Agony

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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 286 Ratings

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  1. lordkaho
    May 29, 2018
    0
    A disappointment on all levels, and the developers squabbled their chances to make a unique game by submitting to censorship. A shameful display.
  2. JaydenPickens
    May 22, 2019
    8
    Played the UNRATED version and I must say, I really enjoyed this game. Didn't have any bugs, graphics were gorgeous, had a steady 60 frames per second through the entire game. I really loved the atmosphere and the sounds here. If this is how hell looks like, I might move in (just need to take some of my furniture from home and I'm ready to go). I'm not a fan of outlast-styled gameplay, butPlayed the UNRATED version and I must say, I really enjoyed this game. Didn't have any bugs, graphics were gorgeous, had a steady 60 frames per second through the entire game. I really loved the atmosphere and the sounds here. If this is how hell looks like, I might move in (just need to take some of my furniture from home and I'm ready to go). I'm not a fan of outlast-styled gameplay, but it didn't bother me as much here... you can actually fight some of the enemies and instead of dying you can just transfer your soul into another bald grandpa wandering hell, because he masturbated to much. Fun game, don't understand all the hate. I liked the succubus game mode more as I could kill enemies instead of hiding from them. Pickens approves!… Expand
  3. Gonksy
    Jun 8, 2018
    1
    Complete broken trash. It looks like trash, controls like trash, and is riddled with game-breaking bugs that will stop your game and force you to reload, losing maybe 15-30 minutes of progress at a time. These bugs are VERY frequent and easily recreatable, I have no idea how they didn't catch them in testing, if there was ever any.

    made an account just to rate this hot garbage, what an    Complete broken trash. It looks like trash, controls like trash, and is riddled with game-breaking bugs that will stop your game and force you to reload, losing maybe 15-30 minutes of progress at a time. These bugs are VERY frequent and easily recreatable, I have no idea how they didn't catch them in testing, if there was ever any.

    made an account just to rate this hot garbage, what an absolute disappointment.    … Expand
  4. hiruvan
    Aug 31, 2018
    10
    Very good game. I dont understand this bad scores. This game is not a horror and not a survival. It is a very atmospheric and beautyfull adventure. Amazing design and interesting gameplay. (sorry for my english)
  5. FrostormNidhegg
    Nov 16, 2018
    9
    Мой обзор касается версии Unrated! Не обычной Agony, а именно Agony unrated!
    Эта игра - симулятор ходьбы в гуро-антураже. Вокруг мясо кровь кости, они не валяются вокруг, они - строительные материалы для мира, по которому ты ходишь. Графика хороша, все красиво (с учетом антуража, конечно.). Обнаженка есть, играть - крайне некомфортно, игра смущает, вызывает отвращение тем, что ты видишь.    Мой обзор касается версии Unrated! Не обычной Agony, а именно Agony unrated!
    Эта игра - симулятор ходьбы в гуро-антураже. Вокруг мясо кровь кости, они не валяются вокруг, они - строительные материалы для мира, по которому ты ходишь. Графика хороша, все красиво (с учетом антуража, конечно.). Обнаженка есть, играть - крайне некомфортно, игра смущает, вызывает отвращение тем, что ты видишь. Но ее именно так и позиционировали, она такой и должна была быть. Обычная Эгони - не берите, она не стоит того, чтобы тратить на нее время. А вот Анрейтед версия - хороша, если вам хочется таких эмоций, погружения в гуро-антураж, но тольео если вам строго 18+, ребят, я серьезно, тут дело не в стрельбе и еще каких-то таких вещах типа ГТА, игровая жестокость, то-се, Милонов негодуед и прочий бред. Тут игра реально крайне некомфортная, не играйте если не понимаете на что идете и если вам меньше 18. А так - очень необычный игровой опыт, Анрейтед версия - продукт для немного извращенцев, очень специфический, но тем он и ценен, такие вещи выпускают очень редко, таких эмоций я ни от одной игры даже близко не получал. PS - мне 30, я взрослый дядя и я был готов к этой игре.    … Expand
  6. Monsterrr
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    Cannot get past the "Press any button" screen without the game crashing. This happens every single time. It's unplayable. $50 down the drain.
  7. XReviews
    Jul 11, 2018
    3
    Originaly, agony showed many potencial becoming maybe one of the more expected games when it was announced, here we are, 2018, and we got a great concept that sadly it got poorly executed.
  8. Nihil501
    May 30, 2018
    3
    Great concept but poor design!
    Even basic features are missing like adjusting the gamma after you enter the game. Only possible from the main menü. Which is crucial in such a game where darkness plays a huge role.
    The game mechanics are very irritating. Often hiding main items and objectives behind map elements which are invisible in the shadow or darkness. Some would call it    Great concept but poor design!
    Even basic features are missing like adjusting the gamma after you enter the game. Only possible from the main menü. Which is crucial in such a game where darkness plays a huge role.

    The game mechanics are very irritating. Often hiding main items and objectives behind map elements which are invisible in the shadow or darkness. Some would call it "difficulty" I only call it cheap design.    … Expand
  9. VanFanel1980mx
    May 31, 2018
    3
    Graphically the game wasn't anything to write home about, lots of dark red, blue, etc., visually I can at least say is hell indeed, very disorienting, not many graphics settings and resolutions are only from 1280 x 720/768 in my case, may not be a big deal for people who like huge resolutions but for people like me it was a pain, windowed mode is borderless and always on top, FOV isGraphically the game wasn't anything to write home about, lots of dark red, blue, etc., visually I can at least say is hell indeed, very disorienting, not many graphics settings and resolutions are only from 1280 x 720/768 in my case, may not be a big deal for people who like huge resolutions but for people like me it was a pain, windowed mode is borderless and always on top, FOV is horribly implemented, going past 70 (which the slider has no snapping so you have to manually adjust it on the .ini file) makes the game look like your character is perpetually doing limbo dance, either way, it gave me motion sickness.

