observation and problem solving to survive.
- 06Short campaign
- The stated runtime is more than 2 hours.
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Something Took Her: platforms & release
Is Something Took Her worth it?
It is worth it if: survival horror fans who want a short, story-focused investigation. Skip it if: players seeking a long campaign may find the stated runtime of more than 2 hours too brief.
Where can I download Something Took Her?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Something Took Her's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Something Took Her on?
Windows only.
