Draugen

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Mar 12, 2020
    70
    A haunted walk through beautiful Norwegian countryside. Come for the mystery, stay for the chat, leave with more questions than you bargained for. [Issue#173, p.88]
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  2. Push Square
    Feb 19, 2020
    70
    Draugen is an exploration of mental illness, but it doesn't have the chops to pull it off. The game's twists are clearly telegraphed ahead of time, its narrative becomes less interesting the more you play, and gameplay fails to pick up the pieces. Exploring the gorgeous Norwegian countryside is a pleasure, but it's just about the only thing the title has going for it in terms of interaction. Edward can analyse and pick up certain objects, select dialogue options which have no effect on the story, and hold the R1 button to learn of where he should be heading next. That is quite literally all there is to it.
  3. Gaming Age
    Apr 9, 2020
    67
    It’s really hard to enjoy Draugen when it all feels like it’s a collection of nods to other, better games. A game shouldn’t make you want to play other games, yet most of the time I spent with Draugen I was wondering about whether it was too soon to go back and play Gone Home or What Remains of Edith Finch. If you’ve never played those before, this won’t seem nearly as derivative — but that’s more an argument for playing those other games than it is for playing Draugen.

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User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 5, 2020
    6
    Draugen
    An interesting Mystery
    Draugen is a 2 and a half hour long mystery adventure / walking simulator game where you play as Edward    Draugen
    An interesting Mystery
    Draugen is a 2 and a half hour long mystery adventure / walking simulator game where you play as Edward accompanied by Alice - who finds himself on a small norweigen island in search of his sister betty, and.. this game is.. quite interesting… this is a head scratcher.. im still not sure what to entirely make of this game… youre invited to stay at someones home only for you boat to end up missing and you to find.. that well, theres no one home… not at any home… that right this is a creepy abandoned island and its up to you to search for clues to understand exactly what happened here all while trying to find betty… though this is no Sherlock holmes game… there is a heavy narrative focus here, so the mystery Is kind of spoon fed to you, the geame is broken up into different days, and the game doesa great job of letting you know where you need to go to to investigate each day.. it isn’t a bunch of running around trying to find things… and your companion is along side you to basically give you a hot on cold… and for the most part her help feels natural.. you don’t feel like youre the only one trying to figure things out, which is a nice change.. but at the end of the day.. Draugens story is quite confusing.. not only that it drags on.. while youre playing you feel as though youre playing a lot longer than 2 and a half hrs… not much excitement here…. Confused and bored.. this is how a I felt most of my time playing draugen.. that’s not to say I regret spending time with this game… the story was intriguing and did push me forward… as well of the mystery of this island.. trying to figure out what happened to everyone… but don’t expect to do much exploration… this experience is very on rails despite it giving you the illusion you have any freedom to explore and do as you please.. you kinda do.. but not really…
    youre free to run around the yard, but youre still on a fairly short leash…
    Draugen is a very different game, if youre into narrative based walking simulators, ts different enough to justify a playthrough.. if youre not really itno these types of games then .. eh, youre not missing much
    I give Draugen
    a 6.5/10    … Full Review »
  2. Schueli
    Oct 7, 2022
    7
    Toller kleiner Walking-Simulator mit netter Geschichte. Der Sidekick ging mir anfangs etwas auf den Nerven, aber am Ende gehörte das eben zumToller kleiner Walking-Simulator mit netter Geschichte. Der Sidekick ging mir anfangs etwas auf den Nerven, aber am Ende gehörte das eben zum Spiel. Grafisch ist es nicht herausragend, geht aber völlig in Ordnung. Wer auf solche Spiele steht, kann auch hier zugreifen. Geht auch nicht all zu lang. 3-4 Stunden vielleicht.… Full Review »
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