Psalm 5:9-13 review – A very short but pretty effective horror experience

Some games you complete and you have no idea what it was all about. Psalm 5:19-13 is one of them. A brief horror game that takes just 30 minutes or so to complete the first time around, it’s woefully brief but chances are it will unsettle you multiple times throughout its duration. There are numerous effective jump scares, too.

The events of Psalm 5:9-13 are confined to just one house. Coming to your senses in a dark room, all you can do is push forward until your progress is blocked, which happens regularly.

This is pretty much a game you take room by room, then, with a rudimentary puzzle or object to find in each in order for you to progress. Typically this involves focusing your camera on a grotesque object or apparition, such as a creature seen through a door, or a skull in the darkness ahead.

And that’s all there is to Psalm 5:9-13, really. It’s a very simple game, both in terms of mechanics and scope. Only two puzzles have any real substance here, and they’re still very easy to overcome.

What it does have going for it, though, is atmosphere. Presented as if you’re viewing the action via an old VHS camera, it’s easy to get absorbed in the horror as it unfolds. It looks very effective, complete with a 3:2 aspect ratio and scanlines.

It’s just a shame that it comes to an end so quickly, and in such an anticlimactic manner. Even though it’s available at a budget price, there’s so little here that you’re not likely to feel like you’ve got your money’s worth, especially considering there’s no real replay value. Still, if you’re after a short horror experience to entertain you one evening, you could certainly do a lot worse.