Until Dawn

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Aug 25, 2015
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8.3

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  1. Huzy1
    Jan 14, 2021
    7
    Enjoyed playing the game more than I thought. They almost got it perfect for a survival horror game. Allowing you to make choices which impact the storyline made the game even better for me. I definitely think they could’ve made a sequel for this game.
  2. kezzyhko
    Aug 3, 2020
    7
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  3. piuscorvus
    Jun 27, 2020
    7
    At first sight this game looks visually unbelievably good. It is obvious that developers wanted to make it look really like an interactive movie but after a while I realised that it has so much makeup on the characters that at the same time it looks somehow totally unreal.

    Until Dawn is a story driven game where you have to make choices and you can lead the story in many directions. What    At first sight this game looks visually unbelievably good. It is obvious that developers wanted to make it look really like an interactive movie but after a while I realised that it has so much makeup on the characters that at the same time it looks somehow totally unreal.

    Until Dawn is a story driven game where you have to make choices and you can lead the story in many directions. What will happen to your characters in the story is totally up to you.

    The story itself is a classic horror story so to say and it is a total cliche; a group of young, boring (some of them really stupid) teenagers with a very bad sense for humour spend their holiday at a house in the mountains and there is some mysterious horror that they encounter. We have unfortunately seen this so many times in video games, movies… Observing the story, there is nothing fresh or new there.

    The gameplay is based on walking around and interacting with things, which feels good in this game that has a stunning graphic. Your choices really have an impact on the story and the ending of it can be with all characters as survivors but your choices could also get them all killed. There is nothing like “game over” in this game so you will have to accept the consequences of your choices. This is the thing that this game does good.

    If you do not mind an average scenario, the plot and you do not mind typical commercial American hollywood acting, you might like this game. I enjoyed observing Until Dawn technically. You really want to see the these graphics but the story is not something that you I could call great.    … Expand
  4. Cevat
    Jun 24, 2020
    7
    A game that is based on the classic Hollywood horror movie theme, where your decisions lead the storyline to a small extent. I enjoyed playing a lot, but it's not a myth. A production with an above average story and beautiful characters.
  5. tariq_almandhar
    Aug 16, 2020
    7
    لعبة قصيرة ولا تقدم الكثير
    مجرد لعبة عادية
  6. Sherbert
    Nov 10, 2020
    7
    As far as story games go, this game is decent. If somebody asked me what story games I'd recommend, I'd say Detroit, then Heavy Rain, then Until Dawn. I'd say that this game focuses more on the death aspect of characters than other story games. Meaning the story doesn't really branch past whether a character is dead or not. I've played through it a good amount of time. Some of theAs far as story games go, this game is decent. If somebody asked me what story games I'd recommend, I'd say Detroit, then Heavy Rain, then Until Dawn. I'd say that this game focuses more on the death aspect of characters than other story games. Meaning the story doesn't really branch past whether a character is dead or not. I've played through it a good amount of time. Some of the characters are likeable, some are not. The graphics are good, but it doesn't run great on my launch day Ps4. I actually really like the ending scene, and the Wendigos are quite creepy, as intended. Again, it's decent. I would probably recommend.… Expand
  7. Micmicc
    Apr 10, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Until Dawn can be summed up in one sentence: Those B category horror movies but it's interactive.

    In the beginning you get introduced to the main eight characters in the span of like 30 minutes but getting to know them even barely can and does take multiple chapters which to me is slow as hell. Nothing that meaningful or interesting happens in the first few chapters; even in the middle I felt like only a few moments here and there had action or meaningfulness or just something that didn't put my mind on autopilot.

    This game hasn't really age well in my opinion. Well, at least the story certainly has not. The visuals still look great, nothing wrong there but the story as I've stated before feels every bit like a semi-garbage horror movie in which everyone makes the dumbest decisions and like a third of the dialog is so cringe you don't want to watch it. The time it got more interesting was when the wendigos showed up. Until then most thigs were not really interesting or significant. There are also some decisions that can be critical for no apparent reason. For example if you shoot Ashley when she and Chris are tied up, she lets Chris die for no reason when a wendigo is chasing him. First off: the bullet was a blank (as Josh explains) and Two: Ashley wanted to save Chris and Three: they doth have a crush on each other; this makes no sense. But I digress, there are some unnecessarily significant choices.

    Whether someone likes a character is entirely dependent on them but I disliked Emily the most simple because she was acting like and entitles **** most of the time. My favorite is either Mike or Ashley. I liked Mike because he is the coolest for me and most exciting things happened while he was around. He's just more memorable than the others to me. He's not the most loyal or funny (which is a trait that should've been left out of this game in my opinion because of its insignificancy) so he's not perfect by any means. Ashley was also likeable because she seemed like the most compassionate (which would've been a better choice than funny); well at least in my playthrough, who knows what she would've done if I played differently. Matt was a strong meh; he just didn't get enough screen time. Everyone else was fine enough.

