DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
A somber psychological horror atmosphere with sudden frightening visions, distorted figures, and dread-heavy scenes.
Alcohol and drug use appear on-screen as the protagonist copes with guilt and despair.
The story centers on grief, guilt, despair, and the loss of one's humanity, with a bleak and emotionally heavy tone throughout.
Self-harm and suicidal themes are depicted as part of the protagonist's mental collapse.
Stylized 2D hand-drawn scenes of bloody, distorted horror imagery and unsettling figures rather than active combat.
Occasional mild profanity in the dialogue.
Who can reach your kid
What it is
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is a short 2D side-scrolling psychological horror adventure with simple point-and-click puzzles. You play as Price, an ambitious young man who repossesses the homes of three struggling residents to earn a promotion, and who is increasingly haunted by guilt that manifests as dark nightmares and disturbing visions. The content is emotional and atmospheric rather than action-heavy: heavy themes of guilt, despair, and lost humanity, depicted alcohol and drug use, self-harm and suicidal themes, unsettling monster and nightmare imagery with occasional blood, and mild profanity. It is entirely single-player with no chat, purchases, or online features.
How it's framed
The game frames Price's eviction work as a moral crisis, weighing ambition and money against basic human compassion; its horror and bleak imagery are used to externalize his guilt and remorse, and the narrative treats his choices as a cautionary reflection on conscience.
Details
- Developer
- Jesse Makkonen
- Publisher
- Jesse Makkonen
- Released
- Oct 21, 2015
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