    Model quality, aside from the censorship on lady parts, horrible, I know is hell, but I would have expected to see more attractive females here and there sometimes, as an amateur 3D artist I am 90% sure these models came from minimal tampering of the MakeHuman software, the only decent looking model is the face-gina demons, one of the bosses BTW seems to be prone to losing all textures in certain parts of their body, I am pretty sure someone making SFM porn is already refining the models from the game, the priestess and the goddess look very bad, as if they were ridden with graphical glitches despite their looks being 100% intentional.

    Gameplay is very simple, walking simulator with stealth segments and a few platform segments, your goal is basically to collect stuff or go from point A to point B, you also collect logs here and there, there is a skill system that so far had only 3 useless skills you could level up, I saw no difference when using one of them at max, the death mechanic was OK for the most part, still prone to glitches where you get stuck and you have to restart from checkpoints, collision detection is wonky and sometimes it will lead to the same problem of getting stuck, you walk very slow and have the stamina of a 60 year old with compulsive smoking habits, doesn't matter if you are possessing a different body, I have never been a fan of stamina systems when the default speed is a very slow walk.

    Sound is OK I guess, when it comes to stealth at least there were some cues, music was a little generic for a "hellish" game, NPC dialogue is repetitive, I would have liked if the logs were narrated at least.

    I'd buy that for a dollar... maybe.    … Expand
  10. EerieDemonble
    May 31, 2018
    4
    It's "Inner Chains" all over again....
    I had high hopes for this game. Great atmosphere and interesting core concept with sluggish and boring gameplay. As for horror part it's lacking too. This game tries to lure people with great art and level design and falls flat on it's face when you start playing. Buy on big discount only.
    I had my fingers crossed for "Scorn"
  11. GenericalName
    May 30, 2018
    3
    All shock, and no substance. The take on hell is amazing, but the underlying gameplay is frustrating.
  12. KitchenKonvoy
    May 31, 2018
    0
    Without question or doubt there is censorship in the game (not just the two endings that would have resulted in a supposed A/O rating by the ESRB) but the final release game itself.

    By censoring things out, even small things, then claiming to have a patch in the works to undo such things, then to claim that "due to legal reasons" it wont happen, you have outright lied to not only your    Without question or doubt there is censorship in the game (not just the two endings that would have resulted in a supposed A/O rating by the ESRB) but the final release game itself.

    By censoring things out, even small things, then claiming to have a patch in the works to undo such things, then to claim that "due to legal reasons" it wont happen, you have outright lied to not only your backers, but early adopters of the game.    … Expand
  13. TheEyeszlader
    May 29, 2018
    7
    Great Graphics , and art direction , and a great fetish fuel. As a game it sucks tho
  14. x2FingerTuesday
    May 31, 2018
    3
    Closest thing to a Hell simulator you'll ever see-- and not in a good way.
    Great idea and setting are completely ruined by monotonous, boring, gameplay. You can barely see 20 feet ahead of yourself, the environments all look the same, the level design is atrocious, and there is basically no story. SKIP THIS ONE.
  15. BoneteMagico
    Jun 4, 2018
    0
    Poor desing. Terrible gameplay, just stupid horror imagery flooding the screen. Just disgusting and stupid game for stupid "edgy" people.
  16. RetroZombie
    May 29, 2018
    0
    I was hyped for a new horror game, and from what i saw this game was promising. Sadly this game does anything but deliver an " Agonizing " gaming experience. you are going to get a rather long campaign of horrendously low FPS, screen tearing, un-intuitive controls, poor story, and constantly corrupting save files. Ultimately this game was just a cash grab that was leaning on the shockI was hyped for a new horror game, and from what i saw this game was promising. Sadly this game does anything but deliver an " Agonizing " gaming experience. you are going to get a rather long campaign of horrendously low FPS, screen tearing, un-intuitive controls, poor story, and constantly corrupting save files. Ultimately this game was just a cash grab that was leaning on the shock horror theme that the game is centered around. Its all flash and no substance, and they don't even capture the "flash" very well. Just ignore this title and spread the word that this is just the horror game equivalent of No Man's Sky.… Expand
  17. Sfea
    May 31, 2018
    0
    A este juego le falta mucho aún para salir en condiciones al mercado. Absolutamente no se asimila a los trailers, Su resolución nativa del juego es muy baja. Las Texturas parecen ir a 480p reescaladas a 1080p , probé hasta en 4k Ultra el juego, y parece algo del 2003, usando DSR a 4k o 1080..
    No se puede apoyar bajo ningún motivo que un juego con contenido Gore/demoniaco para "Adultos"    A este juego le falta mucho aún para salir en condiciones al mercado. Absolutamente no se asimila a los trailers, Su resolución nativa del juego es muy baja. Las Texturas parecen ir a 480p reescaladas a 1080p , probé hasta en 4k Ultra el juego, y parece algo del 2003, usando DSR a 4k o 1080..
    No se puede apoyar bajo ningún motivo que un juego con contenido Gore/demoniaco para "Adultos" venga con Censura, no tengo muy claro que problema tuvieron, pero son unos cobardes en no sacar al menos un parche para el que quiera jugar sin la jodida Censura, tratan a la gente de idiotas, Además hoy en día cualquier niño de 8 años tiene un GTA V o un call of duty, con sus micropagos enfermizos y adictivos que se merecen una prohibición. Pero eso no lo censuran nunca ah ?

