Intruders Hide And Seek Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · Published April 21, 2023 · Updated April 21, 2023

For our Intruders Hide And Seek Review, where we play a first-person stealth game, an intense thriller combining intense psychological terror from the point of view of a defenseless boy. With your parents restrained and your sister hiding, you’re stuck in the house with the intruders. You’ll have to find a way to save your family while you figure out who the three assailants are and what they want. You cannot run away or confront them. Your only option is… to hide.

Intruders Hide And Seek Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
1.6GB download size.
Game settings – brightness slider, pointer, sensitivity slider, crouch animation, vibration, subtitles, and Invert axis.
First-person view.
Horror gameplay.
Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
Hidden collectibles.
A massive house to explore.
When hidden you can look out and watch your pursuer.
Auto saves regularly.
Rhythm-Based mini-game when hiding where you must time your breaths to avoid detection.
The story revolves around a home invasion whereby your parents get taken and kept prisoner in the house. The criminals are wearing Stag-like face masks and are looking for you.
Spacial sound system.
Strong narrative.
Stealth play is the key, use places to hide to avoid detection.
Your little sister is in the panic room and provides backup and Intel.
Once the actual game part starts it is a good take on the subject matter.
Fits the Nintendo Switch really well outside of VR.

Intruders Hide And Seek Review Cons:

Cannot rebind controls.
No touchscreen support.
Slow starter.
The aiming of Interactive points is small.
You don’t see any of your body.
Flat voice work, feels tired.
Wooden animations.
Unlikable characters.
Long loading times.
The gameplay is very tedious.
When picking up an item you have to look at it first then you actually pick it up.
The bright blue outline of anything Interactive cuts out much of the tension.
The first half hour creates a long wind-up.