Probably the best Siren Head game I've played so far, I literally ragequit in this gameplay however I completed it after and had to say, it is one detailed game!
Issue with completing the game, seems the objective marker appears too high on the bridge section and you can't advance from there. Hopefully get's fixed soon :)
I know that I've already posted a comment on this game, but this is the best game I've seen in years, and I have a few suggestions that I think could improve it.
First of all, an idea somebody else mentioned in another comment which I'd like to elaborate on. I think as you continue to play, the game should send you in a slow descent of terror. This can be done through shadows beginning to resemble Siren Head, your screen slowly beginning to glitch out, your ammo count decreasing without you shooting, making the player question everything that they do, locations that they've previously been to should suddenly be overgrown with dead trees and roots, and an idea I think is especially good, which could be the trees seemingly becoming closer and closer to the path.
This would be a hard one to implement, so I'm not exactly expecting to see this feature. I think when you pick up the rifle you should have no ammunition, and your character should say something along the lines of "There must be some ammunition around here". In the ranger's tower there could be three draws. One with ammunition, one empty, and one locked. You could add an extremely hard and risky side quest that rewards you with a key that opens the draw. Inside you will find a flare gun. I don't think there should be an option to take it out. When you find the location where you were supposed to meet the police but find that Siren Head got there first and rushes you, I think everything should stop for three seconds, and two options should come up on your screen that you only have access to if you collected the flare gun. One is to fire it at Siren Head, and the other is to fire it in the air. If you choose to shoot Siren Head, you should regain control of your character and be able to run. But as you can guess, Siren Head will ultimately catch up. The second option should have you look up in the sky and fire it off. After that, a cutscene should play which pans over everywhere you've been, and I think should end with a shot of a bloody picture of you and all of your friends, with the edges parts ripped off. Specifically the faces of all of your friends should be blotted out with blood. I think during the cutscene you should hear two rangers talking over a radio. I have a rough idea of what they should say.
"Did you see that?"
"Yeah, that's a flare."
"The only flare gun in the meadows is in the ranger tower!"
"Seems like somebody's in need. Must be the person Kirkman contacted."
"Luckily we dispatched those rangers when we did."
"But the cops already got there... I think... I think it got whoever sent off that flare."
"You're right! I heard its sirens right before it went off, but I can't hear them now..."
"We have to call off the rangers."
"But what if anybody survived?"
"Something tells me that's not the case. And if I'm right, whoever it was would most likely want lives to be saved."
To make the game slightly more interactive, there should be lanterns around that you can turn on and off. It would reinforce the feeling of safety in some areas like the cellar, and make you even less comfortable leaving them.
When I played this game, I wanted to see what happens when pressing z so I pressed z and nothing happened. When i pressed it again he came running towards me and when he got to me i was between his legs and everywhere I went he followed me. I love this bug though cause he was like my best friend :). I still think that this game is amazing and very well made.
I absolutely loved this game! Couldn't get it to spawn the text at the bridge so had to end there but overall the BEAT Sirenhead game I've played! Highly recommend!
Great start! Glad to see a game of this type be more than just collecting pages. There's some actual gameplay here! I'd love to see even more added to it, but it works really well as a short experience as well.
Notes on what I liked: - Good title/intro sequence. I like the music. That's a tough one to get right. - Nice aesthetic. I really like the look of it with the slightly blurry VHS look. Not overdone. - The lighting and fog are done very well to still allow you to see while helping to disorient the player. - The ambient sounds are great. I especially like the driving sequence at the beginning. - The rifle. Like a security blanket that doesn't quite make you feel safe enough. Love it. I saw some people suggest letting you use the scope & I thought even a reticle might be nice, but I later thought haphazardly pointing in the right direction really adds a layer of panic, so its great as is to me.
