The Fridge is Red is an anthology of different first person horror stories. Each episode explores a specific theme and experiments with gameplay ideas. Liminal spaces, surreal encounters and uncanny strangers. You will see a completely mundane settings spiraling down into distorted psychological terror. Experience the dreadful trip inspired by the retro analogue and PS1-era horrors.
About the story
A few weeks ago, Frank and his daughter Lorie moved into an old house. The previous owner of the house disappeared under unclear circumstances. One day, Frank found Lorie's favorite doll and crayons near the old red fridge in the basement. The fridge has turned out to possess otherworldly power and anyone who looks away from it will no longer see daylight. Frank has been sitting in the basement looking at the red fridge for several days already. Yet not only the fear of a terrible death keeps him in the basement, but also the hope of getting his daughter back.
Platforms
PCGenres
Adventure IndieThemes
Action Horror
Languages: Spanish (Spain) and 9 more
| Interface | Audio | Subtitles | |
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| French | |||
| Italian | |||
| German | |||
| Spanish (Spain) | |||
| Portuguese (Brazil) | |||
| Chinese (Simplified) | |||
| Korean | |||
| Russian | |||
| Japanese | |||
| English |
Media
Critic Reviews
GameSkinny
By Jonathan MooreThe Fridge is Red ultimately fails to conjure up the scares and often impedes its own momentum, even if there are flashes of compelling horror to be found.
Squared Potato
By Bruno VieiraI was hoping to have an experience I would enjoy remembering on Halloween but after a strong start, The Fridge is Red did everything it could to be lost in my memory, only reviving nostalgia for the PS1 era.
GameLuster
By Nairon Santos de MoraisThe Fridge is Red stands or falls on its atmosphere and it has that part down on lock. Sadly, the storytelling isn't quite on the same level.
NaviGames
By Carlos BoherThe Fridge is Red is an anthology of short horror chapters with a marked retro aesthetic, typical of the 32-bit era, which will appeal to fans of this genre.
Screen Rant
By Maria MelusoOverall, The Fridge is Red succeeds in creating a creepy atmosphere through the use of liminal spaces and excellent sound design. The world immediately pulls players in with its unsettling feeling and almost demands to be explored. However, The Fridge is Red misses the mark significantly due to the lack of consistent scares, often obtuseness of puzzles, and low-quality graphics. The Fridge is Red includes several great ideas, twisting the stress of everyday encounters into something surreal, but they never quite become fully fleshed out, and they become predictable when they all end in more or less the same manner. Players looking for a few hours of new horror content this October could certainly do worse, but The Fridge is Red lacks the depth and frights needed to contend with the best short indie horror games currently dominating the genre.
