World of Horror

 PC
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2023
    70
    Despite the cumbersome interface and some weariness that creeps in later on, World of Horror is worth checking out thanks to its art style and well-written, weird, spine-chilling stories. Even though I know how the game ends, for some masochistic reason I want to relive this nightmare over and over again.
  2. Edge Magazine
    Nov 2, 2023
    70
    If its unpredictability is a double-edged sword, though, we can imagine ourselves returning to this as we would a beloved horror novel or film, albeit one whose macabre myths are capable of wrongfooting us even on the umpteenth revisit. [Issue#391, p.120]
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  3. Multiplayer.it
    Oct 26, 2023
    70
    World of Horror is a game of contradictions that result not always solvable: on the one hand, we have a plot based on the presence in the world of unspeakable horrors; on the other, you pass the game to manage objects and statistics, trying to take control over what should be, by definition, uncontrollable. World of Horror travels between opposites and finds no balance, but it remains an interesting work for those who want to experience a horror adventure strongly anchored to tabletop role-playing games and have a passion for the exquisite horrors coming our way from Japan.
  5. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 17, 2024
    60
    In some ways it reminded me of old gamebooks, and in others of the board game Mansions of Madness, where you encounter strange things and monsters every round, lose your health and sanity, and the game propels you forward at a breakneck pace. But even so, it's essentially a very stylish and relaxing clicker first and foremost, if you're used to relaxing with stories where people have holes multiplying in their bodies and a smile reaching the back of their necks. [Issue#331]
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  6. Eurogamer
    Dec 24, 2023
    60
    Structural complexity and a magpie's eye for pilfering makes for a strange, fragmentary journey into nightmare.
  7. GamesHub
    Oct 24, 2023
    60
    Reviewing a game from a solo developer, especially one with so much obvious love and care poured into it can be difficult. As a calling card for Koźmiński, World of Horror is astonishing – a stunning achievement, an incredible piece of work. As a game? It’s not bad. World of Horror will impress you more than it scares you, but it really is very impressive, at least. For all its faults, fans of Junji Ito would be hard pressed to find a more loving homage.
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  1. Kotaku
    Oct 26, 2023
    I’m impressed. Still, I think I’ll always want World of Horror to more widely embrace the minimalism it practices in moments so eloquently. I understand that ambient horror. I can live with it.
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Oct 18, 2023
    Repetitive combat in World Of Horror can't entirely mar a unique, stylish and layered horror adventure that makes you want to play more the more that you play.