The Suffering

 PC
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 112 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 112
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 112
  3. Negative: 6 out of 112
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  1. Marick
    Feb 2, 2015
    3
    The Suffering is a psychological horror video game, developed by Surreal Software and published by Midway Games in 2004. The player controls Torque, a man who has been sent to Abbott State Penitentiary on Carnate Island, Maryland. Torque has been convicted and sentenced to death for murdering his ex-wife and two children, although he claims to have blacked out at the time this happened andThe Suffering is a psychological horror video game, developed by Surreal Software and published by Midway Games in 2004. The player controls Torque, a man who has been sent to Abbott State Penitentiary on Carnate Island, Maryland. Torque has been convicted and sentenced to death for murdering his ex-wife and two children, although he claims to have blacked out at the time this happened and cannot remember anything. The night Torque arrives, there is a powerful earthquake, which releases an army of monsters upon the facility. Torque's cell door breaks and he is freed from captivity. Starting from his cell, Torque traverses the prison in an attempt to escape Carnate Island alive.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#48 Best PC Game of 2004
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#65 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
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#29 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. PC Format
    72
    This prison lies in a qualitative limbo. The monsters are gorgeous bundles of slime and metal; the atmosphere is dense and layered; it can, on occasion, give you real heebie jeebies. [Aug 2004, p.85]
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  2. Cheat Code Central
    80
    If you're looking for a horror survival game that can fill the gap left by the Silent Hill and Fatal Frame series, look no further.
  3. Gamer's Hell
    83
    Combining excellent atmospheric effects with creepy CG sequences and superb game play, The Suffering is easily one the best and most surprising horror titles to come along since Fatal Frame, and it’s the first game since the original Silent Hill that may cause spontaneous incontinence and liberal use of the word (expletive).
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