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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. May 8, 2026
    80
    Dark Pals: The 1st Floor is a hugely enjoyable dose of mascot horror that takes the conventions and mixes them up to offer up a well paced and action-packed hour and a half of gameplay. Forget your Gartens and your Poppy Playtimes, Dark Pals promises to be the future of this subgenre and I’m all in.
  2. 75
    This 1st floor does a great job at grabbing my attention for the series as a whole. I can see the passion put into the game, despite some of the just okay aspects that I hope get improved in later games. I will certainly be keeping my eye on this series, and I would recommend mascot horror fans to do the same!
  3. May 10, 2026
    60
    In a society where mascot horror seems to be the latest YouTube fad, Dark Pals: The 1st Floor follows suit with a potentially promising, but for now predictable take on the genre. While the mascots themselves show Skunx Games' creativity, the puzzles unfortunately don't. At the moment 'The Only Way Is Up' for the Dark Pals series.