Some suggestions/creative criticism: - I'd like to hear the player's character voiced for the intro and directives as there's other voice work done. - Regular forest noises before the camp sequence would provide a nice contrast to the 'spooky' noises in the later game. (owls, deer running, etc) You can mix them together afterwards as well. Space them out, have some silence in between. Make the players jump. - You could literally make them jump at shadows as well. Draw things out, make Sirenhead appear less frequently maybe and have the player shooting at the moving shadows of the forest as they become more & more panicked. *You did a great job setting the tone with the sounds and visuals, but I think you can really ramp it up with some more tweaking.*
- As the 'Frame Rate' setting showed settings in Hz I'm assuming those are Refresh Rate settings. - The pop up directions really take the player out of the action. A short overlay at the bottom like 'Press C to crouch' without pausing would work. Let the player figure it out & sweat a little. - Checkpoints. Same as above. If you have to replay from the start, it desensitizes you to the experience. 1st one right before grabbing the rifle. Get the player right back into the action. - No view of the ping if you're facing the wrong direction. Maybe an arrow pointing to the side you need to turn to see it. (Though personally I think making the player wander around a little isn't a bad thing in this setting. Getting a little lost adds to the fear as long as the player doesn't get frustrated.)
Hope the feedback helps. Good luck! I hope to see more from you!
As I've seen in another comment as well, when i open the game it triggers SteamVR features; so I have to ask the developer UndreamedPanic.. Are you planning on making this VR capable? That is an unbelievably good, and unbelievably scary idea.... I hope for that.
Pretty spooky game but I think Siren Head was bugged for me because he couldn't kill me. I enjoyed the game still and included it in a 3 game gameplay that I will link below if you are interested, gameplay starts at 1:10
There are a couple bugs, if you spam z siren head cant get you, and also idk what happened to my game but i cant die normally, otherwise pretty spooky game
The Developer will definitely fix that, but only because people bring it up in this game's comments. Good job. All these important comments are read i bet.
I'm gonna play it and review the shit out of it. From watching Youtuber IGP (IGP's vid) and (Markiplier's Vid) Markiplier's experiences , this is the way a game about this creature should be.
No good ending. Atmospheric to the point where you feel there. Absolutely wonderful design. Two things I saw in the video are to be fixed however. One is the floating Sirenheads, the second is the (just kidding, nothing bad about it) Not able to save feature, as i see and feel often that pulling up a menu and saving every step gets you out of the game and ruins the experience to an extent. Maybe a lot at times. I love the classic game over screen when he gets to you, as a jump-scare that isn't cheaply played; but in my imagination there could be an animation of... your character looking up (slight smooth forced camera pan), and Sirenhead making a noise to fit the situation, then he slashes at you, then the screen turns 'Game over' then to black, you and your character scream as he beats you to death; all in the span of a few seconds...
...fading out for a few more. Back to the title screen. If i got scared just by watching a video with somebody playing it kinda with me, then... playing it by myself will be a truly horrifying experience.
This game looks amazing and deserves to be developed much more, and the creator deserves the funds to do so. I will give him a sum of more than 5 after I play it. I am enjoying this a lot! :)
hey,can you help me with this error I’m having with the game.When I extract the game out of the file and then I click on the application it just plays the intro sequence and then shows an error of d3d ‘HUNG’ file. Do you have a solution to this and do I have to install unreal engine to play this game ?
The developer likely just has time to work on his own main game files, not a single individual's single bug. Google search, research, test the game; figure it out yourself. That's my piece.
really scary game had a blast playing this game! yes there is minor bugs but keep on development! here is the link to my lets play of your game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA79_8cptM4
It seems like a great game but sadly I can not complete the bridge objective. I get to the bridge and the Ping is up in the sky and once i walk to the edge of the bridge it does not let me do anything else.
I like the game because of people who played it, but I haven't really played the game yet. It keeps crashing and for some reason restarts my pc on its own. I'm kinda scared I installed a virus
I loved this game so much it was absolutely amazing I can’t even bring words to how good the experience was. This game definitely has helped spread the love of Sirenhead. I loved this game so much I put it in a video of mine and it is the last game I play which was definitely worth it. Good Luck on future projects I hope you can make much more.
broken game. soooo many bugs, i can't even beat the game. i've tried about 10 times and it's always something. A lamphead spawns right on top of me at the junction on the way to the ranger tower, can't interact with the radio, game doesn't progress when i get to the brige, gun doesn't shoot, and so many more. Please fix your broken game/demo. i love the atmosphere, but this game is just unplayable for me.
By far, this is the best Sirenhead game I could’ve asked for. It looks great, it’s scary, it’s atmospheric, it’s stylish and it’s fun to play. It’s unfortunate that my game did bug out on me, but no matter how many times I run through it, it never loses that eerie quality. And that’s what a horror game should be. Well done!