    Josh's intentions didn't really make much sense for me. I don't get why he wanted to torture everyone. Yes, his sisters suffered a terrible death but that is no reason for him to make his friends suffer. He clearly suffered major trauma because of the events in the final chapter. He went to a therapist who I really hated. He was so ambiguous most of the time; the time I even remotely liked Dr. Hill was when he was calling Josh a psychopath. His hallucination in the mines just before dawn was giving off exactly how he feels inside and a bit later he gets killed by Hannah's wendigo (which to my knowledge requires a living human but I guess a wendigo bite can resurrect people) which I find odd because, yes wendigos kill people to eat them but it being Hannah had some significance considering it's pointed out in the game but I don't know why it's important.

    To fellow people who like the horror genre, most jumpscares won't get you like most didn't get me. There certainly were some very cheap ones where you almost expect to get jumpscared. The wendigod are fairly scary in my opinion; not enough to constantly fear of them whenever they're around but they're scary enough. The sound they make is sort of typical, like you *would* expect a monster that looks like that to screech. The kills they make if where they really shine for me. It was shocking to see Matt just getting hanged by a wendigo or see one break Josh's (and more's if you play like that) head, etc.

    For the ending when the people are at the lodge I have to say that that is the most intensive 5 minutes of the game - as it should be since it's the end - I don't know why the wendigos try to kill each other. The don't move sections are awesomely tight. For me the game decided that I moved when I did not and that cost Mike's life. I didn't know Mike died until the house lit ablaze; it seemed like the wendigo just yeeted him out of the way to focus on Sam, like it didn't seem like it hurt at all. This would have made me replay that chapter but I didn't want to play through so much just to get there.

    Verdict: I enjoyed my time with Until Dawn for the most part. I wish I wasn't playing this when the writing was cringe/awkward, the controls refused to work at times, or when I had to look up where is something because it was so well hidden I couldn't find it in 10 minutes. It is well worth the $20 on the PS Store or if you find it for cheaper, like I did for $10, definitely give it a try.    … Expand
  8. Bioreactor1987
    Oct 19, 2021
    7
    Прикольное кино, но не могу сказать, что мне было страшно.
    Сюжет очень предсказуемый и мне с первого раза удалось спасти практически всех. Кто играл, тот догадался кого спасти проблемно.)
  9. BeeSting1
    Jan 1, 2021
    7
    A good interactive horror flick.

    Good - the totem hints are vague enough that you can usually read what it's trying to say, and it is satisfying to successfully save a character based on the hint when the event comes. - the don't move sections are tense - the QuickTime events windows are very small, but not impossible to hit. It actually feels satisfying to get the timing. -    A good interactive horror flick.

    Good

    - the totem hints are vague enough that you can usually read what it's trying to say, and it is satisfying to successfully save a character based on the hint when the event comes.

    - the don't move sections are tense

    - the QuickTime events windows are very small, but not impossible to hit. It actually feels satisfying to get the timing.

    - the branching storyline is great. My decisions made an impact on which characters lived or died. Most of the choices were a little ambiguous, but clear enough to get through it with common sense. If I ended up killing a character it was usually my own fault.

    - the game reminds me of final destination. A movie concept I liked.

    - the motion capture was done very well. The emotions of the characters feel organic.

    Bad

    - Chris knows the monsters hunt at night after meeting the old man, so they should have stayed in the basement until dawn. Plot hole.

