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Is This Side (Early Access Game) worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Pairs who want a cooperative horror game with distinct roles
- Friends who prefer resource support and environmental hazards over playing identical roles
- Players interested in an Early Access game whose current story centers on escaping a mine
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a completed story with a planned final version; development has stopped
- Players looking for procedurally generated mine layouts or extensive survival-management systems
- People with photosensitive conditions who need to avoid flashing lights
Our take on This Side (Early Access Game)
The split-role setup gives each player a different task, but it also makes the experience dependent on having a second player. Development has stopped before the intended final version, limiting the scope of what the game will become.
What is This Side (Early Access Game)?
This two-player cooperative survival horror game follows friends trying to escape a dangerous place centered on an abandoned mine.
One player explores inside, where cave-ins and flooded areas create hazards, while the other searches outside and influences conditions in the mine. The outside player can provide resources such as healing items and paint sprays. Storms and lightning pose dangers outside. The game uses roguelike elements, though the mines are not procedurally generated.
It is in Early Access, and the current version focuses on the two friends finding a way out. The vendor says further development has stopped following the death of the main developer, so the intended final version will not be released. The game includes flashing lights that may affect people with photosensitive conditions.
How This Side (Early Access Game) plays
- 01Two-player cooperation
- Players take different roles inside and outside the mine, with the outside player supplying resources to the explorer.
- 02Mine hazards
- The player underground faces collapsing sections and flooded areas.
- 03Outside dangers
- The player above ground must contend with storms and potentially striking lightning.
- 04Roguelike elements
- Some game elements are randomized, while the mine layout itself is not procedurally generated.
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This Side (Early Access Game): platforms & release
Is This Side (Early Access Game) worth it?
It is worth it if: pairs who want a cooperative horror game with distinct roles. Skip it if: players seeking a completed story with a planned final version; development has stopped.
Where can I download This Side (Early Access Game)?
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What platforms is This Side (Early Access Game) on?
Windows only.
