2Dark

 PlayStation 4
User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 6 out of 27

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  1. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 10, 2017
    5
    2Dark
    More frustrating than fun.
    In 2dark you play as a father who’s kids are kidnapped while camping... you spend the game searching for them… This is a top down survival adventure stealth game… you search the environment for clues and items to proceed through the levels.. Find keys and weapons... take out enemies... take their weapons... rescue children in the levels and deal with    2Dark
    More frustrating than fun.
    In 2dark you play as a father who’s kids are kidnapped while camping...
    you spend the game searching for them…
    This is a top down survival adventure stealth game…
    you search the environment for clues and items to proceed through the levels..
    Find keys and weapons... take out enemies... take their weapons... rescue children in the levels
    and deal with a boss at the end…
    Its decently fun trying to figure everything, set things up and look for the items you need and just set up a domino effect of figuring the levels out…
    you have guns and melee weapons…
    you can even sneak up behind enemies for an insta kill…
    but if they see you you’re practically dead…. The melee is slow and beyond level 1 they usually have guns that kill you in one hit despite enemies needing around 3 to die...
    and ammo is scarce here, so you can’t just run through and shoot everyone…
    The stealth play is very difficult and rewarding once you finally pull a section off…
    and you can save at any time to make sure you don’t lose progress of a tough section…
    I spent around 3 and a half hrs. with this game but I never beat… and that’s because I’m almost certain its bugged…
    I ran into a bug at the end of level 2 where the buttons in the elevator completely disappeared… so I had to reload my save to get them back…
    after I got them back I ran into a frustrating decision that stopped all progression for me…
    Not only do you have to save the children in these levels by grabbing them or luring them away with candy… you also have to find clues…
    which I was doing pretty naturally.. I had no issue with it…
    but level 2 either has a ridiculously hidden clue or there’s a game stopping and game breaking bug much like the elevator glitch in the same level…
    I covered every inch of every floor of this level multiple times…
    every room telling me there was nothing else here…
    and the game would not let me progress because I didn’t have enough clues…
    so this is where it stopped for me…
    After the 5th sweep of the level… I was done.
    Any ounce of fun I was having was gone, all because of the idea of having mandatory collectables and making them nearly impossible to find... unless this was indeed a bug…
    This is a frustrating game…
    once I suggest you stay away from unless looking for stuff while things shoot at your is your favorite thing to do
    I give 2Dark
    a 5/10    … Expand

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Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 6 out of 19
  1. Worth Playing
    Oct 10, 2017
    65
    2Dark has a lot of potential, and the premise is exciting. The developers dared to delve into a dark plot, and that bravery should be applauded. The title doesn't fail in any particular way, but it also doesn't meet its full potential. The gameplay felt overly complicated and could've benefited from a less is more approach. Some improvements to the inventory system also could've made gamers feel more in control of the protagonist. It would've been amazing if the game had managed to remain focused on some quick and tense action sequences, rather than spending so much time on tedious tasks, which interrupted the sense of immersion.
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  2. DarkStation
    Jun 14, 2017
    60
    When you first take a peek at 2Dark, the name, the descriptions and whatnot, you get a sense that this game is just gonna be another generic survival horror game that takes itself way too seriously -- maybe with crafting elements sprinkled in there to further piss me off; No charm, no redeeming value, either a Silent Hill knockoff or a Slenderman knockoff. However you will soon realize that 2Dark is, and thank god for that, its own original thing with a different approach to horror. The story is deliberately cheesy. The game itself knows that the story's bland, is quickly brushed off and rarely mentioned ever again. You're a private detective with a murdered family who rescues children from evil clowns, serial killers and rest of the kitchen sink. It's okay, not too aggregating, a bit too edgy but mostly harmless.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 29, 2017
    30
    2Dark will not make you feel annoyed, it will make you feel sad, and that's definitely worse. [May 2017, p.96]
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