AdventureFit check
Is The Chills worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror players who want a short paranormal investigation
- Adventure players who prefer top-down exploration over extended campaigns
- Players interested in haunted hotels, demons, and supernatural stories
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long or highly replayable horror campaign may find the nearly half-hour duration limiting
- Players looking for complex combat, crafting, or role-playing systems may find the investigation-focused structure too narrow
- Players sensitive to flashing lights should avoid it
Our take on The Chills
The short investigation keeps the experience focused, but that format leaves little room for extended exploration, layered progression, or repeated sessions with substantially different outcomes.
What is The Chills?
This two-dimensional, overhead survival-horror game follows Jim as he investigates a haunted hotel with a disturbing past.
The building stands on an old Native American burial ground, and rituals carried out in its basement created an irreversible gateway to the spirit realm. While gathering evidence, Jim encounters demons and other hostile supernatural beings and searches for a route to safety through the hotel’s unsettling corridors and dungeons. The paranormal investigation lasts nearly 30 minutes and includes flashing lights. The central question is whether Jim can leave the building alive and unharmed.
How The Chills plays
- 01Haunted Hotel Exploration
- The investigation takes place across a hotel linked to a burial ground, basement rituals, and a portal to the spirit world.
- 02Paranormal Encounters
- Jim encounters evil entities and demons while searching the building for evidence and an escape route.
- 03Short Investigation
- The paranormal investigation lasts nearly half an hour.
- 04Flashing Lights
- The game includes flashing lights.
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The Chills: platforms & release
Is The Chills worth it?
It is worth it if: horror players who want a short paranormal investigation. Skip it if: players seeking a long or highly replayable horror campaign may find the nearly half-hour duration limiting.
Where can I download The Chills?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Chills's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Chills on?
Windows and Linux.
