Narcosis

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  • Summary: Narcosis is a survival story set at the hostile depths of the Pacific Ocean. Stranded after an accident, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen - and sanity - give out.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Worth Playing
    Nov 26, 2018
    85
    Sure, the gameplay and story can be a little slow, and the narration is somewhat gauche and not well mixed, but these are minor issues in an otherwise intriguing, original game that shows the potential of human helplessness in a visceral and highly informative way. Narcosis is a mystery that plays on how little we know about our own world, as the game aggressively reminds us with elements of supernatural terror.
  2. BaziCenter
    Aug 9, 2018
    70
    If you are not a fan of the genre or you cant get along with its slow tempo, it may be better to just ignore it. But nevertheless, an engaging story mix with a deep atmosphere make Narcosis a very unique title.
  3. PlayStation Country
    Aug 28, 2018
    60
    Narcosis has a tale worth telling but it's all too brief. Failure can stifle your momentum through the detailed, claustrophobic depths. It's a game steeped in atmosphere but combat feels clumsy and the moments of actual horror feel far too fleeting.
  4. Game Revolution
    Jul 24, 2018
    40
    Unfortunately, a recipe is only as good as its ingredients. Narcosis’ voice acting and writing might hold water but the outdated visuals, laughable horror, and poor gameplay weigh the game down and cause it to sink faster than a corpse with cinder block shoes.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Nienh
    Jun 15, 2019
    9
    This game is for people looking for mature story telling.
    Narcosis is about fate and existentialism (and parents-children relationships?) and    This game is for people looking for mature story telling.
    Narcosis is about fate and existentialism (and parents-children relationships?) and the end is just... :o
    A part of me died with this this game.

    You can finish it in around 2.5hs.    … Expand
  2. BITESCREEN
    Nov 14, 2018
    7
    Ganz tief unten trennen uns nur wenige Zentimeter vom qualvollen Tod. Umso eigenartiger also, dass mit Ausnahme von Bioshock und Soma kaum einGanz tief unten trennen uns nur wenige Zentimeter vom qualvollen Tod. Umso eigenartiger also, dass mit Ausnahme von Bioshock und Soma kaum ein Horrorgame auf dem Meeresgrund spielt. Mit Narcosis legt Indie-Entwickler Honor Code nach und schafft den bis dato konsequentesten Deep-Sea-Grusler – darin geht es nämlich nie ins Trockene. Als so ziemlich einziger Überlebender eines tragischen Unfalls stapfen wir in einem wuchtigen Taucheranzug durch undurchsichtige Algenfelder, Spinnenkrabben-verseuchte Höhlen und durch die Überreste einer versunkenen Forschungsstation. Wir erhellen mit Leuchtfackeln die oft stockfinstere Umgebung, wehren mit dem Messer aggressive Tintenfische ab oder schweben via Schubdüse über unendliche Abgründe. Bei so reduziertem Gameplay bleibt viel Zeit zum Fürchten – und die nutzt man vorbildlich. Die gelegentlichen Jumpscares funktionieren zwar nicht so gut, dafür punktet Narcosis beim psychologischen Horror: Wenn der Raum plötzlich Kopf steht oder im totenstillen Crewquartier surreal ein Telefon klingelt, geht uns ganz schön die Düse. Richtig ätzend wird das ohnehin klaustrophobische Spiel, wenn uns mal die Puste ausgeht – denn wie Outlasts Kamera muss auch unserer Luftvorrat ständig neu aufgefüllt werden, während jede Stresssituation wieder daran saugt. Spielmechanisch nicht so prickelnd hingegen sind die manchmal fiesen Checkpoints, die schlechte Führung im offenen Gelände sowie störende Ladezeiten zwischendurch.… Expand
  4. Blood8282
    Feb 23, 2019
    7
    One of many games inspired by Frictonal Games’ horror masterpieces, Narcosis is a very short, simple but atmospheric horror game. The graphicsOne of many games inspired by Frictonal Games’ horror masterpieces, Narcosis is a very short, simple but atmospheric horror game. The graphics are very basic and the gameplay is kept at bare minimum, with a few puzzles, hiding and running from monsters moments. The story is tragic and resembles Soma in some ways... Not an essential horror game, but one that fans of the genre are sure to enjoy.… Expand
  5. AeronSky
    Jul 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is a awful empty bland game. The game is another boring walking simulator. You play as a person in dive suit who has to traverse across the ocean floor and through habitat buildings thanks to a natural disaster that caused chaos at his workplace. The game attempts horror by trying a scenario that could be possible in the real world but thanks to that it makes the game feel completely void and empty; basically a shell of a game. While the game's story is supposed to be empty and void that does not help the game for its image. The visuals are ok for game that is not from a triple A developer, the controls are simple and easy too (heck you don't even need to use the flares throughout the game). A horror game with a realistic story simply does not work and the attempts to make it acary with the hallucinations does not increase the scare factor for the game at all. This is a game that you should get when it is on sale for $9.99 (US dollars) on the playstation store instead of the $14.99 it is being sold for (price it is being sold for as of the time of this article) and are scraping the bottom of the barrel as to what PS4 games you should get. Prepare to be bored.… Expand