The Quarry

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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 321 Ratings

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  1. soyablue
    Jun 11, 2022
    1
    It was the game with the most empty conversations I've ever seen in my life. If the game takes 8 hours, we can only control the characters in 3 hours, there are tons of unnecessary scenes that can be removed in the story of the game, they just put it to prolong the game. Same story as Until Dawn, really not worth playing.
  2. Parsllemoin
    Jun 13, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game have got really disappointing gameplay on pc because when you are trying to dodge or slide under a branch or jump over something your mouse sometimes would not workout for you.
    For example when I was trying to save emma from the deadly creature a simple mouse problem killed her:/ This is too annoying to lose a character for gameplay
    Issues.    … Expand
  3. WeirdSinbad
    Jun 12, 2022
    5
    You can't link the clues yourself, which is something I liked because it kept you thinking and also you can't skip or fast forward. the game is around ten hours long which is gd but made into a chore. Once you complete you can choose to replay from a chapter after that you cant
  4. Roma_228
    Jun 18, 2022
    9
    Игра очень крутая тут просто без лишних слов сюжет очень запутанный но это только добавляет интерес очень круто!!!
  5. Tommy1488
    Jul 1, 2022
    10
    10/10 за Эмму, она красотка. Гецмплей нравится красивая графика, советую. Но покупать не надо если на пк. Если вы понимаете о чём я
  6. hyad3n
    Jun 24, 2022
    5
    The Quarry isn’t scary, isn’t thrilling and isn’t fun. Wish i didn't buy it.
  7. george_bondo
    Jul 24, 2022
    8
    i love this game, its just great visuals, music and characters that lie in my brain
  8. scorp332211
    Jun 12, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Quarry is essentially Until Dawn. There are so many things that are the same. A group of teens runs from a crazy family & werewolves. There aren’t enough chances to actually interact with the game. Until Dawn had more interaction. It’s basically like a movie where once in a while you have to duck under a tree branch. Overall I was disappointed for a $70 game. It should have been maybe $40 at most. I decided to sell mine as I couldn’t really see playing it again. Supermassive’s games after Until Dawn have been very underwhelming. I’d give it a 3/5 or a 6/10.… Expand
  9. Keeferd
    Jun 18, 2022
    2
    A hilariously bad Zoomer version of Until Dawn. It's fun to play if you want to laugh at a poorly directed game.
  10. Krispo123
    Jun 15, 2022
    7
    The game is fun if you play it once. So many of the choises is just an illusion. The ending felt really lazy. The price tag is way too high on this, wait for a 50% off or something!
  11. bobby666
    Jun 12, 2022
    3
    If this game was supposed to overcome a legendary Until Dawn, then devs totally f'ed up. Lets start with the pros. Graphics are generally really good, somewhere animations look bugged/static but it's not that often to make much difference. Gameplay and the leading cam are actually pretty nice, subliminally trying to help a player to not stuck in one sequence forever. Story is questionableIf this game was supposed to overcome a legendary Until Dawn, then devs totally f'ed up. Lets start with the pros. Graphics are generally really good, somewhere animations look bugged/static but it's not that often to make much difference. Gameplay and the leading cam are actually pretty nice, subliminally trying to help a player to not stuck in one sequence forever. Story is questionable but not bad I liked it. And that's all with pros. There's so many cons, so I will just mention a few, the most significant ones. Pace of the game (especially the beginning) is horrible and boring as hell. Tarot cards are supposed to remind of Totems from UD, and they're just bad. Kind of pointless when you see how this game plays itself. Choices are real horror of this game, most doesn't matter, whole bunch of them are like picking between two dumb answers inadequate to situation and they're so illogical and bad written, just like dialogues between characters which take away a sense of immersion. Most of the time you just sit and think how can someone be so stupid and basically you want to kill everyone cuz there's no likeable character. I mean yeah it's kind of subjective, depends on ourselves but I saw definitely too much similar reactions to mine. QTE (Quick Time Events) were literally too easy and when they're expected to make the game harder, in this case they made it easier. Holding breath, too easy aswell, you just have to look at the blinking red indicator, when it's gone, you release the button and here we are, all alive.
    Summarizing all the arguments, game is bad, but could've been much worse. Not worth those 60$ though and I'd rather wait for atleast 33% discount.    … Expand
  12. Jt0429
    Jun 11, 2022
    8
    Good-
    Excellent Graphics. Great acting and a really strong story
    Bad- Pacing issues at the beginning can kinda be a drag Thoughts- Ultimately, The Quarry isn’t trying to do anything new. On the contrary, it feels like a return to its roots for the studio. Leaving behind the experimental storytelling that Supermassive focused on during its Dark Pictures Anthology, The Quarry    Good-
    Excellent Graphics. Great acting and a really strong story

