Scorn

 PC
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 72 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 72
  3. Negative: 6 out of 72
  1. New Game Network
    Oct 20, 2022
    49
    Despite showcasing an interesting visual design, Scorn is an agonizing trip through a bizarre alien world with clunky combat, glacial mechanics, boring exploration, and a misplaced narrative.
  2. Vgames
    Nov 20, 2022
    40
    Scorn was one of my most expected horror games, after a long while, what we got is a fairly boring game with bland mechanics and mostly just environments. I wish this would be an experiment for Ebb Software, but there is just so much wasted potential here which left me with just disappointment.
  3. GameSpot
    Oct 14, 2022
    40
    The restrictive saves and unbalanced combat combine to make much of Scorn's adventure a frustrating slog, betraying the initial promising opening hours that emphasize puzzle-solving and atmosphere above everything else. Even with the disappointing smaller puzzles, the overarching ones that are the centerpieces of each act are satisfying to slowly put together, but not captivating enough to distract from the brutally unfair challenges along the way. There's simply too much in Scorn that works to push you away from it rather than pull you deeper into it, making even its relatively brief adventure a difficult one to suggest you give your time to.
  5. VGC
    Oct 14, 2022
    40
    Scorn has one of the most beautiful worlds you'll see in a game (if you can see beauty in the grotesque). It's just a shame that world is also home to a frustrating puzzle-heavy adventure filled with aimless wandering.
  6. XboxEra
    Oct 14, 2022
    40
    I have enjoyed some action-adventure horror games out there. Limited ammo and health reserves can be a great tool for upping the tension and a great story helps make it worth seeing things through. Scorn has none of that. It is bland, boring, plays poorly, and excels in no areas.
  7. Game Rant
    Oct 14, 2022
    20
    Finishing Scorn does not leave players with a sense of satisfaction; it's not scary and it's not fun. Most will be glad that it's over, and at least it's mercifully short. It only takes about five hours to beat Scorn, and our playthrough ended with us earning 11 out of 12 of the game's achievements. Scorn gives players absolutely no reason to return to it, and quite frankly, it doesn't offer much reason to play it even once.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Oct 17, 2022
    Is hard to recommend Scorn because it has an incredible art design and a great setting, but it also is a very obtuse adventure puzzle game. Maybe you can feel frustrated when you don't know how to resolve a puzzle, and its combat are very simple and boring. But if you connect with Scorn, it will be an incredible experience. [Recommended]
  2. Eurogamer
    Oct 14, 2022
    In Scorn, a game of wonderfully horrible atmosphere and smart, hands-off puzzling is undermined by some dodgy checkpoints and wonky combat.
  3. Polygon
    Oct 14, 2022
    By the time the parasite does finally obstruct your ability to use machines or change weapons, the damage is already done. There are few enemies left and the game is almost over, so whatever additional tension might have resulted from these restrictions never materializes. Scorn is a transportive experience to be sure, at times a genuine masterwork of visual craft. But the unfulfilled possibilities linger a little too prominently, a reminder that it falls short of being a mechanical masterpiece, too.
  5. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Oct 14, 2022
    The world of Scorn is singular, and carefully constructed, and intelligent. The way you're left to explore - and the way you can get through it without any help whatsoever - is a 10/10 bit of game design. But the most upsetting parts are upsetting by accident rather than intention. I think as many people should play it as possible, but I can't say you'll enjoy it. I'm really glad it's coming to Game Pass.

Awards & Rankings

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#9 Most Discussed PC Game of 2022
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#3 Most Shared PC Game of 2022

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User Score
6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 494 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 272 out of 494
  2. Mixed: 95 out of 494
  3. Negative: 127 out of 494
  1. Luuthian
    Oct 15, 2022
    0
    Scorn is a massive disappointment, no idea how they got this so wrong. Being indecipherable is fun for like five minutes and the shock factorScorn is a massive disappointment, no idea how they got this so wrong. Being indecipherable is fun for like five minutes and the shock factor wears ofd even quicker. Then the rest of the novelty wears off once you realize you move super slow, absolutely everything is bizarre about the environment so it’s hard to understand how one puzzle connects to the next, the animations that play are also suuuuper slow and you have to just sit through them even if you fail to do the right thing. Doors don’t stay open in some areas… you have to go through a two step process to unlock them and draw them open. Then they’re timed, so if you don’t make it through the door you have to go through the slow unlock and open animations again…. They spent 90% of the budget on the graphics and forgot they needed a game

    Uninstalled after two hours following the worst opening puzzle and open map section ever in a puzzle game    … Full Review »
  2. Stepanchikov
    Oct 15, 2022
    10
    Gameplay is weak, but the atmosphere is probably the best I've played in recent years!
  3. Muppet8355
    Oct 15, 2022
    3
    The graphics are great, other than that, the game is empty and totally less than expected. The title was hyped and failed to deliver.
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