The storyline matures with them, as they age up from teenagers to young adults, but nothing ever feels excessive or completely unbelievable. Sally Face and his friends feel like genuine people with struggles and interests that go beyond ghost-hunting or mystery-solving. While the plot becomes increasingly supernatural and unnerving, it also maintains a sense of grounding in reality. The story is mostly told from the perspective of Sally Face himself as he recounts events of the past. Whatever you might expect going in, the game seemingly sets out to defy. The story of Sally Face is easily its strongest feature. Even if Sally Face ’s vibe isn’t your style, the level of dedication Garby poured into this project is worthy of acknowledgment. You can tell how much thought went into every detail, how every twist and turn of the story was mapped out and integrated into gameplay, dialogue, and scenery. The gameplay changes often, keeping the experience engaging, such as playing a mini-game on a knock-off Gameboy.Įverything about Sally Face ’s design, writing, and production feels incredibly intentional- created with love and care by Steve Garby as he honed his craft over the three years he made the game. The gameplay mirrors the growing complexity of the storyline in each chapter and is often intentionally designed to match the story. Some chapters are more dialogue-heavy than others, while some are distinct in their wide use of mini-games and challenging puzzles to solve. The majority of Sally Face ’s gameplay falls into the indie adventure category you solve puzzles, talk to characters, and play minigames to progress the story. You genuinely never know what to expect from start to finish- from the story, the gameplay, and the characters- but what you can always know is that you’ll be hooked to the very end. It’s a long and haunting ride as Sally Face toes the line between scary, fascinating, unnerving, and heartfelt. Separated into five escalating episodes, you follow a boy with a prosthetic face through mystery after mystery as the web becomes more complex and unusual. There, in that place, is where Sally Face camps.
There’s this fascinating place between horror and mystery- one where you’re more intrigued than you are frightened, but the underlying unfairness and anxieties of life are laid bare and ooze like wounds uncared for. Through 5 episodes, you slowly discover the events of Sally Face’s life. There’s alcohol and drug use mentioned and seen in Sally Face, but none of the main characters partake in it. There’s one scene with full-body nudity, but it’s easy to look away and not portrayed in a sexual context. There are unmarried couples with kids as well as a gay couple during the story. There’s no explicit sexual content in Sally Face, but some references to sexual acts, affairs, etc. The f-word is used sometimes, as are many other common swear words. There’s some strong language in Sally Face that is definitely present. Not for the faint of heart, but the cartoon-ish art style keeps it from being too traumatic visually. The story of Sally Face is quite dark and features murder, suicide, maiming, death, graphic depictions of dead or disintegrating bodies and entities, and general blood and gore. Additionally, there’s a lot of gameplay that takes place in spiritual realms or with ghosts, spirits, etc. The main characters are not a part of any cult themselves, but one does exist and quite a few dark supernatural events are witnessed throughout the game. If you’re easily offended by ghosts, supernatural events, demonic worshippers, dark spiritual imagery, dark spiritual beings, possession, and rituals, then this is not the game for you. Okay, so Sally Face has a lot of dark spiritual elements for sure. Enter the gritty, intriguing world of Sally Face, starring Sally Face – a boy with a prosthetic face and bright blue pigtails.
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