    Quisieron abarcar mucho lanzando el juego en distintas plataformas, todo ese dinero que les regalaron en kickstarter, lo usaron para sacarlo en consola también, no es malo, pero en este caso perjudicaron el desarrollo del videojuego, es un insulto que no hayan contratado a gente con ese dinero para hacer un buen producto, es un juego que está 10 años atrás en su apartado técnico, hoy tenemos una brutalidad de tecnología y se puede hacer mucho más, son unos flojos y ladrones.    … Expand
  18. Viciu
    May 29, 2018
    10
    What can I say? Great game, amazing design and the best vision of hell ever.
  19. kozak131
    Jun 12, 2018
    9
    Great Graphics, amazing design. What can I say? Best survival horror, and games of the year
  20. Betaforce
    Jun 3, 2018
    3
    Many users are artificially trying to inflate the score of the game. At best this game is a 4/10.
    1. The graphics are downgraded for the sake of consoles.
    2. The models ingame compared to the demo are scaled down on a scale of 1 to 3. 3. Much of the background details from the demo have been removed and reworked making the game bland as opposed to the colorfull demo. (Probably to fit on    Many users are artificially trying to inflate the score of the game. At best this game is a 4/10.
    1. The graphics are downgraded for the sake of consoles.
    2. The models ingame compared to the demo are scaled down on a scale of 1 to 3.
    3. Much of the background details from the demo have been removed and reworked making the game bland as opposed to the colorfull demo. (Probably to fit on consoles, because consoles have relatively low specs.)
    4. The game has been censored removing nipples and female genitalia despite being rated 18+ and being advertized troughout its campaing as a game that will not be censored by the devs.
    5. The devs lied about the state of the game and censorship on multiple occasions then played victim.
    6. The devs did not keep their promise to give all their backers keys for the game resulting in a lot of backers not getting the game they payed money for on its release date.
    7. The game came with game breaking bugs making the game hard to play the first day of release.

    Do not fall for the 10/10 ratings. This is balant abuse of the rating system in order to increase sales for a game that made many errors both PR wice and action-wise. Wait a week or two so that the devs can atleast patch the game so that the game is atleast somewhat playable.    … Expand
  21. Dualitymatt
    May 29, 2018
    8
    The game is running just fine on literally recommended settings, the atmosphere and the lore are really matching the overall experience, expected by the audience that it was intended to , the game is having a troublesome launch because of censorship issues, but i must say that everything that they have promised, they did just fine, and most of the "reviewers", are damning the game for justThe game is running just fine on literally recommended settings, the atmosphere and the lore are really matching the overall experience, expected by the audience that it was intended to , the game is having a troublesome launch because of censorship issues, but i must say that everything that they have promised, they did just fine, and most of the "reviewers", are damning the game for just that, it is running fine at RECOMMENDED SETTINGS, and it is a overall good experience.
    8/10    … Expand
  22. Erathio
    May 29, 2018
    9
    Great game! Don't listen trolls! Just try! It is true about a few bugs but patch is coming. However Agony is the best survival-horror game since several years.
  23. MerryMary
    May 30, 2018
    10
    Difficult and dark, no weapons, good atmosphere, seems like walking in a never ending maze.

    This how a game should be!

    Running it on a PC for, the first 3 hours of gameplay and no problems at all.

    I cannot understand all this wankers and trolls complaining, I just can't
  24. Xforce
    May 29, 2018
    10
    Best survival horror game ever! I was waiting for this game since Outlast, and its even better!
  25. Ermak1983Rus
    May 30, 2018
    10
    Excellent horror game ... !!! I advise everyone to get acquainted...Graphics and Atmosphere in the game are excellent ...
  26. Akula99
    May 30, 2018
    10
    Pour un jeu survival horror je n'ai jamais quelque chose d'aussi bien. Une vrai claque. Le jeu créé un stress chaque virage peut être un vrai danger.Le niveau du labyrinthe est excellent. On avance en tâtonnant et une énorme partie de ce niveau est sonore. Des cris, des gens qui psalmodient, le bruit des sabots des créatures démoniaques. On est faible est on le récent. Pourtant il fautPour un jeu survival horror je n'ai jamais quelque chose d'aussi bien. Une vrai claque. Le jeu créé un stress chaque virage peut être un vrai danger.Le niveau du labyrinthe est excellent. On avance en tâtonnant et une énorme partie de ce niveau est sonore. Des cris, des gens qui psalmodient, le bruit des sabots des créatures démoniaques. On est faible est on le récent. Pourtant il faut passer, résoudre les énigmes, faire le bon choix.

    Aujourd'hui le moindre jeu ne propose qu'une solution couloir avec une seul résolution.
    la tout est permis.

    Félicitations.

