Hide and Shriek

 PC
  • Publisher: Funcom
  • Release Date: Oct 19, 2017
Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. DarkZero
    Nov 7, 2016
    80
    Hide and Shriek is a fun game, but can get repetitive after a while. The game needs more levels to hold the players attention longer, but playing against random people can actually make it a little more interesting, as each one tends to play a little different.
  2. High-Def Digest
    Oct 30, 2016
    80
    At such a low price and with such a capacity for emergent gameplay it is hard to not recommend Hide and Shriek. The fun is situational, though, and is best played with a friend, with comms, and with only a few matches at a time so as to not dilute its magic. Under these circumstances it's a riot.
  3. Arcade Sushi
    Oct 27, 2016
    75
    Despite being themed around a holiday, Hide and Shriek is surprisingly fun and offers some amusing layers. Jump scares and shock horror aside, it’s really the runes that make this game much more fun than it first appears. They add various depths of strategy to the game to make it sort of like a weird game of Halloween cat and mouse. That said, the shrieks most definitely do their job.
  5. IGN Spain
    Nov 18, 2016
    67
    Hide and Shriek is a simple and fun 1 vs 1 game with lots of scares and a decent technical aspect. Perfect for Halloween.
  6. Twinfinite
    Oct 31, 2016
    40
    It’s adequate; it has compelling moments; it passes the time, until enough time passes and you’ve had your fill. To say that it’s repetitive would be akin to calling an online shooter or a sports game repetitive: whilst it absolutely is, it all comes down to whether or not the fun can sustain the repetition.

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. ObiWanQenobi
    May 30, 2020
    10
    Horrible game company that tends to suspend their players at random and refuses to give players a reason (Except: Sorry, its extremely busy weHorrible game company that tends to suspend their players at random and refuses to give players a reason (Except: Sorry, its extremely busy we can't answer)). I highly recommend to not deal with this company.

    Funcom games are also in general extremely buggy but every game does has its unique flavor. Its just that the company is too horrible that I can't recommend any of their games.

    The only positive thing for this game is that its free. Collapse Collapse    … Full Review »
  2. iozay
    Jun 28, 2018
    0
    Horrible game company that tends to suspend their players at random and refuses to give players a reason (Except: Sorry, its extremely busy weHorrible game company that tends to suspend their players at random and refuses to give players a reason (Except: Sorry, its extremely busy we can't answer)). I highly recommend to not deal with this company.

    Funcom games are also in general extremely buggy but every game does has its unique flavor. Its just that the company is too horrible that I can't recommend any of their games.

    The only positive thing for this game is that its free.    … Full Review »
  3. vwh187
    Jan 26, 2017
    1
    Mediocre and utter drivel. Funcom needs to start making proper games again like The Longest Journey.
    Seems like the company is on hiatus, or    Mediocre and utter drivel. Funcom needs to start making proper games again like The Longest Journey.
    Seems like the company is on hiatus, or perhaps stalling players?
    No more lame MMOs and no more short/pathetic attempts at horror please.    … Full Review »
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