such an interesting game! i love games that make you go through computers or phones to find the truth but this one sent a chill down my spine.
playing as someone so disgusting made my skin crawl. reading their messages, emails, etc. made me feel so anxious. i really applaud the story telling and the dedication to the game.
Was the game changed in the new version? I noticed some options are missing. Will I get a different experience in this version than the version on the website?
Welp, I will say that very few games ever- as in, count-with-a-hand-fingers few- have given me such a pervasive "something is horribly wrong here" feeling right off the bat, and have left me so deeply disturbed, not because of the graphicality of the content itself but how the writing, raw and a bit too close to home for anyone who watches the news, has made this believable and too close for comfort.
this is fucked up... men like the ones in this game are walking among us, and breathing the same air as us, and i feel so disgusted and i love how this game opened my eyes once more to how fucked up some people are in this planet. thank you, cara
This game feels like what I imagine it's like working in digital forensics for murder investigations/other similar horrible crimes. The ickiness I felt and the increasing concern as you piece together the story is phenomenal. Really well done!
okay. jokes aside, this game touches serious subjects, discretion is advised, but it might be one of the most important games in the last 20 years. I wrote about this game on my blog, you can access it through my profile. I agree with the steam, but at the same time, banning this game made this game legendary, so it all turned out well in the end. mandatory experience, especially the ending. You really should see it! It really speak volumes, and I hope that you will take this message to your heart! Also vile = evil - was it a coincidence?
in the third screenshot, the one resembling a blot test, how do i find that? i believe ive found every other secret in the game but totally stumped on that one :( if anyone knows, please share!
Absolutely amazing game! Creeped out from the second I started, and it got worse from there :)
Can we get any kind of a hint or clue as to how many secrets there are? Without achievements, it's difficult to tell if I'm done. I know I can't be, because I don't see a use for the paint program nor the calculater.
Anyway, hope to see a lot more from you in the future!
for some reason when I downloaded it, the game did not work correctly because the details like the found footage rental, the file titled molly and others were entirely missing. anyone else have this problem? or was that the director's cut and I'm just an idiot?
I just saw what you did, thank you for standing against the madness that is censorship in current times; is there an email where I can contact you? I would love to have you as an interview guest in my Youtube channel.
One philosophy I've always held is that the medium of games will forever be unique in its ability to let players step into the shoes of any type of person imaginable. There have been games that have flirted with letting their main characters be evil, but I have yet to see one take as deep a plunge into the depths of depravity as Shawn Gerighs, who truly is vile.
Every time you crack a passcode, the dopamine rush is quickly overshadowed by the mounting dread of clickable files, containing god knows what. The morbid curiosity you gain in your quest to find out the truth about who Shawn Gerighs really is almost forces you to mirror the obsessive vested interest he has in Candy Corpse.
Halfway through playing the game, I was struck with the realization that there was no way this wasn't in some way affected by current events surrounding censorship. My suspicions were correct.
I think this goes without saying, but there is a HUGE difference between a game like "Vile" and a game like "No Mercy." One is seeking to explore the psyche of a person who although is clearly capable of caring about other beings like his pet cats, views women as nothing more than cattle made to be slaughtered for his amusement. The other was probably made by the exact type of person that Shawn Gerighs would be in real life, and was made for the enjoyment of other such people.
I seriously don't get how these websites could possibly think to enforce a punishment meant for games about glorifying rape and incest on a work of art that was clearly made with the opposite intention. This sets a very dangerous precedent when it comes to tackling heavy topics, a precedent that I never thought would be set for indie games.
I find it very interesting playing from the mind of someone so horrible and you managed to capture that feeling so well. The UI and the puzzles really left me engaged, and and the game is so well designed!
keep up the good work! I’ll definitely look forward to your next game!
oh thanks, I got it now. I played this 2 times earlier and the 1st time I played there was one of the stars whited out so I was a bit confused when I played it the second time and it wasn't there. Now I got it. Thanks for the hint!
That was so intense. I was so disgusted with him. I wanted to quit and delete this game after reading his emails. I think such horror games are the scariest ones because you relalize this heartbreaking stuff really happens to women. I feel so disgusted.