    Bien sur le jeu est beau une petite claque graphique.
    Juste un petit soucis pour moi avec l'animation des pnj humain qui ne fait pas 2018.
    Bon par contre les pnjs empalé de la tête au pied et qui vivent encore en hurlant de douleur....j’avoue JAIME ! GG a Madmind studio    … Expand
  27. 2019RoyBatty
    May 30, 2018
    10
    This game is outstanding. Very horror-like mood and atmosphere. The elements are quite real and many of them are in motion. The overall graphics is high quality. The story is quite extraordinary. Congrats to the developers. Good job. Worth the price. Zero technical problems, latency or something like this. But I have a good PC indeed. Good luck everyone and see you in hell !
  28. Cioby
    Apr 9, 2019
    0
    You know a game is bad when you give up after 15 minutes. Game is not engaging, isn't scary, graphics is horrible.
    I finished Silent Hill 2 like 7 times and even played Silent Hill 1 with horrible controls and graphics and loved it, so if I can't play this, it means it's not even decent for idiots.
  29. temptershell
    Jun 3, 2018
    5
    Tiring of hiding from the seemingly looking demons. Undeveloped locations, very similar to each other and not as terrible as it seemed, a pity because it promised to be terrible, and it is miserable.
  30. arislaf
    Jun 14, 2018
    0
    Game is not what you saw on youtube videos. It is not what developers said. It is a hell. And not with the good meaning. Avoid it even if they give it free.
  31. Amihan
    Jun 26, 2018
    0
    I rented this game and returned it back same day.
    Probably one of the worst games i have ever played.
  32. Panica3643D
    Jun 17, 2018
    4
    Запустил, немного поиграл, и через какое-то время показалось, что выключен монитор. Оказалось, что это в игре так темно. Попытался сделать максимальную яркость - не помогло. Не вижу смысла играть в игры, где большую часть геймплея нужно идти в слепую.Запустил, немного поиграл, и через какое-то время показалось, что выключен монитор. Оказалось, что это в игре так темно. Попытался сделать максимальную яркость - не помогло. Не вижу смысла играть в игры, где большую часть геймплея нужно идти в слепую.
  33. NerdyMayonnaise
    Jun 7, 2018
    2
    What a mess. Poor design, technical issues, and mundane gameplay make this game a pure slog
  34. BlackIce13
    Jun 28, 2018
    3
    Better than Inner Chains. But still not good! This game without interesting story, without good gameplay and without good texture, just soup and poor models. Boring game about running thought boring similar levels.
  35. MasterZZ
    Jun 3, 2018
    4
    O jogo é muito bonito, os cenários são muito ricos em detalhe isso é impossivel dizer o contrario, é uma ótima representação visual do inferno porem parece que os desenvolvedores focaram 100% no cenário e esqueceram de fazer a gameplay, é serio eu nunca vi uma movimentaçao mais tosca do que essa presente nesse jogo, o Personagem buga em tudo a todo o momento como se tivesse paredesO jogo é muito bonito, os cenários são muito ricos em detalhe isso é impossivel dizer o contrario, é uma ótima representação visual do inferno porem parece que os desenvolvedores focaram 100% no cenário e esqueceram de fazer a gameplay, é serio eu nunca vi uma movimentaçao mais tosca do que essa presente nesse jogo, o Personagem buga em tudo a todo o momento como se tivesse paredes invisíveis no mapa inteiro, as possesoes também são problemáticas e a inteligencia artificial dos inimigos é quase nula e os checkpoints são muito distantes um do outro, eu sei que eles fizeram isso para deixar o game mais desafiador mas isso acaba frustrando muito, no geral o game é muito bonito graficamente falando mas falha na gameplay e em todo o resto. Decepcionante.… Expand
  36. Zaxpeedy
    May 31, 2018
    10
    The design and detail on the world is amazing, it truly looks as if each small thing in this game was spent days to be designed. For a game set in hell it really does a great job. The sounds in this game are original and not just some random SFX. The game play is really creepy and disturbing how it should be!
  37. rassaneJ
    May 31, 2018
    2
    really bad game what a waste of time and money . it's actually sad that people gave them money to make this .
  38. fabiox5
    May 31, 2018
    10
    The game is sensational, outlast style with combat, I loved congratulations to the producers knew that there were only 9 people. Congratulations!
  39. Command5740
    Jun 10, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game Over Agony ´… Expand
  40. Lordofnope
    Jun 24, 2018
    4
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS_Jv_hL9s8

    Here we go. Agony is a First person Survival Horror where you, some jerkwad, has ended up in hell and the only thing you know is that you've got to get to the "red goddess." The Game hits some good points and misses some important points too. To say anything I would say it's really just lacking polish. The First thing I noticed about    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS_Jv_hL9s8

    Here we go.
    Agony is a First person Survival Horror where you, some jerkwad, has ended up in hell and the only thing you know is that
    you've got to get to the "red goddess."

    The Game hits some good points and misses some important points too. To say anything I would say it's really just lacking polish.

    The First thing I noticed about the game is it's atmosphere. They were going for uncomfortable fleshy hell and they god damned nailed it.
    If I could go through all the words for gross and list them here we wouldn't have time. From the moment you touch down from the ♥♥♥♥ entrance the world is bones
    gore and just....squishy. It's as if someone took the word "Moist"
    turned the dial up to 103% and turned it into a game. You've got corridors literallymade of mawing jaws and other martyrs,as they are called,
    roaming around speaking madness. Every step through hell mushes and blechs. where ever you are, you feel that something is just waiting to rip you apart.

    Now that being said the game is plauged by liniarity. Or I've just been playing it wrong, you tell me. I feel like I've missed a lot of nooks and crannies yet
    whenever I see a way that would be the clear path I go and explore some Corner
    You wouldn't usually find only to have that progress the game and lock me out of where I was which can be frustrating if you are trying for all the collectables.
    Though they seem to only unlock dev art and such.

