Well, this got weird...  Fears to Fathom: Ironbark Lookout [ FULL PLAYTHROUGH ]
Channel: Tinky Bear Games
Date: 24/02/2024

We have just been transferred to a new Lookout Tower, and things are not normal here...  The job involves keeping others safe,, but after the recent hiker disappearances, strange occurrences... and oh yeah, the CULT - it seems that I am the one who is in danger!

Review: 
What an amazing game!  I have NEVER audibly screamed in a scary game or even movie... but this one got me!  The atmosphere is great, the character interactions are hilarious, and hey.. Jacksepticeye even plays a role in your training.  I really felt immersed in the game, and while there were times when the gameplay felt tedious, it actually added to the immersion of living in a lookout tower.  

However, I do have a few complaints:  
#1 - You cannot adjust the mouse sensitivity, which caused me some annoying (but not game-breaking) issues throughout the game.  
#2 - There is no "Save and Exit" - that game only uses checkpoints, so if you need to change any settings, you will have to go back and replay a large portion of the game, or (in my case) skip ahead to the next autosave - which I found a little strange.  Which brings me to my last complaint...
#3 - The recommended brightness settings were not enough for one part of the game when you have to move around in the dark.  Where I would have simply opened a menu to adjust the settings as needed, I was forced to exit the game to make the adjustment.  This somehow led to my skipping ahead to the next checkpoint and missing an unknown amount of the game.  My other option was to go to the previous checkpoint, but it was so far back, it didn't feel worth it.  Was the brightness issue related to my computer?  Perhaps, but I still felt like I needed to make the adjustment, and I was unable to do it in-game.

Despite these few minor issues, I still highly recommend this game. 

Try it for yourself!  Available on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506160/Fears_to_Fathom__Ironbark_Lookout/

Check out my other Fears to Fathom playthroughs here:
Episode 1: Home Alone -- https://youtu.be/kbHz621dF80
Episode 2: Norwood Hitchhike -- https://youtu.be/KFWiPqtElms
Episode 3: Carson House -- https://youtu.be/ZWemcRCIfmU


My PC:
HP Pavilion Laptop 15z-cw100 
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx 2.10 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (13.9 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor