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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 31
  2. Negative: 3 out of 31

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  1. DamianG.
    Jan 5, 2002
    10
    The best horror game in the business. Anyone's got to get this one!!!
  2. Andreja
    Sep 25, 2005
    10
    The game is placed well, with great effects, and the design is just amazing! It's enjoyable game, and very good to play!
  3. JonathanH.
    May 21, 2001
    8
    Much better than I thought it would be. After a poor start it actually gets quite scary.
  4. FabianV.
    Jan 1, 2002
    9
    Spooky! I became a complete nervous wreck playing just the INTERACTIVE TRAILER, without the horrible control...this game would have a 10.
  5. GoodFun
    Feb 11, 2002
    10
    I finally got this game after the price drop because I read some bad reviews and its one of those am glad I got it situations. I have only played 10 minutes of the spooky town Level 1 where you talk with townspeople to get more of blair witch gossip. The graphics are amazing and it feels like you are playing in sort of sleepy hollow type movie.
  6. John
    Aug 23, 2005
    9
    This game is scary. It's the scariest game I have played. Scarier than any so called "Horror/Survival" game (Re.Evil for example) and even more scary than Silent Hill 1-4! It uses all the skills of sound, music, design, story-telling and camera angle use to create scares from start to finish. The controls and interface are so not as bad as reviews say. And now that we have 1gig+ pcs, This game is scary. It's the scariest game I have played. Scarier than any so called "Horror/Survival" game (Re.Evil for example) and even more scary than Silent Hill 1-4! It uses all the skills of sound, music, design, story-telling and camera angle use to create scares from start to finish. The controls and interface are so not as bad as reviews say. And now that we have 1gig+ pcs, the game runs like a breeze. Recommend this of all the 3 in the trilogy, although the others are good too and also recommend the original game Nocturne. All these games are on budget now and well worth a look. On a modern PC they are the bees-knees in looks, sounds and scariness! Expand
  7. Nov 25, 2020
    9
    An excellent psychological horror game, the limitations of the time prevented him from delivering anything even better, the plot is immersive making us question the protagonist’s mental sanity as well as the strange way that some residents there behave. walking in the Black Hills is scary, the city has an ominous aura. The game delves into the mythology of the franchise and delivers anAn excellent psychological horror game, the limitations of the time prevented him from delivering anything even better, the plot is immersive making us question the protagonist’s mental sanity as well as the strange way that some residents there behave. walking in the Black Hills is scary, the city has an ominous aura. The game delves into the mythology of the franchise and delivers an interesting plot. the soundtrack does its job well in my opinion. Only problem is the gameplay that can be confusing to get used to or the character bugging in the cutscenes Expand
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 28
  2. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. CheckOut
    60
    Unfortunately, while the story is well-told and intriguing, the gameplay is unwieldy and frustrating -- and after all, we aren't watching a movie, we're playing a game.
  2. 92
    With a strong storyline, fantastic graphics, interesting presentation, wonderful voice acting, and engrossing gameplay, Blair Witch is another in a long line of excellent TRI releases.
  3. Despite its flaws, Blair Witch 1 does an admirable job of sustaining an atmosphere of suspense and horror from start to finish, and for some people that may be worth the price of admission.