    - the game is too short.    … Expand
  10. Jattaman
    Sep 19, 2022
    7
    Avventura grafica a bivi. In questo gioco, a parte che per qualche quick event, non serve abilità: è necessario solo compiere le scelte giuste.
    Personaggi discreti ma un po' bidimensionali, trama semplice portata avanti discretamente.
    Alcune scelte hanno un esito troppo casuale, e dipendono troppo dalla fortuna.
    Ad ogni modo, un gioco da provare perchè originale.
  11. lastride
    Jun 21, 2022
    7
    Until dawn offers a cinematic experience combining aspects from various horror movies and games. The main story follows a bunch of young over the top adults spending some time in an isolated cabin where they are stalked by some psycho killer but as the game progresses the story changes and becomes more creature survivor type horror. The gameplay is super minimalistic almost non existent,Until dawn offers a cinematic experience combining aspects from various horror movies and games. The main story follows a bunch of young over the top adults spending some time in an isolated cabin where they are stalked by some psycho killer but as the game progresses the story changes and becomes more creature survivor type horror. The gameplay is super minimalistic almost non existent, to a degree that can this game be considered a game at all? If this game had a better gameplay and more realistic characters then I would considered it a good game.… Expand
  12. Dan9el99
    Dec 27, 2021
    7
    Ein Horrorfilm in einem Spiel, das die Spieler*innen oft vor Entscheidungen stellt. Es macht sehr viel Spaß sich selbst in einem Horrorfilm wieder zu finden. Das Setting ist zudem super. Die Entscheidungen sind jedoch nicht so bedeutend, wie in vergleichbaren Spielen und die Handlung wird im Laufe des Spiels nicht unbedingt besser (7/10).
  13. Ginger_Avenger
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    I would not normally play this type of game as I'm not a fan of the genre of story/movie, but I actually found the game to be quite engaging, if in part because I recognized many of the actors in all their CG avatar glory. Some genuine tense moments, the kind of story you should expect if you watch enough movies, but as a video game, I thought what's old was new again in a good way.
  14. nfs7379
    Sep 4, 2022
    7
    7/10.......................................................................
  15. DarthJ
    Aug 28, 2022
    7
    The game is so overrated. The main characters are so DUMB!!! We have crazy monsters messing around but NOO ... let's separate GUYS!!! But the creators really managed to express all details of horror genre.
  16. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    7
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!! until dawn
  17. drlowdon
    Jun 25, 2018
    6
    After a prank goes wrong, and results in the death of twin sisters, a group of teenagers return to the mountain on which the tragedy occurred one year later in order to remember their friends. Things soon take a turn for the worst however....

    It's difficult to play Until Dawn without making immediate comparisons to Quantic Dreams titles Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls. Thankfully this    After a prank goes wrong, and results in the death of twin sisters, a group of teenagers return to the mountain on which the tragedy occurred one year later in order to remember their friends. Things soon take a turn for the worst however....

    It's difficult to play Until Dawn without making immediate comparisons to Quantic Dreams titles Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls. Thankfully this effort from SuperMassive Games is more interesting than either of those titles but your opinion of the game will still hinge greatly on just how interactive you expect want your games to be. The story itself, while a little out there, is relatively entertaining and the excellent cast (that includes Hayden Panettiere and Rami Malek) make a good job with the script. As the player you can't change the overall direction this story takes but your decision and actions, or lack thereof, decide how the characters react to each other and ultimately who lives and dies.

    Unfortunately, from a gameplay perspective, Until Dawn is far less successful. A large portion of the game is made up of wandering around (you can't even run!!) until you see a highlighted object that you can interact with. Occasionally you'll have to react quickly to certain events but this is always handled by QTE sequences in which you again just press buttons as prompted. A bit of editing to allow the important decisions to be made more frequently certainly wouldn’t have gone amiss.