    Next thing mechanics. The game functions as a stealth crawl through through the layers, at least thats what it wants you to think. Your first
    encounter with an enemy, And oh god the enemies Scratch that, we are going to talk about the monsters now.

    As if straight from HP lovecrafts wet dream! Or the amnesia monster's wet dream. Pick your own flavour I don't care.
    These Things In all their unholy titular glory (((huehue)) are some of the most
    uncomfortable creatures I've ever seen. From boobzilla to mr grabby here appearance alone makes you want to avoid them, you know asides from the whole death thing

    So then why, in a "survival horror" game do i find these things as more of an inconvience then i find them scary. This is where the polish i mentioned earlier
    could really use some work. **** is probably the most frightning design by social standards and they
    introduce her very well. however immediatly after that they throw the dark mystique out the window and give you a
    full shot of her enterance. As if they missed the cardinal rule of horror, Show as little of your monster as neccisary. Except There she is in all her "ahem" Glory.

    Now Ham hands. Who is actually the monster I'm most afraid of. I dunno, he's just got so many grabby things, and i hate being touched so it's just They keep his introduction really well done. They kind of just litter him around the game before he shows up so in the back of your mind you never really know when you'll have to worry about him. They only gripe i have is his movement and creep factor is really just hurt when he moves like he forgot he had collision detection.

    But alright let's hit the mechanics now. In that aspect there's not really much to say. I don't really have much to say
    because it's been done....well. Your characters movement is a tiny bit janky but not to terrible as to ruin the game. When your character dies however you get
    a chance to not be dead sometimes and you can fly your soul around to go possess some other poor sod trapped in hell. I say sometimes though because it's
    not really clear when this ability is supposed to trigger. There's been a few times I died when I knew there was someone near by i could "Claim" yet
    it just killed me off and I had to restart.

    There is a way to level in the game but as of this point in my playing it's pretty much a useless feature. you can find
    fruits of eden to get skills like However with the way the game functions they are pretty inconsiquential...

    TL/DR
    Over all my first impression of the game is, much like metacritcs view, is mixed. It can be unnecessarily frustrating and the game tends to take the reigns from you just when your starting to get into it. I'll say give it a shot but wait till it goes on sale    … Expand
  41. humblepelican23
    Sep 11, 2018
    0
    Trash, just trash.
    Worse than the Brooklyn nets vs the chicago Bulls, worse tan Donald Trump's and Kanye's tweets, just a bad game.You gotta now all the Bible to understand this game.
  42. sex69
    Aug 27, 2020
    10
    There were some bugs, but the material was fresh.
    I hope there are more sex erotic horror games like this.
    I look forward to the next series.
  43. Meddi1980
    Nov 5, 2018
    0
    So I played Agony: Unrated for about 45 minutes… It felt like someone sticks your head in a bucket of liquid poop, and then shoves your lubricated head inside a 260 degrees Celsius oven for ten minutes, while assaulting you from behind! I implore you to somehow get your hands on this utter garbage and play it for a while, so that you know what I’m saying.

    There is no consistency    So I played Agony: Unrated for about 45 minutes… It felt like someone sticks your head in a bucket of liquid poop, and then shoves your lubricated head inside a 260 degrees Celsius oven for ten minutes, while assaulting you from behind! I implore you to somehow get your hands on this utter garbage and play it for a while, so that you know what I’m saying.

    There is no consistency whatsoever. The movement physics is all screwed up, and the environment is like Mike Pompeo’s armpits. I’ve no idea what type of substance the creators of this crap sandwich were on while programming it.

