


The outdated graphics always guarantees an unease in figuring out whether what you’re seeing is a glitch or something else entirely. On the surface, No Players Online is a short but interesting foray into the old-school game horror subgenre. There had been an alternate reality game (ARG) released separately to the fans, and they had to work together to uncover the mysteries presented. This makes it a short adventure, but in reality, the game has a hidden second phase that can only be unlocked by looking them up. If you ignore their warnings, the game will stop and be unplayable. Not only that, but an unexpected person connected to the FPS game tries to reach out to you. A shadow starts stalking you across the map and you’re powerless to its whims. After getting the enemy flag, however, you’ll come across an antique gramophone playing creepy music-and interacting with it starts off a chain of events that shows this game isn’t as abandoned as you first thought. The graphics may remind you of Quake and the nostalgic feel of MS-DOS, too.

The emptiness and silence of the small map are already unsettling enough.
