Game's feckin cool, the source-inspired graphics and physics are simultaneously fun and creepy, the sounds equally so, and it scratches that SCP itch that got me absorbed into that universe.
Also, game works pretty much flawlessly on Linux CachyOS through Proton (specifically "proton-cachyos-10.0-20250702-slr-x86_64_v3") in case there's any thought of "i wonder if steam deck/linux would be difficult", tl;dr not at all.
Had to do almost no tweaking aside from my own performance edits to the Engine.ini - I had to change how small object rendering and shadows work to lower GPU usage from 80% to 60-ish% at 90-120 fps, which the 80 was already fine to be clear, but I'm in a small room in the middle of a desert, so the less hot air blasting out the better lol.
I also almost exclusively play with Velma mode (fun), 50% game speed (ADHD, but also weirdly this makes it creepier since tension builds slower, personal preference cause I like psychological horror), and 'food tolerance' disabled (to match me IRL, i can eat a single thing 4 times a day daily and be fine...plus the character is Kellin and I'm Kevin so :shrug:).
Important notes:
- I would play with Alternative Interact mode, since it's a toggle-grab thing, but numeric keys don't work, only the scroll wheel does. i like precision, I dont like having to use my wheel to do quick things slowly.
- I'd like there to be a toggle sprint and toggle crouch setting, since i dont like having to hold my pinky on a key.
- With toggle sprint, i'd like a "hold to walk" keybind, similar to some boomer shooters where you default sprint and hold a button to not sprint. This is my preferred method of playing most games.
- A way to properly sort the hotbar so that specific items are on specific keys without moving them would be nice. As it is right now, the game auto-sorts the last held or picked up item into slot 1 and pushes them down.
- Tooltips for what each game setting does (including Graphics ones) would be helpful, since there are some that are unknown even when trying to look for a UE4 doc explanation, such as TAA Type (0 explanation on the difference between 'type 0' and 'type 1', and the effect isn't too obvious in-game).
- ATV handling upgrade in the future? Currently controls like a blimp lol.
- More console stuffs and more types of items for crafting/building/engineering and electrical things pls, i love tinkering, i love doing factorio-like stuffs, and i love minecrafty redstone stuffs, plus as a computer nerd the more i interact with in-game terminals the more attached i feel lol. Utilizing more tech to handle things would introduce both an interesting loop for the less forward and more thinky peeps like myself as well as a possible challenge to them, like upkeep.
Great game so far, and one i think will be on my favourites permanently, even in its unfinished state.
Oh also, more Kerfur animations/sounds/interactions? :3