    Mind you, this is the enhanced version of the original Agony title which came out mid-2018. This one allegedly includes “improvements”, some bare chested chick cutscenes and a small number of bug fixes. To actually view this game’s Steam page, you have to swear to jesus, mohammed, moses and buddha you’re at least 18, and you don’t mind gory stuff and sexual content, otherwise Steam will bar your butt. This game is, without a doubt, THE worst game of 2018, and will go down in history as Battlefield Earth of the gaming world.    … Expand
  44. AlexOnVinyl
    Jun 17, 2018
    8
    It's hard to appreciate a game with as much bugs as Agony has, but the game is really beautiful. Unfortunately the console versions of this game got it the worst with the framerate and graphical issues. If you can get past the bugs in the game, it's amazing
  45. Kaniya
    Dec 12, 2018
    3
    I have been waiting for this game for a time that feels like an eternity only because the trailers showed how immersive the whole idea of being in real/violent version of journey through inferno can be.
    After finishing this game, i should say I have been satisfied gazing at beautifully and detailed crafted vistas of the game, however the entire game has been let down by an annoying and    I have been waiting for this game for a time that feels like an eternity only because the trailers showed how immersive the whole idea of being in real/violent version of journey through inferno can be.
    After finishing this game, i should say I have been satisfied gazing at beautifully and detailed crafted vistas of the game, however the entire game has been let down by an annoying and problematic gameplay that almost made me feel like giving up on the game and praying for it to finish as soon as possible.
    Agony starts well, introduces you to a lost soul in hell in search of another chance for living, throws a story of Red Goddenss whose appreantly capable of granting you a second life but then it fails to explain the motives behind the main character wanting a second life and motives behind the Red Goddess wanting to help the main character. it almost feels like there are pieces where the story goes well but then again it turns very ambiguous at times and makes you question. the ending is kinda cool to watch but also it ends unsatisfactory and bland.
    the biggest problem of the game is in its gameplay. At times the game wants to be a stealth, but then it is never explained very well how to pass some enemies, mechanics are never shown and told properly to let the gamer know of their options. there are chasing sequences that are almost like super scripted, enemy Ai is weirdly sensetive at time and weirdly unsensative at times which makes the game very frustrating to progress.
    You get to have ability to posses other beings, but it is never explained how you gain the ability to posses different demons, nor possesing a demon makes the game interesting, there are no fights and killing people doesnt give any satisfaction.
    Puzzles are bland some for many areas it is impossible to understand what the hell are we suppose to do, other than wondering aimlessly and finding out stuff are progressing some how ?
    the only cool part about the game is the Art direction, amazing details, some areas are let down and the entire game beauty mostly lies in the part where we are in the forrest. The other areas start to get a bit boring at times.
    The game doesnt really have any sense of horror after the while because it gets frustrating, the checkpoints are weird and the mazes are so bland and stupid.
    Overall I give 8/10 for the art direcition but 0 for everything else.    … Expand
  46. jaco111
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    If you want an impression what's hell feels like, play this game. It will provide hellish controls, hellish bad gameplay, and other similar great features. First time i did a refund.
  47. nonameforme
    Jun 21, 2018
    0
    Keep in mind before reading review
    *The dev promised a uncut version for backer and PC.
    The promise that they announce "cancel" 1 day before the game launch.* The game has good theme, but bad execution. Map design is bad, item are invisible due to lack of indication and bad item placement. And the running, oh the running. No, running away from thing that will kill you didn't make    Keep in mind before reading review
    *The dev promised a uncut version for backer and PC.
    The promise that they announce "cancel" 1 day before the game launch.*

    The game has good theme, but bad execution.
    Map design is bad, item are invisible due to lack of indication and bad item placement.
    And the running, oh the running.
    No, running away from thing that will kill you didn't make it horror game. No matter how much you bath the thing in blood and organ. When will people realize that?

    I would has give the game 3-4 for art design, but decide to give it zero for broken promise.    … Expand
  48. DragonEffect4
    Aug 2, 2020
    9
    This is the sort of game a church reverend would make a misbehaving child play.
    I don't normally play anything outside of action types of games, but this one is great. I know its supposed to be on the horror side, but the graphical depiction of a romanticized Hell is just fantastic here. Highly recommend.
    Tip: play the unrated version, and IDK about the bugs, seemed to be fixed, at least    This is the sort of game a church reverend would make a misbehaving child play.
    I don't normally play anything outside of action types of games, but this one is great. I know its supposed to be on the horror side, but the graphical depiction of a romanticized Hell is just fantastic here. Highly recommend.
    Tip: play the unrated version, and IDK about the bugs, seemed to be fixed, at least in my experience.    … Expand
  49. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 8, 2018
    6
    Agony
    Not as bad as everyone makes it out to be
    but still annoying Agony is a 12 hour long horror stealth game where you play as a spirit trying to get out of hell you start inside of a body and youll run into creepy characters as youre running through the beginning area collecting an offer to unlock the gate and move on… things are enjoyable and creepy enough at first.. feeling like    Agony
    Not as bad as everyone makes it out to be
    but still annoying
    Agony is a 12 hour long horror stealth game where you play as a spirit trying to get out of hell
    you start inside of a body and youll run into creepy characters as youre running through the beginning area collecting an offer to unlock the gate and move on…
    things are enjoyable and creepy enough at first.. feeling like this is going to be some demonic walking simulator..
    and then demons are introduced.. you’re thrown into a maze to collect 4 skulls and this is when you realize you’re in for a bunch of trial and error stealth frustration…
    This games biggest problem is that it lacks polish..
    though the developers clearly tried to make a good game here.. it doesn’t feel rushed through the entire journey… it feels a bit like an ambitious try from fans of demons and such…..
    naked body parts and blood all over the place
    There are mirrors here which act as your checkpoint.. they have to be found though, they don’t automatically activate… you can punish yourself by making them break when you die 3 times, but I kept that feature off.. I kept it as a respawn point… and every spot in the game except for this beginning maze progress is saved even if you die…
    but no progress being saved here makes this probably the hardest part of the entire game.. its right at the beginning. So if you get past this you’re pretty good to go…
    then the game gets into a lot of finding the right symbol to draw on a wall and break a seal while of course there are enemies around that cant see.. but they feel heat so you have to be carful with torches, and they have insane hearing…
    going through this world is actually enjoyable.. every location feels unique and challenging..
    the objective is mixed up between finding items finding the correct symbol and pure stealth…
    and if youre caught.. youre not out of the game yet.. there are characters crawling all over these levels, and if you interact with them youll pull la bag off of their head.. this allows one of these lucky folks to become your new body.. if you die you have a limited time to get to one of these bodies or be taken all the way back to your last checkpoint… and by limited I mean very limited…
    and towards the middle of the game youll even be able to possess the demons…
    the issue with this game though is its mechanic balancing that stops the game from being as fun as it could be.. that makes this game a frustrating chore..
    There are bugs here where in the maze my character wouldn’t squeeze into a hiding spot.. I got caught on a rock,, the game froze multiple times in the same area not activating a cutscene causing me to lose tons of progress.. but brokenness and bug aside..
    the mechanics feel as though they were made to intentionally infuriate the player..
    you have a stamina meter… which feels pointless because of how fast it runs out..
    you’ve got about 10 seconds of run time.. not nearly enough to run from an enemy that has spotted you.. this means no intense or thrilling chases.. no stories of that time the demon was so close to getting you but you got away.. if youre spotted youre dead.. so its basically here just to help make running through levels a little faster.. but again you get like 10 seconds and it takes another 20 to cool down..
    when you do die, again you have a limited time to find a new body which fine… what isn’t fine is that the game also later ads soul eaters that mean insta death with no warning, no way around them.. they just randomly catch you…
    when youre a demon you have a limited amount of time though your time is increased by eating humans.. problem is there isn’t nearly enough humans for you to continue as a demon for more than a few seconds.. theres rarely even a new body around to possess once time is up
    making this mechanic feel practically useless… if you are a demon and manage to make a great deal of progress you cant interact with collectables or even checkpoint mirrors…
    the mechanics just go against the potential fun of the game making it really hard to enjoy at times..
    though I did ultimately still enjoy this game..
    this by no stretch is a must play game, however I feel like its being unfairly represented as some awful game that it isn’t..
    it has its problems.. but there was heart put into this game
    I give Agony
    a 6.5/10    … Expand
  50. Amsheagar
    Aug 25, 2018
    3
    This game is ugly and boring. This game is very dark, sometimes i did not see anything. The checkpoint system when you die is terrible i think. i didnt feel the atmosphere. I uninstalled after 2 hours of playing.
  51. pristine667
    Jun 11, 2018
    9
    Yes very good game ,I have on console and PC and very good atmosphere ,most bugs fixed now
  52. uVimOvil
    Jan 20, 2019
    3
    pocas cosas mas que decir que no se hayan dicho, es todo cierto es bastante malo y tosco
  53. alphaelice
    Jun 7, 2018
    3
    Malo, no lo compren. Es horrible y lleno de bugs, no tiene ese terror que prometieron.
  54. falmavar
    Jun 19, 2018
    10
    Very good game. First of all its not a horror and not very stealth. It is an action story with the unique atmosphere and some stealth-elements. But this atmosphere is perfect! Is is a real creepy hell without cloying stereotypes about horned demons and beauty succubes. This game is a trip to crazy Gehenna with a lot of mythology. 10/10
  55. backohead74
    Jun 13, 2018
    4
    Keep an eye out for all the fake user reviews here. There are a ton, most of them say nearly the same thing, Best Suvrival Horror, like Outlast, ETC. This is not a SURVIVAL horror game and not like Outlast. Seems the developers are getting desperate. The game is a huge disappointment, nothing like the early trailers, bugs galore and boring game play.
  56. Chaotic92
    Jul 5, 2018
    0
    Honestly I had wish listed this game back in 2016.. I even sent them a pic during the delay release in may.. thinking it was putting the final touches on I waited.. only to be severely dismayed by the game.