Atmosphere is spot on and the style is fantastic. Love the sound design. While there are bugs, there is also nice attention to detail. Especially with all the settings customisation provided. A major gripe I have is with the short trees. Think they should have collision disabled, would probably help the AI too. While the objective became unclear at the end, I feel like the objective ping was super useful. Great game!
This is unlike anything I've ever seen. When I heard about Siren Head gaining popularity, I was delighted, as I had already seen the old game. But this? This is just on its own plane of existence. Also, I'm delighted that this game is still receiving updates, I think it has a ton of potential. (On a final side note, add more easter eggs, we all want them)
Absolutely Loved this, It was so spooky and terrifying. Honestly one of the best indie horror games I've played in awhile and definitely the best Siren Head game!!
I know you're probably busy but it would be really cool if you could have like a part in the next game where siren head talks using voices of people on the radio. So like each phrase in a sentence is said by different people maybe using news report clips then using song clips. Overall this game is really cool and it deserves all of the attention it has been getting. (if you need any radio collages of sound and you're too busy I am willing to create a few for you just msg me @Thecoolmanhu#7287 on discord)
I get your thought process, but there's no reason a smart anomalous predator fully knowing of his natural abilities would use different clips of different people, lessening clarity to his prey; cutting it thin with the luck of his hunting. He's not Bumblebee from transformers with broken radio tech. I believe Sirenhead should speak with more 'local news station weather news'jib jabber and such.
I do agree that It deserves even more massive media attention, and the developer deserves some funds too.
He probably will, it was posted only four days ago, the developer's probably exited to all heck for the awesome game he created, and that people see it as awesome too.
I'm playing it on a Gtx 1080, and the memory is fine. Either a problem with the computer hardware, or something else with your computer. The only thing the game is at fault for is bugs. Research it and fix it, using your own brain. I'm sure you're smart. :3
Actually I'm already tried to research, but looks like not smart enough :( Hitman 2 Ultra settings are running perfect, and all other games as well. But I'm really don't know what's wrong with this game
The developer is likely a smart and cool individual, so it is likely in the credits wait lol thanks to the Creator for pointing that out instead of my little guess haha
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I LOVE IT AND I HATE THAT I LOVE IT! Scary poopy!
Love that there is a story to it, i hate that it makes you feel safe for a second and then back out again :D
can u put more graphic settings
the game is to lagy
The screen is stretched by default so I can't change any of the options
that happend to me too
Probably the best Siren Head game I've played so far, I literally ragequit in this gameplay however I completed it after and had to say, it is one detailed game!
Issue with completing the game, seems the objective marker appears too high on the bridge section and you can't advance from there. Hopefully get's fixed soon :)
I know that I've already posted a comment on this game, but this is the best game I've seen in years, and I have a few suggestions that I think could improve it.
"Did you see that?"
"Yeah, that's a flare."
"The only flare gun in the meadows is in the ranger tower!"
"Seems like somebody's in need. Must be the person Kirkman contacted."
"Luckily we dispatched those rangers when we did."
"But the cops already got there... I think... I think it got whoever sent off that flare."
"You're right! I heard its sirens right before it went off, but I can't hear them now..."
"We have to call off the rangers."
"But what if anybody survived?"
"Something tells me that's not the case. And if I'm right, whoever it was would most likely want lives to be saved."
"...yeah, you're probably right. I'll alert Kirkman."
When I played this game, I wanted to see what happens when pressing z so I pressed z and nothing happened. When i pressed it again he came running towards me and when he got to me i was between his legs and everywhere I went he followed me. I love this bug though cause he was like my best friend :). I still think that this game is amazing and very well made.
loved this game! Best siren head game ive played! Please check out my video on it below :)
Great start! Glad to see a game of this type be more than just collecting pages. There's some actual gameplay here! I'd love to see even more added to it, but it works really well as a short experience as well.
Notes on what I liked:
- Good title/intro sequence. I like the music. That's a tough one to get right.
- Nice aesthetic. I really like the look of it with the slightly blurry VHS look. Not overdone.
- The lighting and fog are done very well to still allow you to see while helping to disorient the player.
- The ambient sounds are great. I especially like the driving sequence at the beginning.
