Netflix has, on occasion, added genuinely incredible video games to its catalog. Shifting through an array of mid games filled with AI images are brilliant works of art such as IMMORTALITY, Before Your Eyes, and OXENFREE. But these aren’t original Netflix Games.
The corporation, having a bit of an identity crisis with its serial killer and true crime obsession, has released a video game inspired by the very things it keeps shoving in front of its younger audiences. With a banging cast and the real horror of a home invasion as its selling points, I went into Unhinged expecting something similar to Black Mirror‘s Bandersnatch. While that was a mixed bag of tricks, I was completely wrong to believe that Unhinged would be any different. And it’s a right shame when the story was crafted by OXENFREE‘s Night School Studio.
In the midst of a storm, where warnings of a hurricane have seen people evacuate for the night, Ava wakes to a phone call from her friend, Claire. The stairwell doors are locked thanks to the superintendent, and the power is off, meaning the lift is out of order. So when Ava goes out to check on her friendly neighbor, only to discover the door to her apartment seemingly unlocked itself, Ava realizes she isn’t alone tonight.