    Bad-
    Pacing issues at the beginning can kinda be a drag

    Thoughts-
    Ultimately, The Quarry isn’t trying to do anything new. On the contrary, it feels like a return to its roots for the studio. Leaving behind the experimental storytelling that Supermassive focused on during its Dark Pictures Anthology, The Quarry focuses on a smaller story, but one that ends up feeling more engaging and human, thanks in no small part to phenomenal acting and gorgeous visuals. While its gameplay isn’t going to set the world on fire, it does its job in adding the right amount of tension and giving just the right level of interactivity for even non-gamers to have a good time. The Quarry is an all-round good time for anyone that loves a good horror romp, especially for fans of classic horror.    … Expand
  13. dlegassicke
    Jun 20, 2022
    4
    This is a really disappointing game as a huge fan of Super Massive and Until Dawn.
    For context I've played through the game twice (everyone lives & everyone dies)
    - This is far less scary than their previous work - A far less interesting story, with no twists or turns - A lack of meaningful choice (chapters 1-9 are almost identical regardless of what you do) - You are funneled down    This is a really disappointing game as a huge fan of Super Massive and Until Dawn.
    For context I've played through the game twice (everyone lives & everyone dies)

    - This is far less scary than their previous work
    - A far less interesting story, with no twists or turns
    - A lack of meaningful choice (chapters 1-9 are almost identical regardless of what you do)
    - You are funneled down the same path every play-though
    - 90% of quick time events are meaningless and you cannot fail
    - Character relationships are meaningless,

    Positives
    - The characters are very deep and well fleshed out
    - Beautiful game with a great art style and 80s horror inspired themes    … Expand
  14. Rincemac
    Jun 16, 2022
    6
    TL;DR: The Quarry features ultra-crisp graphics, a nice "horror" story and some gruesome visual shocks along the way. The game is virtually identical to its predecessor Until Dawn, down to the "teethy" overacting prevalent in these motion capture capers. The decisionmaking mechanics are often split-second forks in the same road at a push of a stick or button with vastly different outcomesTL;DR: The Quarry features ultra-crisp graphics, a nice "horror" story and some gruesome visual shocks along the way. The game is virtually identical to its predecessor Until Dawn, down to the "teethy" overacting prevalent in these motion capture capers. The decisionmaking mechanics are often split-second forks in the same road at a push of a stick or button with vastly different outcomes - you botch it, and it's snuff time pretty quickly in some encounters - no second chances unless you replay later. The story lasts around 8 hours if you take care to seek all evidence and collectibles and probably 5 if you rush it.

    $70 is a lot to dish out - I'd fully recommend it at $30 level, so wait for a sale if you're unsure.

    The bad: Outside the still great visuals, soundwork and atmosphere, The Quarry suffers from some unclear and downright confusing quick time event style sequences that will affect certain characters' survival and future interactions with each other. It will be frustrating to find out that the thing you just did will screw you later on.

    The collectibles are one of the major pain points since especially Tarot cards are obscure to almost impossible to find in some cases - since they're dependent on nudging characters just so they stand in the right spot - so the then-angling camera will show you a card somewhere up a tree or other obscure places. Audio queues are supposed to help but without a spatial audio system present will be more confusing than helpful.

    The story is certainly not as bad as some make it out to be and there are twists you won't see coming, so the suspense keeps at a good pacing.

    Some of the characters, obviously as teens go, are annoying and some feel like a 40+ yo tried their hand at replicating what a 16 year old might spout these days.

    The somewhat star-studded cast of voice actors does their darndest to fill the awkward lines with life, while some of them cannot be saved. As conversations go, some feel forced to achieve a certain dramatic outcome or to make your decisions more of a "well, she had that one coming" type of thing.

    Overall a solid showing, at a much too high asking price at lauch - it will be a great game for bargain in a future sale - as was Until Dawn back then.    … Expand
  15. AyoGG
    Jun 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First off i find it funny that people are giving it bad scores for lack of gameplay. Like you know its a Interactive movie game right? That's kind of the point just like Until Dawn and Detroit become human and every other game like this.

    Lets start with the positives.

    The voice acting and Casting is 10/10 easily,its so well so as per usual from supermassive,and i love the celebrities they got to be in the game..The atmosphere of the game is also one of the highlights of the game,Its dark and creepy but sometimes its almost too dark so that could be seen as a bad thing.The interaction between the characters is outstanding, it isn't cringe or bad like i see a lot of people saying,you really start to see the relationships between characters early on and it doesnt really let up.The plot honestly its very predictable but its a good story.Its nothing groundbreaking but its engaging enough to keep you interested and you want to play more of it after you finish.The gameplay is fine because its a cinematic game so most of the gameplay involved exploring and QTE events instead of actual combat.And of course as with these games I love that the smallest mistake can get one of your characters killed or give them hopes of survival. The replayability is extremely high as well,the game is built for multiple playthroughs so keep that in mind.

