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The objective of the game is to find the center of a target using just sound. It SOUNDS like a great idea but it does not work out well.

The "targets" your character looks for are people who make sounds. The sounds get near the center of the screen/surround sound as you get closer. This centering of the sound works well if you have a good surround sound system. My setup is not that great because it is hard to tell if your target is exactly in the center or slightly off. It could be because my speakers are not placed well or the target is too small, as suggested in jigsawhc's review. I'm leaning more towards the small target theory.

Other hints like heartbeat sound and controller vibration also give clues to the character's proximity to the target. I found these useless because you are already close enough to "hit" the target when these hints occur.

I do appreciate In The Pit for being an audio-only game. I've never played a game like this before. It's flaws like the small targets and the high-end surround sound requirement make this a trial only game though.