REANIMAL

 PC
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. 3DJuegos
    Feb 25, 2026
    The real (and well done) Little Nightmare 3, but too familiar. Despite that, you need to play it for the art style, its monsters and a few memorable terror moments. [Recommended]
  2. Kotaku
    Feb 11, 2026
    The highlight of Reanimal is its final hour, which includes sequences that differentiate themselves from the rest of the game by putting you in the position of being both the hunter and the hunted. And the conclusion helps give some meaning to the repeated images you see throughout the adventure that hint at its larger story...If anything, this bright spot only highlighted my disappointment with the game even more because I know Tarsier can make a good game. Unfortunately, a handful of highs and a nice ending don’t redeem the hours I spent meandering from place to place, unmotivated and unamused.
  3. Polygon
    Feb 11, 2026
    Reanimal isn't the scariest or most challenging horror game I've played, but I'll crown it the most visually striking, and on top of that, one of my most memorable gaming experiences. I'm not sure how grateful I am to have been inflicted with claustrophobia, acrophobia, thalassophobia, automatonophobia, and a few other phobias, but the profound mixture of horror, awe, and sadness I felt by the end of this cinematographic masterpiece makes it worth the struggle. Let's hope Tarsier Studios preserves its minimalism in future projects — no need for voice acting and other such nonsense.
  5. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Feb 11, 2026
    Over the last third, Reanimal sheds its Silent Hillian pallor and veers a bit randomly into World War parody, with areas made up of trenches, stripped trees, and Futurist gutted cityscapes. In some ways these closing chapters are the heart of the game. Reanimal's zoological body horror appears to take heavy inspiration from the agony of animals during the World Wars – beasts of burden splintered and thrashing in the mud, lashed to artillery cannons or caught on the wire, entangled and transformed into vengeful, howling machines.