A truly outstanding game, both in the aesthetics and story. The forum felt so accurate to how this kind of thing is discussed in real life, even reading the character's personal notes/emails were unsettlingly realistic. The puzzles were fun to solve via 'sleuthing' and weren't glaringly obvious or impossible to figure out without a guide which I appreciated.
I played it for the first time last night and couldn't stop thinking about it all day. It's incredibly captivating/creepy and there was a pit in my stomach the entire way through (something that doesn't happen with most of the horror games I try).
That was insane... As a man I am so sorry something like that is happening to any woman/girl on a streets... I feel so disgusted... Anyway great horror, gameplay, everything... Love that!
games typically have a hard time of making me feel disgusted and sick, but this game managed to do that with just emails alone. amazing work and really looking forward to what this game studio does next
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such an interesting game! i love games that make you go through computers or phones to find the truth but this one sent a chill down my spine.
playing as someone so disgusting made my skin crawl. reading their messages, emails, etc. made me feel so anxious. i really applaud the story telling and the dedication to the game.
Was the game changed in the new version? I noticed some options are missing. Will I get a different experience in this version than the version on the website?
yes the new version on the website was the expanded upon version of the game - it is on that website for free if youd like to play it!
Welp, I will say that very few games ever- as in, count-with-a-hand-fingers few- have given me such a pervasive "something is horribly wrong here" feeling right off the bat, and have left me so deeply disturbed, not because of the graphicality of the content itself but how the writing, raw and a bit too close to home for anyone who watches the news, has made this believable and too close for comfort.
Outstanding work, Final Girl Games.
i love this game, i just wish there was a toggle fullscreen off mode. fullscreen make me anxious sighs
if i live somewhere where nsfw stuff is banned will this affect the game
this is fucked up... men like the ones in this game are walking among us, and breathing the same air as us, and i feel so disgusted and i love how this game opened my eyes once more to how fucked up some people are in this planet. thank you, cara
yeah fuck this planet, humanity is screwed anyways
This game feels like what I imagine it's like working in digital forensics for murder investigations/other similar horrible crimes. The ickiness I felt and the increasing concern as you piece together the story is phenomenal. Really well done!
Why don't you upload VILE: Exhumed on itch?
okay. jokes aside, this game touches serious subjects, discretion is advised, but it might be one of the most important games in the last 20 years. I wrote about this game on my blog, you can access it through my profile. I agree with the steam, but at the same time, banning this game made this game legendary, so it all turned out well in the end. mandatory experience, especially the ending. You really should see it! It really speak volumes, and I hope that you will take this message to your heart! Also vile = evil - was it a coincidence?
Ominous, creepy, a view into depraved minds. After a while I got stuck, but it's totally believable.
I am stunned. This game encapsulates so perfectly the early incel-misogyny-manosphere internet era that still persists and thrives to this day. Wow.
I downloaded the game but I manage to get the .mov so quickly and missed out on all the horror, which is slightly underwhelming
Where is the calculator? The chatrooms? I downloaded it from here
in the third screenshot, the one resembling a blot test, how do i find that? i believe ive found every other secret in the game but totally stumped on that one :( if anyone knows, please share!
Are there secrets in the calculator and picture drawing sections?
not that id found, but there very well could be
Very cool game, just finished it. I loved reading the emails. Is it bad that lowkey would watch We Are All Gonna Die Here? Sounds funny as shit.
Absolutely amazing game! Creeped out from the second I started, and it got worse from there :)
Can we get any kind of a hint or clue as to how many secrets there are? Without achievements, it's difficult to tell if I'm done. I know I can't be, because I don't see a use for the paint program nor the calculater.
Anyway, hope to see a lot more from you in the future!
Is there a walkthrough for this? I am stuck on the calculator screen - I guess I have erverything else.
for some reason when I downloaded it, the game did not work correctly because the details like the found footage rental, the file titled molly and others were entirely missing. anyone else have this problem? or was that the director's cut and I'm just an idiot?
not an idiot at all but this is the original version and the extended version, VILE: Exhumed, is available for download for free on vileisbanned.com
kinda lol
heck yeah.