- The rifle. Like a security blanket that doesn't quite make you feel safe enough. Love it. I saw some people suggest letting you use the scope & I thought even a reticle might be nice, but I later thought haphazardly pointing in the right direction really adds a layer of panic, so its great as is to me.
Some suggestions/creative criticism:
- I'd like to hear the player's character voiced for the intro and directives as there's other voice work done.
- Regular forest noises before the camp sequence would provide a nice contrast to the 'spooky' noises in the later game. (owls, deer running, etc) You can mix them together afterwards as well. Space them out, have some silence in between. Make the players jump.
- You could literally make them jump at shadows as well. Draw things out, make Sirenhead appear less frequently maybe and have the player shooting at the moving shadows of the forest as they become more & more panicked.
*You did a great job setting the tone with the sounds and visuals, but I think you can really ramp it up with some more tweaking.*
- As the 'Frame Rate' setting showed settings in Hz I'm assuming those are Refresh Rate settings.
- The pop up directions really take the player out of the action. A short overlay at the bottom like 'Press C to crouch' without pausing would work. Let the player figure it out & sweat a little.
- Checkpoints. Same as above. If you have to replay from the start, it desensitizes you to the experience. 1st one right before grabbing the rifle. Get the player right back into the action.
- No view of the ping if you're facing the wrong direction. Maybe an arrow pointing to the side you need to turn to see it. (Though personally I think making the player wander around a little isn't a bad thing in this setting. Getting a little lost adds to the fear as long as the player doesn't get frustrated.)
Hope the feedback helps. Good luck! I hope to see more from you!
As I've seen in another comment as well, when i open the game it triggers SteamVR features; so I have to ask the developer UndreamedPanic.. Are you planning on making this VR capable? That is an unbelievably good, and unbelievably scary idea.... I hope for that.
:3
Pretty spooky game but I think Siren Head was bugged for me because he couldn't kill me. I enjoyed the game still and included it in a 3 game gameplay that I will link below if you are interested, gameplay starts at 1:10
Hmmm, two people at the relatively same time, with the same problem that "I can't die normally"
There are a couple bugs, if you spam z siren head cant get you, and also idk what happened to my game but i cant die normally, otherwise pretty spooky game
The Developer will definitely fix that, but only because people bring it up in this game's comments. Good job. All these important comments are read i bet.
I'm gonna play it and review the shit out of it. From watching Youtuber IGP (IGP's vid) and (Markiplier's Vid) Markiplier's experiences , this is the way a game about this creature should be.
No good ending. Atmospheric to the point where you feel there. Absolutely wonderful design. Two things I saw in the video are to be fixed however. One is the floating Sirenheads, the second is the (just kidding, nothing bad about it) Not able to save feature, as i see and feel often that pulling up a menu and saving every step gets you out of the game and ruins the experience to an extent. Maybe a lot at times. I love the classic game over screen when he gets to you, as a jump-scare that isn't cheaply played; but in my imagination there could be an animation of... your character looking up (slight smooth forced camera pan), and Sirenhead making a noise to fit the situation, then he slashes at you, then the screen turns 'Game over' then to black, you and your character scream as he beats you to death; all in the span of a few seconds...
...fading out for a few more. Back to the title screen. If i got scared just by watching a video with somebody playing it kinda with me, then... playing it by myself will be a truly horrifying experience.
This game looks amazing and deserves to be developed much more, and the creator deserves the funds to do so. I will give him a sum of more than 5 after I play it. I am enjoying this a lot! :)
hey,can you help me with this error I’m having with the game.When I extract the game out of the file and then I click on the application it just plays the intro sequence and then shows an error of d3d ‘HUNG’ file. Do you have a solution to this and do I have to install unreal engine to play this game ?
The developer likely just has time to work on his own main game files, not a single individual's single bug. Google search, research, test the game; figure it out yourself. That's my piece.
Okay,I’ll try :)
Might need a nvidia graphics card owo
yikes X3
really scary game had a blast playing this game! yes there is minor bugs but keep on development! here is the link to my lets play of your game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA79_8cptM4
It seems like a great game but sadly I can not complete the bridge objective. I get to the bridge and the Ping is up in the sky and once i walk to the edge of the bridge it does not let me do anything else.
I like the game because of people who played it, but I haven't really played the game yet. It keeps crashing and for some reason restarts my pc on its own. I'm kinda scared I installed a virus
i tested, on my computer it didnt do anything, i don't think its a virus.
