When comparing Knock-knock vs Amnesia: The Dark Descent, the Slant community recommends Amnesia: The Dark Descent for most people. In the question“What are the best scary games for OSX?” Amnesia: The Dark Descent is ranked 1st while Knock-knock is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Amnesia: The Dark Descent is:
Amnesia offers immersive puzzles to the player by creating interaction that comes natural to the player. When a door needs opened, the player must pull their mouse towards them to actually open the door, same goes for drawers as well. It is through these interactions that the player can feel as if they are actually manipulating these objects instead of just pointing and clicking like so many other puzzle games.
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Pros
Pro Playing gives a feeling of an "experience"
As the game progresses the player ascends deeper and deeper into the characters madness that more and more is the users fault, or so the game makes one feel that way. There is a sense of dread as one explores as well and when combining these feelings one can't help but feel not only responsible for what is happening but also be frightened of it.
Pro Fresh experience every time played
Each level is randomly generated, so each play session is fresh to the player making for a new experience each time played as to not become repetitive.
Pro Immersive puzzle solving
Amnesia offers immersive puzzles to the player by creating interaction that comes natural to the player. When a door needs opened, the player must pull their mouse towards them to actually open the door, same goes for drawers as well. It is through these interactions that the player can feel as if they are actually manipulating these objects instead of just pointing and clicking like so many other puzzle games.
Pro Excellent, unnerving atmosphere
Much of the game is inspired by Lovecraftian horror wherein the player is constantly assaulted with their sanity being eroded as they try to regain their memories. Monster lurk within the game that are quite frightening and the whole game is sparsely lit with constant sounds surrounding them that could be eluding to their next encounter.
Pro Incredible use of sound effects
As has been mentioned, the atmosphere is incredible, and I was scared out of my mind the whole time. There's mostly silence. A floorboard creaks, a chain rattles, the shuffling of your feet on the floor, it all serves to take your experience to new, terrifying heights.
Pro Epitome of horror, but that's not all
The game manages to keep you tense at all times, but there's more. Even if the monster wasn't there, this would be a great game to walk around, solve puzzles, and read the letters. The atmosphere is just very well crafted.
Pro Tons of extra stories
Users can download and install mods/stories created by other users, which can extend the gameplay of the game by quite a lot. Being that these are custom stories, being able to find one that appeals to the player should be pretty simple enough. A good comparison of the top available stories can be found here.
Cons
Con No guidelines or help
While it is by design there is no real purpose outlined in the game nor is there any tutorial that explains anything, it is up to the player to figure out how the game works. This can be frustrating for some players.
Con Puzzles tend to be easily solved
Sadly the core of the game is the puzzle aspect but they tend to be easily enough solved, which makes for a bit of a let down for players who are used to or looking for difficult gameplay.