    Graphics 3/10 (literally I couldn't even tell it was a Unreal engine.. like the graphics of crysis 1 were by faaar better) Audio 3/10 (nothing to comment on here.. than literally    Honestly I had wish listed this game back in 2016.. I even sent them a pic during the delay release in may.. thinking it was putting the final touches on I waited.. only to be severely dismayed by the game.

    Graphics 3/10 (literally I couldn't even tell it was a Unreal engine.. like the graphics of crysis 1 were by faaar better)
    Audio 3/10 (nothing to comment on here.. than literally the ground you walk on is louder than the game.. my girlfriend was sitting next to me.. and she literally was like after the first 10 mins "is this the only sound it makes"
    General Game play 1/10 (buggy, glitchy, the ai is even worse.. like at times you can be stealthy and be found no matter how you breath and other times you can run past them.. smack them with a torch and they don't know whats happening.    … Expand
  57. Masheru
    Sep 30, 2021
    5
    Interesting world creation. Nice start to the game later is a little confusing. Im not a fan of symbols painting puzzle mechanic.
  58. Jarkarta
    Jun 19, 2018
    0
    Nice idea but the most crappiest game I ever played. First of all the poor level design and the crappy game mechanics - so confusing you just see the loading screen again and again.
    Fun?! Horror?! - not at all.

    Waste of money and time.

    If this is about hell then hell is only the developer studio and how the treated their campaign to make this game.

    Never ever again!
  59. disarmedpotato
    Aug 10, 2018
    5
    i found this game boring and i think is the worst survival horror game i ever play but its but opinion other people might find it cool
  60. ireviewbadgames
    Aug 16, 2018
    0
    I certainly wouldn't say this game is good by any standards or qualifications- at best it is an average "horror" walking simulator. It is obvious that the game was banking on it's "shock and awe" appeal with gore and sex, but even that has been squandered by the developers submitting to censorship.

    They (the developers) offer the paltry excuse that their publisher has deemed it    I certainly wouldn't say this game is good by any standards or qualifications- at best it is an average "horror" walking simulator. It is obvious that the game was banking on it's "shock and awe" appeal with gore and sex, but even that has been squandered by the developers submitting to censorship.

    They (the developers) offer the paltry excuse that their publisher has deemed it necessary and that there are legal issues, as if this has come to a surprise to them. As it turns out, two parties sign a contract, any devil can tell you that. The developers obviously knew for quite some time that this disaster would unfold, but did nothing to prevent it. Their whole concept was based on the gore and sex and sadly it was all the game had to survive. Agony's sales are based on deception and purchasing this wretched, weak "game" only rewards these charlatans. Do not buy, even to refund afterwards. It is a waste of time.

