THE SHORE

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User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 5 out of 12

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  1. NikosAjagun
    Feb 21, 2021
    7
    Very good music, graphics, mob design is incredible but puzzles are bad and without meaning... Game didn't explain well the mechanics.. Had some framedrop and need updates.. With controller controlling is hard
  2. nikolaras224
    Mar 7, 2021
    7
    Insanely atmospheric game. if you are a fan of Lovecraftian horror you will find joy in this game.
  3. donkorleone
    Jun 12, 2021
    10
    I really enjoyed the game after several patches.
    If you are a fan of HP Lovecraft, you shouldn't miss it.
  4. Foxako
    Jun 12, 2021
    10
    Overall "The Shore" is a pretty good cosmic horror game with an excellent soundtrack and tons of awesome Lovecraftian references and aesthetics which are really brought to life with incredible detail.
  5. SuperkenGaming
    Feb 21, 2021
    3
    The Shore
    An initial great game that starts to sink halfway through.
    The shore is a 3 hour long first person adventure game. Youre in search of your daughter and of course ocean monsters wanna help you find her. At firs I absolutely loved the shore.. it felt like pure ps3 nostalgia… the music, the level design, the environment.. it was like exploring an elder scrolls game for the first    The Shore
    An initial great game that starts to sink halfway through.
    The shore is a 3 hour long first person adventure game.
    Youre in search of your daughter and of course ocean monsters wanna help you find her.
    At firs I absolutely loved the shore.. it felt like pure ps3 nostalgia… the music, the level design, the environment.. it was like exploring an elder scrolls game for the first time… exploring the area to find items to place them in other items blocking my path, going to the epths of the ocean, solving simple puzzles but excited to see whats on the other side of the corner.. and im gonna tell you whats on the otherside of this gret one 3rd of the game.. pure mediocrity.
    The shore becomes unbearable at times beyond its intial hour… for starters, this game feels unpolished and buggy, youll get stuck having to kback out of the game completely to progress.. youre given an item to kill enemies and then youre immeditaly thrown into a section with overr powered 100 foot tall tree monsters that chase you, instantly respawn after you kill them, and are lighting fast.. one of the most frustratingly annoying sections ive ever played through in a game… what was the point of giving me an item to kill things and then instantly put me in a room where it doesn’t work? If you somehow managed to not put the controller down and walk away there, don’t worry. The shore does everything it can to make you want to stop playing, from puzzles and section with no logical epxlination.. to litrally a room full of hundreds of heads, and the game wants you to find the right one without telling you what to look for or even thats what it ultimately wants.. youre just in a room of heads…
    It breaks my heart to tare this game apart, especially because of how much I loved the beginning, sure itlooks and feels dated, but it felt like magic going back to a game that looks the way it does in the way playing a remaster of an old favorite feels… but the game just falls apart around its strong start and theres no part of me tha can recommend this game.
    I give the shore
    a 3/10    … Expand
  6. iiZ0mBiE
    Jun 10, 2021
    3
    This game sounds good on paper but in reality, it's not that good, it starts off strong with discovering the island and creepy stuff happens around you and you won't see it except if you pay attention to it. but after that the game starts getting bad, it starts teleporting you to random dark places without linking the whole world together.
    and the voice acting is too bad it's emotionless    This game sounds good on paper but in reality, it's not that good, it starts off strong with discovering the island and creepy stuff happens around you and you won't see it except if you pay attention to it. but after that the game starts getting bad, it starts teleporting you to random dark places without linking the whole world together.
    and the voice acting is too bad it's emotionless especially the creature that talks to you, it's like he's trying to scare a little child by deepening his voice and also failing at it.
    the puzzles are just you clicking on stuff nothing creative or even make you think for a moment, just look for the odd thing in the environment and click on it, that's it.
    the only good thing about the game is the graphics are kinda good for an indie game, although the animations are too clunky.
    I don't recommend buying the game.    … Expand
  7. DarknesShade
    Dec 13, 2021
    10
    Followed this project for a long time!

    Okay, when the game came out, it was with some bugs and glitches, but i do believe it was excusable, not only 'cause of the small team (one guy basically did all the in-game stuff by himself) but also because in the following day fixes were already bein' issued. I played the entire game without finding somethin' game-breakin' or    Followed this project for a long time!

    Okay, when the game came out, it was with some bugs and glitches, but i do believe it was excusable, not only 'cause of the small team (one guy basically did all the in-game stuff by himself) but also because in the following day fixes were already bein' issued.
    I played the entire game without finding somethin' game-breakin' or immersion-breakin', so not much of a problem either way!

    Now the game itself... it is Short.
    And that's a shame 'cause... the game's really good!
    this is the Biggest Lovecraft-Loveletter i have ever seen!
    Full of references, nods, creatures and locations from the Mythos!
    some that i never seen together with another one in any movie, book or game before!

    It is a small Lovecraftian experience that manages to condence an amazin' Eldritch Adventure in a single game!
    It is replayable, even if only to walk 'bout with that amazin' soundtrack!

    And it seems more content is on the way!
    SO COUNT ME IN!

    10/10    … Expand
  8. SebasHills
    Sep 4, 2021
    7
    Un ambiente único e intrigante tal como las obras de H.P Lovecraft, múltiples referencias a sus libros anteriores y con una banda sonora decente a pesar de ser un juego indie, pero no puede considerarlo un juego de otro mundo e impactante, pero uno buena para pasar una tarde.

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Gamers' Temple
    May 6, 2024
    65
    The game took around 4-5 hours to complete overall and I do take my time with games. I got so tired of the trial-and-error gameplay and overall lack of guidance on where to go that I had to track down a walkthrough (which I don’t often do). Even with the negatives I feel the game is definitely worth a shot. The creature design is quite impressive and the visuals are good for horror fans. If you’re a fan of Lovecraft, you need to give it a try and judge it for yourself. It’s easy to tell that Dragonis has a passionate love for horror with the visuals and overall creature design in this game.
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  2. Movies Games and Tech
    Feb 21, 2024
    50
    The Shore is a Lovecraftian adventure that leaves a lot to be desired. The weird combination of genres and the lacklustre mechanics are disappointing. Furthermore, the story is lacking and this was unfortunate. However, it looks fantastic and this is where it excels.
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  3. CD-Action
    Nov 15, 2021
    50
    I appreciated The Shore’s Lovecraftian atmosphere and the fact that it tried to be something more than a Dear Esther’s clone. Sadly, the game is just not good enough and proves that even two hours (or less, because you can finish The Shore quicker) can be enough to bore and frustrate the player. [05/2021, p.37]
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