    The cons now while few,they are there.

    The elephant in the room first. The Motion capture they did is very strange. Sometimes its amazing and othertimes it just looks weird like when a character looks down it looks like their eyes are closed. Some characters imo didnt have a big enough role like Chris for example and basically the entire family other than Travis. I feel like some of the playable characters didnt get enough screen time while others got too much,its a crime that you only got to play kaitlyn like twice for any sort of extended time. There are some glitches of course,a pretty major one involving kaitlyn where you shoot your shotgun and a werewolf kills you because the game didn't recognize you shot the gun which is a minor detail because you can revive her anyways.Other than that the only real negatives left is a semi predictable and unoriginal story and the length of the game is short,like you can beat it in 7 hours. But the game is meant for 4 playthroughs at least so its completely fine.

    Final Verdict: Its a fantastic well done game that you will love if you're a fan of games like Until Dawn or Detroit Become Human. This isnt a gameplay heavy shooter like people seem to think it is,Its 100% worth the money imo.
    .    … Expand
  16. aMORBus
    Jun 12, 2022
    0
    No Gameplay
    Bad interactivity Bad story
    Bad and Cringe Characters Monsters transforming scenes are like morbin time Bad Cringe and time-waster dialogs and relationships I know same studios but %90 copy of Until Dawn like same monsters and same teenage horror story and same interactivity understanding same character empty character between chapters It’s just a movie with interactivity    No Gameplay
    Bad interactivity Bad story
    Bad and Cringe Characters
    Monsters transforming scenes are like morbin time
    Bad Cringe and time-waster dialogs and relationships I know same studios but %90 copy of Until Dawn like
    same monsters and same teenage horror story and same interactivity understanding same character empty character between chapters



    It’s just a movie with interactivity but It’s definitely not a game ( If your game understanding is just walking like 2-3 minutes and rest of the time watching cringe and empty dialogs yeah it is perfect game for you)
    Firstly game is not interactive (Even Netflix interactive movies are more interactive then this game ) Because your decisions are really not that important They just change a little thing in next scene it doesn’t open a big path or secret things as a example :
    In a part of game You have to choose one of killing a man’s wife or run from there In first try I selected to killing her and after-scenes were very exating I fought with her husband naturally he was so angry to me for killing him wife After that I wanted to try another path I didn’t kill him wife this time and I ran away And you know what It didn’t chance anything him Wife doesn’t have any place for rest of game and doesn’t effect anything but It doesn’t need to be a big choice It can be a small choice right ? No it’s not a choice at all because my next scene is same like her husband chase me again and I fought with him again he was so angry to me for another reason (a reason which I don’t choose or don’t even see) and I fought with him and the only difference between this scene and another scene is when he fell down he didn't get up own himself his wife helped him up yeah the only difference is this .
    In that case it can be a small bad example but rest of the game is like this too . As a general example game doesn’t care who you kill or who you protect it just effected to end game sentences like “John is dead” or “John is alive” It doesn’t effect anything else I want to talk about my biggest disapoitment in the game in the beginning of game I accidentally broke a ladder and game said to me “Path Chosen” And I thonk like “Ow I did something wrong and I will get punish in a part of game” and that part of game had come Our group had to use that ladder but I could remember the ladder's situtation and I screamed like “No its broken don’t do it”
    And game did NOT ask to me like “Use ladder” or “Try something else” They used the ladder and what happened you think NOTHING NOTHING HAPPENED they just used ladder and continued to story Yeah bro path chosen