Likely not the game, it's another application or your computer itself. Your computer might also not be able to handle this game.
this is super fun and spoopy
I loved this game so much it was absolutely amazing I can’t even bring words to how good the experience was. This game definitely has helped spread the love of Sirenhead. I loved this game so much I put it in a video of mine and it is the last game I play which was definitely worth it. Good Luck on future projects I hope you can make much more.
Loved every second of the game, really cool to play, did a little playthrough on my channel. Check it out
so lag
broken game. soooo many bugs, i can't even beat the game. i've tried about 10 times and it's always something. A lamphead spawns right on top of me at the junction on the way to the ranger tower, can't interact with the radio, game doesn't progress when i get to the brige, gun doesn't shoot, and so many more. Please fix your broken game/demo. i love the atmosphere, but this game is just unplayable for me.
Bruh this game is so good if you ever get the chance a vr version of this game would be so fucking amazing
By far, this is the best Sirenhead game I could’ve asked for. It looks great, it’s scary, it’s atmospheric, it’s stylish and it’s fun to play. It’s unfortunate that my game did bug out on me, but no matter how many times I run through it, it never loses that eerie quality. And that’s what a horror game should be. Well done!
I had a super fun time playing but I ran into an error towards the end...
it will improve frame rate
The Atari look is part of his game's lore and style, so I'll just day deal with it kid, it ain't bad.
can u take of the atari look
pls
can u put more graphic settings
the game is to lagy
Atmosphere is spot on and the style is fantastic. Love the sound design. While there are bugs, there is also nice attention to detail. Especially with all the settings customisation provided. A major gripe I have is with the short trees. Think they should have collision disabled, would probably help the AI too. While the objective became unclear at the end, I feel like the objective ping was super useful. Great game!
I felt the same way! :3
This is unlike anything I've ever seen. When I heard about Siren Head gaining popularity, I was delighted, as I had already seen the old game. But this? This is just on its own plane of existence. Also, I'm delighted that this game is still receiving updates, I think it has a ton of potential. (On a final side note, add more easter eggs, we all want them)
Oh yeah, definitely massive potential and growing media representation. This will be the best Sirenhead game.
Absolutely Loved this, It was so spooky and terrifying. Honestly one of the best indie horror games I've played in awhile and definitely the best Siren Head game!!
One of the Spoopiest out there i reckon!
I know you're probably busy but it would be really cool if you could have like a part in the next game where siren head talks using voices of people on the radio. So like each phrase in a sentence is said by different people maybe using news report clips then using song clips. Overall this game is really cool and it deserves all of the attention it has been getting. (if you need any radio collages of sound and you're too busy I am willing to create a few for you just msg me @Thecoolmanhu#7287 on discord)
I get your thought process, but there's no reason a smart anomalous predator fully knowing of his natural abilities would use different clips of different people, lessening clarity to his prey; cutting it thin with the luck of his hunting. He's not Bumblebee from transformers with broken radio tech. I believe Sirenhead should speak with more 'local news station weather news' jib jabber and such.
I do agree that It deserves even more massive media attention, and the developer deserves some funds too.
can you please make a mac version?
He probably will, it was posted only four days ago, the developer's probably exited to all heck for the awesome game he created, and that people see it as awesome too.
I'm playing on Razer Blade rtx 2070, and it's loads 85-90% оf Video Memory, and also launches SteamVR. Please help to solve it
I'm playing it on a Gtx 1080, and the memory is fine. Either a problem with the computer hardware, or something else with your computer. The only thing the game is at fault for is bugs. Research it and fix it, using your own brain. I'm sure you're smart. :3
Actually I'm already tried to research, but looks like not smart enough :( Hitman 2 Ultra settings are running perfect, and all other games as well. But I'm really don't know what's wrong with this game
Do you give credit to Trevor Henderson, the creator of Siren Head? I don't see it anywhere.
i did, there is a big "Credits" button on the main menu ^^
awesome to see! my bad for missing it, thank you!
The developer is likely a smart and cool individual, so it is likely in the credits wait lol thanks to the Creator for pointing that out instead of my little guess haha
This was my favourite siren head game to date! Icame across a few bugs at the end but my gosh other than that terrifying and so much fun!
Your game was that good I just had to make a video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66AHpel9o8Y