- Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment
- Release Date: Feb 19, 2020
- Also On: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One
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Feb 17, 2020The 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.
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Feb 17, 2020The 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.
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Feb 17, 2020It’s not perfect, but The Suicide of Rachel Foster is certainly up there with the best in its genre.
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Feb 17, 2020The 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.
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LEVEL (Czech Republic)Jul 22, 2020A 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]
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Feb 18, 2020Anyone 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.
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Feb 17, 2020Mystery thriller in a deserted hotel, delivering interesting characters as well as tense dialogie.
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Feb 17, 2020The 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.
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Feb 17, 2020Packed 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.
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Feb 17, 2020The Suicide of Rachel Foster is an engaging and pulse-pounding look at a family's dark past set in a fabulously spooky abandoned hotel.
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Game World Navigator MagazineMar 6, 2020Graphics 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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Feb 17, 2020The setting is elegantly eerie, but this Gone-Home-inspired first-person mystery struggles to overcome its tired, melodramatic story.
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Feb 21, 2020The most glaring problem is how The Suicide Of Rachel Foster fails to meaningfully engage with its central themes.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 47 out of 91
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Mixed: 30 out of 91
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Negative: 14 out of 91
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Feb 20, 2020
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Feb 22, 2020
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Feb 20, 2020Great atmosphere and huge attention to environment and set dressing. Recommended if you like Firewatch, and similar narrative games.