You arrive in your car and head into an
old Victorian house to explore it and see how everything looks. The interior has been somewhat cleaned recently, but things start to quickly go downhill as you discover that the electricity doesn’t work. You have to find some candles or you'll be left in the dark. You night becomes darker and eerie as you discover more about the previous owners and find out that they might not have been crazy like many believe.
This game is perfect for all the horror fans out there who fantasize of starring in a slasher flick. Scratches may have a cliche horror setting, but the designers did an amazing job of creating a somewhat uneasy, creepy layout for the entire house and surrounding area. The ambiance of the game has all the right elements to give you the goosebumps: incredible mood music, well-produced voice acting, and sound effects. The game play and control are similar to the
Myst game. You move the mouse around the screen and click on things that look important. Move the mouse to the edge of the screen so you can turn around and the view will turn that direction, giving you a good 360 degrees of viewing direction. The over all mystery of the game keeps you digging for more clues around the house.