    As a last note, with a cursory glance at the few positive reviews, I find it suspicious that so many parrot the same (false) generic compliments and praise. . . and so many of these accounts have just one review. . . very interesting indeed.    … Expand
  61. Danfritz
    Nov 3, 2018
    5
    5/10.
    It's a super mediocre game. I understand bad reviews and all stuff going around it. The concept was great, the design I don't know but the execution bad. Unexperienced devs, low budget, and high price. I don't know why you would buy it now, but I bought it to check this noisy little bee after the storm in media. To be honest it's not worth a storm. Ok, you know how mediocre game it    5/10.
    It's a super mediocre game. I understand bad reviews and all stuff going around it. The concept was great, the design I don't know but the execution bad. Unexperienced devs, low budget, and high price. I don't know why you would buy it now, but I bought it to check this noisy little bee after the storm in media. To be honest it's not worth a storm. Ok, you know how mediocre game it is? It's not bad, it's not bad in a good way, it's not even close to be a good one. It's medium. Like a pizza with a pineapple on it that you ate at a party after a few shots of tequila. It's bad, but who cares, nobody cares! Yes, it's like returning from a date and you feel like it was ok, but tomorrow you have work and who have time to waste on waiting for a call from her. You just decide to find some chicks on tinder instead because you don't even think about OK dates. I understand why people were or still are so angry. This game is an example of how to get a brand new car and smash it in your garage. You feel the urge to scream? Because that's the one and the only scream you get playing this game.
    I'm flaming right now, but it's ok to play. If you are bored as hell then go to hell and play agony, why not? Ah yes... money. The price. Cash. Yes, the devs don't deserve the full price for this. I felt like they should pay me for playing it, overall it's too expensive. If you want to try it buy it only on a big sale 60% or better. Otherwise avoid it.    … Expand
  62. SilverOrlov
    Feb 3, 2020
    4
    Agony ... for the player. The game-play, surroundings and graphics are terrible. The only two things that were good here were the idea of creating a game in the style of Dante's hell with erotic and cruelty(But the project's realization was terrible) and "Unrated" version of the game that made visual component a little bit comfortable for players, and only for that two things I will give 4Agony ... for the player. The game-play, surroundings and graphics are terrible. The only two things that were good here were the idea of creating a game in the style of Dante's hell with erotic and cruelty(But the project's realization was terrible) and "Unrated" version of the game that made visual component a little bit comfortable for players, and only for that two things I will give 4 points in rating... Even nude succubus didn't help this game))… Expand
  63. LinkXCX
    Dec 21, 2018
    0
    Ужасный level дизайн, ужасная графика, ужасная игра. Не играйте в это ни за что в своей жизни.
  64. zNeverSleeping
    Jul 4, 2019
    2
    O conceito do jogo é legal, mas a historia peca em nos imergir. Ela não é muito explicativa,e quando há algo a se explicar, é bem subjetivo. Há quem goste de lines assim, mas eu simplismente perco minha paciencia.

    A gameplay não me agradou muito porque eu, sinceramente, esperava outra coisa. A atmosfera não é lá essas coisas, apesar do visual ser sim bonito. Mas sem um background e uma    O conceito do jogo é legal, mas a historia peca em nos imergir. Ela não é muito explicativa,e quando há algo a se explicar, é bem subjetivo. Há quem goste de lines assim, mas eu simplismente perco minha paciencia.

    A gameplay não me agradou muito porque eu, sinceramente, esperava outra coisa. A atmosfera não é lá essas coisas, apesar do visual ser sim bonito. Mas sem um background e uma gameplay que realmente dê tensão, de nada vale.    … Expand
  65. PolarFox51
    Feb 18, 2022
    0
    Scammers. The game has been removed from my Steam account. I do not recommend games from this studio.
  66. agonyisthebest
    Nov 27, 2021
    10
    i played agony unrated and all i can say is this game is awesome! i was just shocked when i saw the meta score of this game. i love this game so much so because of this i made an account just to give 10 score also i saw someone playing this game for 480 hours and it was very incredible whatever i just wanted to say i love the atmosphere and topic about this game also i love the gamei played agony unrated and all i can say is this game is awesome! i was just shocked when i saw the meta score of this game. i love this game so much so because of this i made an account just to give 10 score also i saw someone playing this game for 480 hours and it was very incredible whatever i just wanted to say i love the atmosphere and topic about this game also i love the game mechanics, i love the hot demon girls i love everything about this game! my suggestion is to give a chance to agony unrated. please don't give bad scores to this game :((… Expand
  67. realWhiteMan
    Apr 9, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#49 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#8 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 35
  3. Negative: 16 out of 35
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    40
    Firstborn perversions and morbid game design get boring quickly and the player is left only with his own pain caused by the bad game. So at least there lives Agony up to its name. [Issue#287]
  2. Impulsegamer
    Dec 11, 2018
    80
    If you like horror, the macabre or the notion of taking a personal voyage through Dante’s Inferno with a touch of Gigeresque visuals… this may be up your alley (or down your abyssal chasm).
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  3. CD-Action
    Sep 27, 2018
    70
    Agony is a game of insane contrasts, both fascinating and embarrassing. Therefore I still don’t know whether its developers are geniuses or amateurs and although I believe it deserves a relatively high score, I actually cannot recommend it unconditionally. [08/2018, p.84]
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