Conveniently, a classmate holds the key in his possession and is hiding in a classroom cupboard from a “white figure.” Right from the get go, you’re dropped into the school late at night, with not much explanation of where to go or what to do, other than to “find a key” to get out of the school. It’s especially handy in the case of Dreadout 2 as the first game only launched on PC, with the sequel launching on consoles too.

There is however a “Story Before” button located on the main menu which recaps the story from the first Dreadout game and subsequent DLC which is a very nice touch and I wish more games utilised this feature. In Dreadout 2, you take the role of 17 year old Linda Melinda, following on from the events of the first game – which, if there were any key points in Dreadout 2 that harked back to the previous title, I wouldn’t be able to tell you as I found the story quite confusing to be honest.

If you know me on Twitter or even IRL, you will know I jump at the chance to experience a new horror video game, and after a recent slew of great smaller horror titles these last couple of months, I went into Dreadout 2 optimistic, but disappointed by the time the credits rolled. 3rd person, DreadOut 2, Survival Horror, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

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