Strangeland

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11

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  1. Spassbremse
    Nov 29, 2021
    9
    Strangeland is very densely written body/surrealist horror experience. I've not experienced anything like it in a long long time.

    Point and click adventure games have fallen out of fashion in the last decade or so, largely because the people making them have bizarre, awful logic that makes puzzles a chore or too separated from the plot to make any sense. Thankfully, this game has none    Strangeland is very densely written body/surrealist horror experience. I've not experienced anything like it in a long long time.

    Point and click adventure games have fallen out of fashion in the last decade or so, largely because the people making them have bizarre, awful logic that makes puzzles a chore or too separated from the plot to make any sense. Thankfully, this game has none of those problems. The UI is quick and fluid. Items you find and use have multiple uses and aren't just "one time" throw away items. The combining of items in different ways allow the use of said items in a natural, logical way.

    I enjoyed the characters, the story, and the voice acting a lot. As I said before, this is a VERY dense game text wise. There are references/jokes/allusions to all sorts of classical literature, religious mythology, philosophical quandries, and much much more. It's a game that is fiercely intelligent and expects you to keep up. That being said, the overarching story and the revelation as to what "The Dark Thing" is felt a tad bit underdeveloped. Something really powerful could have been said here about love, life, loss, and self-hatred, but as it stands it didn't quite hit the emotional resonance I felt that it could have.

    Minor issues I had aside, it's still a damn tour de force of the genre.    … Expand
  2. last_of_us
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    Strangeland is really a Strange game

    i thought it wasnt good game when i downloaed it
    but when i spent few sec in game. i just noticed this is a strange & nice game
    one of best of this game is
    if u stuck in game? u can call phone & a stranger will help u in game ( not straight but its creative )

    i really enjoyed it
    its very nice game
  3. Heilotes
    Apr 17, 2022
    10
    A densely harrowing, unique experience that seems to have been engendered by the likes of Kafka or Beckett. After a replay it still grabs my throat and carries me away with the utmost subtlety, largely unparalelled in any media.
    One could argue that for a graphic adventure that relies on puzzles it doesn't present the (albeit challenging) most fresh or ingenious. Nor does it engage the    A densely harrowing, unique experience that seems to have been engendered by the likes of Kafka or Beckett. After a replay it still grabs my throat and carries me away with the utmost subtlety, largely unparalelled in any media.
    One could argue that for a graphic adventure that relies on puzzles it doesn't present the (albeit challenging) most fresh or ingenious. Nor does it engage the player with tawdry tropes. Where it maybe excels is as a narrative vehicle, a maelstrom where level design and an unforgettable, stream-of-consciousness story melt together as if unborn and captivate both mind and heart. As a whole it remains one of the most imaginative, profoundly moving things I ever played. That it garnered so little attention only bespeaks a bias and an immaturity inherent to videogames and what surrounds them.

    I may sound hyperbolic, but I could never praise Strangeland high enough; I couldn't do it justice with 10000-words piece of prose poetry.
    It is a masterpiece. Just play it. The ride might be too intense at times, but you'll never regret it.    … Expand

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 16, 2022
    100
    Strangeland is an honest point'n’click adventure with elements of psychological horror with perfect dubbing that can't be confused with you. In his surreal world, you will encounter a thrilling unknown and a disturbing strangeness. The game does not throw sticks under your feet unnecessarily and thanks to the shorter playing time it can maintain a dense atmosphere.
  2. CD-Action
    Dec 7, 2021
    80
    The developers of this atmospheric point’n’click adventure succeeded at something very important – the puzzles are not just annoying hurdles on your way to the finale, they are inherent to the setting and the story. I enjoyed my time with Strangeland very much and the only flaw I can point out is the rushed, banal ending. [07/2021, p.35]
  3. Cubed3
    Aug 19, 2021
    80
    Moody, thought provoking, and chillingly beautiful at times, Strangeland, is a bizarre take on the point-and-click genre that will stick with players long after the credits roll. The story itself is dense with a script layered in symbolism, but never so obtuse where the uninformed can't get by. Thematically, much of the plot centres around the self - self-acceptance, self-doubt, self-destruction, and self-actualization - along with the pursuit of identity. Puzzles lean into the hostile aesthetic to provide a fair degree of challenge, while hints are always available. It all makes for a well-paced, well realized journey that doesn't outstay its welcome. Strangeland is a short adventure, but one of the finest entries in the genre.
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