The Church in the Darkness

 PC
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Hooked Gamers
    Sep 12, 2019
    70
    Did I enjoy The Church in the Darkness? I did the first couple playthroughs. By the third, I was starting to feel like I was just going through the motions. I think it's one of those games where if you do a playthrough once every now and then, it can definitely be worth the time. It has a visually appealing art-style that reminds me of a stylistic early 2000's game, and the audio, though it does eventually become repetitive, really does sell the Walkers as convincing cult leaders. It's a fun game, but it's a short ride for individual playthroughs and if you're farming for multiple endings, it's going to show its imperfections really fast.
  2. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 8, 2019
    65
    Church in the Darkness certainly delivers on some of its unique replayability virtues, but is much of a hit and miss with its inconsistent characterization and clunky gameplay issues.
  3. Eurogamer Italy
    Sep 18, 2019
    60
    The Church in the Darkness is a nice narrative idea wrapped in a terribly shoddy gameplay that you will experience, in its entirety, in around 15 minutes. Come for the story, get away,fast, because of the gameplay.
  5. Games.cz
    Aug 19, 2019
    60
    This is a deeply average stealth game, its saving graces being only the very unconventional topic, open narrative structure and competent acting.
  6. Multiplayer.it
    Aug 7, 2019
    60
    After an intriguing start, The Church in the Darkness fails to keep the interest alive due to repetitive game dynamics and improvable gameplay.
  7. PC Invasion
    Aug 2, 2019
    60
    While I can't call The Church in the Darkness bad, it's a disappointingly limited experience. Once the excellent setting and the randomization wear off you're left with a clunky top-down stealth game.
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  1. Vice
    Aug 19, 2019
    This procedural mystery about a 70s cult never feels connected to its story.