    Let’s trow away interactivity and talk about story and characters of game They are so bad too . I didn't think for someone in game because they are not interesting they are just classic stereotype teens And their relations and dialogs are just time-waster and cringe but I think all members of game are so and so brave because while monster coming after them they can make (not funny) jokes and they can stay so calm when they lose part of them (like hand eye or something ) When we came to story of game I think It is so guessable story and I couldn't understand the ghost woman thing Yeah I know her place in story but why she trying to talk somebody or scare someone it could remove from game easily and game didn't lose anything important. I think they should gave space to this ghost story Btw I can’t understand game’s chapter ending songs Because in a terrifing situation they play us energetic teeny songs . I don’t offer this game anybody but If you want to try except playing this game go play Detroid Became Human or Heavy Rain if you played it play again trust me you get more fun    … Expand
  17. Conan20
    Jun 12, 2022
    0
    Truly bad movie and high price for 7 hours only, I don't recommend this game at all
  18. DALLLY
    Jun 12, 2022
    1
    I bought this game with my friends and we were looking forward to play together over the weekend. But, be awere, the multiplayer mode is not working until next month. That makes mě angry, becouse the PS Store doesnt said about it anything not even the page of the. Everything looks like it works. But when you take a look on some articals on some website, you will find this sad news. AndI bought this game with my friends and we were looking forward to play together over the weekend. But, be awere, the multiplayer mode is not working until next month. That makes mě angry, becouse the PS Store doesnt said about it anything not even the page of the. Everything looks like it works. But when you take a look on some articals on some website, you will find this sad news. And becouse of that i want to refund it.… Expand
  19. tithonus
    Jun 11, 2022
    4
    Graphics are good. So. Little to no gameplay. Dialogues are plentiful but empty. Choices don't matter. Always the same ending. The finale sucks. The locations are exactly the same as Until Dawn.
  20. Shooq
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    шедевр, потрясающая игра с большим удовольствием . хорошая графика и художественный стиль
  21. Yukhta
    Jun 12, 2022
    4
    The PC port if this game is horrible. It lags even in the menu settings.
    Visuals or audio sometimes are desynchronized.
    Just dont buy it now. Wait for the fixes.
  22. bruhmanguy
    Jun 11, 2022
    0
    This is just way below Until Dawn, Supermassive's worst game trying to mimic their best game.
  23. Crow_11
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    10 - 10 I usually love supermassive games work and this was a great one. Isn't the best game in the world but it can be one of my best one :)
  24. maka14
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    A spiritual successor to Until Dawn is just as good or maybe even better as its predecessor.
  25. crow_11__
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Another fantastic game from supermassive games , i loved every part of it . The problem here is that anyone is voting even if they didn't play the game or just saw it on YouTube. Don't look at the negative rate because you already knew how this going… Expand
  26. Oleksiiiii
    Jun 12, 2022
    0
    Отвратительная игра, ничего общего с атмосферой until dawn нет. Ужасные диалоги, много сцен, которые просто забыли вставить, неестественная мимика лиц, не интересные герои, которым нет желания сопереживать, отвратительное замыливание переднего плана при перемещении персонажа, которое давит на глаза. Я в неё бесплатно бы не сел играть, не говоря уже об потраченных 75 евро.Отвратительная игра, ничего общего с атмосферой until dawn нет. Ужасные диалоги, много сцен, которые просто забыли вставить, неестественная мимика лиц, не интересные герои, которым нет желания сопереживать, отвратительное замыливание переднего плана при перемещении персонажа, которое давит на глаза. Я в неё бесплатно бы не сел играть, не говоря уже об потраченных 75 евро.
  27. burak1064
    Jun 13, 2022
    4
    the game started with a promising entrance which made me curious as to what will happen but then, the game couldn't sustain it. For me, arguing and bickering between main characters was one of the important things for Until Dawn. However, this game doesn't involve it so it is just an ordinary werewolf story.
    all in all, watching some random werewolf movie is as amazing as this game is
  28. Mald
    Jun 12, 2022
    10
    The game itself is great. The bad part is the publisher being the greedy 2k. There is a way to remove the 2k launcher on steam forums which will increase your performance drastically.
  29. DABOLI
    Jun 12, 2022
    8
    i just can say this game is not a god game but for a normal story and normal visual it can entertain you for a minutes
  30. hjh6878
    Jun 14, 2022
    0
    Yeah story... yeah... uh... yeah...
    And why are these damn endcredits so long? It's too hard to watch 20 minutes without skipping.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 87 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 87
  3. Negative: 0 out of 87
  1. Cubed3
    Jun 2, 2023
    50
    The Quarry is a good piece of cinematography and storytelling, lost in its medium of choice. The gameplay elements aren't particularly fun, nor worthwhile replaying. The cutscenes are good the first time around, but are certainly get a bit grating the longer the game goes on. Standout performances from the actors certainly carry The Quarry, and it is worthwhile playing through the story at least once, but the second time around feels too much of a chore. The Quarry is the definition of a weekend rental.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Sep 3, 2022
    67
    The Quarry is a retread of the familiar genre tropes and Supermassive's own debut game, Until Dawn, but the quality bar is somehow lower than 7 years ago. Still, it’s entertaining enough for one playthrough if you like ”QTE movies”.
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  3. Xbox Tavern
    Aug 8, 2022
    92
    As I mentioned earlier it’s hard to review games like The Quarry without spoiling the story, but I hope I’ve been able to whet your appetite enough with what could easily be Supermassives best entry to date. With the beautifully crafted scenery, soundtrack and great cast it’s certainly one I’ll be playing again and again once I get my Series X version!
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