PC Gamer - UK 2020-04)

I

f you’veeverhada
nightmareaboutyour
hometownturning
intosomething
macabreandbarely
recognisable,that’sGylt. Thetown
isdevoidoflife.Abandonedcars
litterthecrackedandcrumbling
streets.Humanoidmonsterswith
boilsontheirblackskinwaitfor
youaroundeverycorner.Andyou
playasa littlegirlnamedSallyin
thisStrangerThings-esqueworld
tryingtosaveyourcousin,Emily,
fromthecreatureshell-benton
destroyingherandyou.

Gylt is a Google Stadia exclusive that
I’ve been chipping away at ever since
I completed my review for the
platform back in November. Google

hasn’tsaidwhenit willofferfree

subscriptionstoitsservice,soif you

wanttoplayit,you’llhavetopaythe

StadiaPromonthlysubscriptionfee

plusthecostofthegame.(Youdon’t

needa Chromecastanda Stadia

controllertoplayit onPC,butyou

can only get Google Stadia if you

purchase the Founder’s Edition

which costs $129 for the controller

and a Chromecast.) What’s more

unfortunate is that Tequila Works

JOANNANELIUS

THISMONTH

Slewmonsterbullieswith

a flashlight.

ALSOPLAYED

TheOuterWorlds

currently has no plans to bring its

game to other platforms.

It’s a shame, since Gylt is a

well-balanced mix of stealth, puzzle

solving, and direct confrontation,

with a good story. Your flashlight is

your most trusted resource for

popping giant eyeballs and fighting

off monsters, but there are also

strategically placed vending machines

that dispense free soda should you

want to try the old ‘look over there’

trick. It’s not a complex game by any

means, but it’s thick with tension and

ButthemonstersinGYLTaren’tjustmonsters– they’rechildhoodbullies

“Your flashlight is your most trusted

resource for popping giant eyeballs”

IT DRIVES HOME THE

IMPORTANCE OF STANDING UP

FOR THE KID WHO IS BULLIED

CONTINUED ADVENTURES IN GAMING

EXTRA LIFE

The less-fun

version of an arcade.