非常棒的游戏！！虽然可以猜到剧情但是氛围烘托很到位，很喜欢这样抽丝剥茧的游戏过程
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I just saw what you did, thank you for standing against the madness that is censorship in current times; is there an email where I can contact you? I would love to have you as an interview guest in my Youtube channel.
fuck censorship.
One philosophy I've always held is that the medium of games will forever be unique in its ability to let players step into the shoes of any type of person imaginable. There have been games that have flirted with letting their main characters be evil, but I have yet to see one take as deep a plunge into the depths of depravity as Shawn Gerighs, who truly is vile.
Every time you crack a passcode, the dopamine rush is quickly overshadowed by the mounting dread of clickable files, containing god knows what. The morbid curiosity you gain in your quest to find out the truth about who Shawn Gerighs really is almost forces you to mirror the obsessive vested interest he has in Candy Corpse.
Halfway through playing the game, I was struck with the realization that there was no way this wasn't in some way affected by current events surrounding censorship. My suspicions were correct.
I think this goes without saying, but there is a HUGE difference between a game like "Vile" and a game like "No Mercy." One is seeking to explore the psyche of a person who although is clearly capable of caring about other beings like his pet cats, views women as nothing more than cattle made to be slaughtered for his amusement. The other was probably made by the exact type of person that Shawn Gerighs would be in real life, and was made for the enjoyment of other such people.
I seriously don't get how these websites could possibly think to enforce a punishment meant for games about glorifying rape and incest on a work of art that was clearly made with the opposite intention. This sets a very dangerous precedent when it comes to tackling heavy topics, a precedent that I never thought would be set for indie games.
They're actively trying to sterilize art.
Moved it up my list so I can support you!
I find it very interesting playing from the mind of someone so horrible and you managed to capture that feeling so well. The UI and the puzzles really left me engaged, and and the game is so well designed!
keep up the good work! I’ll definitely look forward to your next game!
As soon as you do the full release somewhere i will immediately buy it Fuck the all the HUMANS that banned your game
just bought the game - i want to support you in any way i can! <3
thank you so much, I hope the be able to get the full version out and available soon!!!!!
If we buy the game here, do we get the full game? I want to support this in protest (was going to buy anyway) and support you!
whats the password for para.exe
yea even I'm not able to figure that out. Tried 1998, Ginny, his name..no idea
the hint is the that the stars are the same stars as in VNS...and there is three of them (that is also a hint)
oh thanks, I got it now. I played this 2 times earlier and the 1st time I played there was one of the stars whited out so I was a bit confused when I played it the second time and it wasn't there. Now I got it. Thanks for the hint!
what was the password aaaaa
That was so intense. I was so disgusted with him. I wanted to quit and delete this game after reading his emails. I think such horror games are the scariest ones because you relalize this heartbreaking stuff really happens to women. I feel so disgusted.
Thank you for making this game
Cool game, im gonna go vomit now
Hello, I wanted to know if a French version subtitles was planned ?
Thank you
A truly outstanding game, both in the aesthetics and story. The forum felt so accurate to how this kind of thing is discussed in real life, even reading the character's personal notes/emails were unsettlingly realistic. The puzzles were fun to solve via 'sleuthing' and weren't glaringly obvious or impossible to figure out without a guide which I appreciated.
I played it for the first time last night and couldn't stop thinking about it all day. It's incredibly captivating/creepy and there was a pit in my stomach the entire way through (something that doesn't happen with most of the horror games I try).
Amazing job and I'd love to see more!
That was insane... As a man I am so sorry something like that is happening to any woman/girl on a streets... I feel so disgusted... Anyway great horror, gameplay, everything... Love that!
games typically have a hard time of making me feel disgusted and sick, but this game managed to do that with just emails alone. amazing work and really looking forward to what this game studio does next
Can anyone explain to me what im supposed to do? I dont get it sadly ^^
oh my god this actually disturbed me TO MY CORE. damn i feel sick