Post Trauma is a great, enjoyable, albeit short survival horror game. The environments, settings and characters all do their part to offer an unnerving experience. The fixed camera is a welcome addition and throwback to classic gaming. Despite its flaws; lack of map, backtracking, questionable voiceover and sometimes clunky movement, Post Trauma is a fun and creepy experience. I strongly recommend playing this little gem, whether you’re a long time fan of the genre or looking to dip your toes.

Post Trauma es buen título de survival horror, que tiene tanto lo bueno como lo malo de parecerse a los clásicos del género. Con animaciones algo toscas y una historia algo floja, pudiera parecer que es un titulo más del montón, pero las cosas buenas, como la ambientación, la banda sonora y los puzzles te podrían conquistar si te va este tipo de videojuegos.

Even if not all the bugs and errors were ironed out we're still treated to an incredibly charming indie horror that wears its inspirations proudly on its sleeve and will make fans of the old PlayStation era very happy. Post Trauma tells a deeply moving story, perfectly exploits the strengths of fixed camera perspectives despite its technical weaknesses and is ideal for a playthrough in one go. The puzzles are never unsolvable, but still keep you entertained, the combat is more of a secondary concern, and the game would probably have worked just as well without them.

Post Trauma is a failed attempt to imitate Silent Hill, which is spoiled by a weak story, poor gameplay and a heavy legacy of horror classics.

Post Trauma est un jeu dont on ressort un peu frustré. La promesse d’un survival horror à l’ancienne était prometteur, surtout après notre premier contact encourageant à la Gamescom 2023. Malheureusement, en dépit d’une introduction et de deux premiers actes prometteurs, le titre semble s’effondrer à cause de multiples problèmes difficilement excusables, notamment au niveau de l’histoire et des combats. Espérons que les développeurs espagnols de Red Soul Games sauront rectifier le tir s'ils souhaitent lancer la production d'un second jeu.

Puzzles are a divisive element in many Survival Horror games. When you need to justify and expand game time for an experience mostly driven by vibes and avoiding awkward combat, what else can you do? Clearly, one easy answer is to add backtracking in order to sniff out keys and doohickeys to fit into mysterious slots powering absurd door-locking mechanisms. It works for Resident Evil, at least. But there’s a balance in making this stuff actually work. A balance the subject of today’s review struggled with, to say the least.