The Blackout Club

 PC
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Wccftech
    Jul 30, 2019
    80
    Pace yourself in the Blackout Club and it can be a fantastic game for a long time. From its various enemies and threats to its sinister suburban setting, the game feels great to play with friends, just as long as you don't spend too much time with it at once.
  2. The Indie Game Website
    Jul 29, 2019
    80
    The Blackout Club isn’t really a horror game. Essentially, it’s a non-lethal stealth game with horror elements. Co-operative and antagonistic multiplayer elements keep it from getting stale too quickly, although the true measure of its longevity lies in content updates post-launch. Eventually, the game will need more locations, enemy types and objectives. Greater focus on co-op would be a huge bonus, too.
  3. Cultured Vultures
    Aug 2, 2019
    75
    The Blackout Club is an often brilliant evolution of the co-op multiplayer experience that is weakened by the repetitive nature of its core gameplay along with a discouraging grind.
  5. Vandal
    Jul 30, 2019
    74
    The Blackout Club is great when played with friends, otherwise it becomes repetitive way too soon. The mission design is probably its weakest point, and we wonder if it wouldn’t had been a better idea to approach a more traditional adventure to make the most of its fantastic universe and story.
  6. Edge Magazine
    Sep 12, 2019
    60
    Like so many of its class of 2019 contemporaries, The Blackout Club attempts to turn a traditionally solitary genre into a shared world of sorts. Also, like so many contemporaries, it doesn't find a compelling reason for doing so. [Issue#337, p.118]
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  7. Guardian
    Jul 31, 2019
    60
    An absorbing thriller with a splash of They Live and The Goonies, this spooky multiplayer game has you investigating paranormal goings-on in suburbia.
  8. PC Invasion
    Jul 29, 2019
    60
    Moments of stealth-flavored enjoyment in The Blackout Club are often overshadowed by the game's unpolished state, with bugs and repetition robbing the game's mysteries with growing frustration.
  9. Destructoid
    Aug 5, 2019
    55
    The prologue is an amazing experience and the game itself, while drastically different, still kept my friends and I coming back. But it's not a good game. There are too many bugs and mishandled mechanics holding it back, in addition to a huge bait-and-switch on story and lore. I do think there is a lot of potential here, as The Blackout Club fills an empty void in the market, but dang it's just so disappointing in its current state.
  10. Shacknews
    Aug 27, 2019
    50
    And maybe that polish will still come. Maybe the glitches will get fixed down the line, maybe the game will get that fresh burst of variety in its missions and enemy types that it needs, maybe it'll get a fresh set of environments. But at this time, The Blackout Club isn't a club worth joining. For now, close your eyes and try to imagine a better game.
  11. Hooked Gamers
    Aug 14, 2019
    50
    The multiplayer focus makes it difficult to form an emotional attachment, detracting from what could have been a uniquely unnerving experience. In the current state this game is worth trying if you’ve got a few friends on board, but I’d love to see a more thorough exploration of the mechanics in a well-crafted, single-player story.
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  1. Eurogamer
    Jul 31, 2019
    Impressive heritage and a handful of neat ideas bubble beneath this co-op horror, though they're both ultimately squandered.
  2. Polygon
    Jul 30, 2019
    I still love The Blackout Club for its ambition, even when its basic design or lack of polish fails me. It’s a wonderfully weird game that swings for the fences on creepy teen horror and social features, and that makes up for so many of its stumbles.
  3. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Aug 16, 2019
    The game offers an immediately recognisable concept, that manages to innovate and surprise, and it’s entirely unlike anything else I’ve played before. Just like a secret clubhouse, it’s likely to lose its allure if you spend all your time there – but it’s exciting as hell to to visit in a snatched moment.

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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. AllNewSuperfake
    Jun 18, 2020
    0
    If you sell me a product telling me that it has a singleplayer mode, and after the tutorial I begin to understand that not only do I have toIf you sell me a product telling me that it has a singleplayer mode, and after the tutorial I begin to understand that not only do I have to be always online, but can't really play the game anymore because not only is there basically no player base, the servers are down half of the time and it's borderline broken,

    ...well, then this is what you get in return.    … Full Review »
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