Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 40
  2. Negative: 5 out of 40
  1. Feb 17, 2020
    90
    The Suicide of the Rachel Foster is a masterpiece in atmospheric storytelling. The slow-paced unveiling of the truth is crafted meticulously, and whilst the ultimate ending is a little disappointing, that doesn’t make the journey any less thrilling. The game knows exactly how to manipulate emotions and does so throughout. Equal parts intriguing, frightening, disturbing, and thrilling, The Suicide of Rachel Foster sets a new high-bar for the already strong first person exploration genre.
  2. Feb 17, 2020
    85
    The Suicide of Rachel Foster is a fascinating interactive thriller that manages to treat extremely delicate issues such as suicide, depression, and love with extraordinary tact. The writing is always on point, even if near the end of the adventure the events appear perhaps a bit rushed. In any case, the game developed by One-O-One Games manages to leave its mark by making us, the players, think about the consequences of our actions in other people’s lives.
  3. Feb 17, 2020
    85
    It’s not perfect, but The Suicide of Rachel Foster is certainly up there with the best in its genre.
  4. Feb 17, 2020
    83
    The Suicide of Rachel Foster is an awesome and unsettling "Italian Giallo" set in an abandoned hotel that recalls the one seen in Shining, rich with details that tell a story of love and tragedy.
  5. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 22, 2020
    80
    A captivating trip to a mountain hotel with a surprise is perfectly written and directed. Suicide of Rachel Foster is short but impressive walking simulator. [Issue#302]
  6. Feb 18, 2020
    80
    Anyone who likes walking simulators or solid mysteries will likely be satisfied with The Suicide of Rachel Foster. It's got a well-written story and is set in a convincing location. It's also very easy to blow through in a single evening in lieu of watching a similar movie.
  7. Feb 17, 2020
    80
    Mystery thriller in a deserted hotel, delivering interesting characters as well as tense dialogie.
  8. Feb 17, 2020
    80
    The Suicide of Rachel Foster tackles some tough issues but in a respectful way. Surrounding it is a mystery that will intrigue and surprise right to the end.
  9. Feb 17, 2020
    80
    Packed with droves of tension and atmosphere, The Suicide of Rachel Foster will keep you on your toes. Even when nothing awaits you around the next corner other than an empty corridor, you’ll find yourself constantly looking over your shoulder, expecting the worst at any moment. And with a twisting, gut-wrenching story spanning past and present, it’ll keep you glued to your screen until the credits roll.
  10. Feb 17, 2020
    80
    The Suicide of Rachel Foster is an engaging and pulse-pounding look at a family's dark past set in a fabulously spooky abandoned hotel.
  11. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Mar 6, 2020
    76
    Graphics aren’t up to modern standards, and you’ll visit the same locations over and over again – but it’s not all that bad. What really stays with you are finely written characters of this game and well-paced anxiety buildup. [Issue#243, p.56]
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  1. Feb 17, 2020
    The setting is elegantly eerie, but this Gone-Home-inspired first-person mystery struggles to overcome its tired, melodramatic story.
  2. The most glaring problem is how The Suicide Of Rachel Foster fails to meaningfully engage with its central themes.
User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 91 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 91
  2. Negative: 14 out of 91
  1. Feb 20, 2020
    10
    We really need more games likes this, and I'm really happy that some developers are taking it upon themselves to create videogames in order toWe really need more games likes this, and I'm really happy that some developers are taking it upon themselves to create videogames in order to express themselves rather than just videogames full of absurd features and banal gameplay. A true GEM! Full Review »
  2. Feb 22, 2020
    10
    Im really impressed i didn't expect it to be good i really like that kind of storytelling in games the atmosphere is good it's kinda likeIm really impressed i didn't expect it to be good i really like that kind of storytelling in games the atmosphere is good it's kinda like firewatch with the whole ur alone but not entirely cuz u stay in contact with someone all the time its really good :) we need more games like that Full Review »
  3. Feb 20, 2020
    8
    Great atmosphere and huge attention to environment and set dressing. Recommended if you like Firewatch, and similar narrative games.