    These type of "interactive movies" continue to show promise but is there any reason the gameplay can't be enjoyable as well?    … Expand
  18. Mahdiar
    Feb 12, 2016
    6
    Gameplay : 5
    Graphics : 8
    Story : 7
    Sound : 8
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    Overall : 6
  19. khugh777
    Mar 4, 2016
    6
    I'm disappointed in the characters, voice acting, the ppl constantly trying to scare each other, the writing of the characters is horrible(corny forced conversations that real ppl don't have), the stories just not believable. I mean u came to a house a year to the day after the main characters sisters died. And when they get there (they all showed up separately alone in the dark... At 11I'm disappointed in the characters, voice acting, the ppl constantly trying to scare each other, the writing of the characters is horrible(corny forced conversations that real ppl don't have), the stories just not believable. I mean u came to a house a year to the day after the main characters sisters died. And when they get there (they all showed up separately alone in the dark... At 11 pm. Way to late to enjoy the day) immediately everyone goes separate ways and it even seems they hate each other. The one needy hot girl ( back to the bad writing) has to take a bath right away.. Even tho it's just a one night event. So u risk ur life to start the hot water heater. Ok. Now the guy who sisters died wants to do a quije board séance? WHY!? Last quick little story spoiler. Why would the one couple get there late just to wonder several hundred yards away into the deadly night to have sex at a cabin??? I'm angry! The main house has soo many open rooms!!! Bad job creators. Only reason it gets a 6 is the creativity.… Expand
  20. Sky-Line___
    Feb 28, 2019
    6
    Not that crazy of a game. It won’t leave you mindblown nor make you think about the story days later finishing it like some very good games would do. It’s entertaining enough to make you play until the end but the story is not that scary and some game phases are boring. Nevertheless it’s not totally a predictable story either, some things will feel unexpected. Some camera issues can alsoNot that crazy of a game. It won’t leave you mindblown nor make you think about the story days later finishing it like some very good games would do. It’s entertaining enough to make you play until the end but the story is not that scary and some game phases are boring. Nevertheless it’s not totally a predictable story either, some things will feel unexpected. Some camera issues can also make it imperfect by times. Dialogues and characters are cliché most of the time.
    The multiple endings are nice for replay if you like the game enough to be feeling like doing that. It’s the main argument of this game.    … Expand
  21. HunterFisher2
    Nov 10, 2015
    6
    Overall this is a fun and enjoyable game but there are some pretty major issues. First off it's basically a movie that you make some decisions that really don't end up changing anything at all except the end cut scene, and even that is the same for all but the head count. No matter your ending a second and third play-through aren't worth the hassle unless you're dying to see somethingOverall this is a fun and enjoyable game but there are some pretty major issues. First off it's basically a movie that you make some decisions that really don't end up changing anything at all except the end cut scene, and even that is the same for all but the head count. No matter your ending a second and third play-through aren't worth the hassle unless you're dying to see something again you've basically already seen. At the end of the day I think you'd be better off watching a youtube Lets Play. Or rent it, like I did. Not worth $60.… Expand
  22. itrain
    Aug 28, 2015
    6
    Are you a horror-game enthusiast? Did The Evil Within not go the distance for you? Do you want to control the fates of every teen horror archetype in one night? If you have responded yes to the above, this game will be a very pleasing play through for you. The best thing about Until Dawn I saw is, anyone can play it, and play it very effectively. The difficulty is sub-par, so if you areAre you a horror-game enthusiast? Did The Evil Within not go the distance for you? Do you want to control the fates of every teen horror archetype in one night? If you have responded yes to the above, this game will be a very pleasing play through for you. The best thing about Until Dawn I saw is, anyone can play it, and play it very effectively. The difficulty is sub-par, so if you are hunting for a horror-esque game with a high-level challenge, check out Bloodbourne. Until Dawn grabs you from the shaking events on the prologue and doesn't let go for more than a minute to "relieve" your nerves, and then shakes you even harder. Something great Until Dawn did was bring the player into the horror experience. You, the player, have to progress through the dark, dreary abandoned mine shaft. As the game has a great deal of positives, there are negatives I experienced. The characters in the cast fell short for me, none of them were memorable to me and when(if) they died, I shrugged and kept on going. Another issue I had with the game was how badly the story was told, lore wise. The game would give you facts about an event and not five minutes later would completely refute it. I understand the mystery aspect but as an avid mystery genre fanatic, giving the player clues to connect and losing the relevance of key "clues" I found through the game was really irritating. As a game with a new age horror experience, this game is worth a play through. Rent it on gamefly if you are able to...The replay-ability is abysmal and you will not like hearing the same dialogue and jump scares more than once.… Expand
  23. RealTimePlayer
    Sep 27, 2015
    6
    Until Dawn is only okay and didn't live up to expectation. The game states that it's possible to keep everyone alive, that right there is a lie ( I won't tell who) and it's a decide how the character dies who dies. And the choices some purpose but most are only to increase relationship and characteristics stats. There was one point where I wanted one person to stay alive and in to die butUntil Dawn is only okay and didn't live up to expectation. The game states that it's possible to keep everyone alive, that right there is a lie ( I won't tell who) and it's a decide how the character dies who dies. And the choices some purpose but most are only to increase relationship and characteristics stats. There was one point where I wanted one person to stay alive and in to die but it always kills the same person with every single choice because of a huge plot devices later in the game making it too linear. And the choices don't matter because of one slap in the face ending like Mass Effect 3 except of what color of the explosion was, it was how many people got out of the house. Besides the poor butterfly effect mechanic the game looks gorgeous and game play maybe repetitive but is cool with use the controller itself and not just the buttons. The acting is great although some cheesy one liners can be heard and the horror elements are very well used although some people may get bored with the jump scares.

    Overall this game is alright with great graphics, game play and acting but the whole butterfly effect mechanic is disappointing, it does change how some people die but no matter how many times you play it one person always dies, and ending is always the same killing any chance for replay ability. The story is a joke as well and the Doctor Hill parts are worthless during the end.    … Expand
  24. lordraxta
    Jul 5, 2016
    6
    Nice butterfly effect but no playability, the story is linear so u make the choices but the story still the same no big changes, the graphics are ok, but not spectacular, at the mid game i was just wanting to reach the end of the game. I WONT BUY THE SECOND PART IF THERE IS...
  25. Lewis-Angelo
    Jan 2, 2018
    6
    parece una película alemana de esas tan malas que echan por las tardes, y cuando parece que va a mejorar, pues no, empeora
    la base del juego es que mueran la mayoría de personajes viendo la historia desde el punto de vista de los 2 protagonistas, el resto es un añadido de poco valor y se nota el copy & paste
    el platino está bien para ver un par de diferencias en la historia, pero, al    parece una película alemana de esas tan malas que echan por las tardes, y cuando parece que va a mejorar, pues no, empeora
    la base del juego es que mueran la mayoría de personajes viendo la historia desde el punto de vista de los 2 protagonistas, el resto es un añadido de poco valor y se nota el copy & paste

    el platino está bien para ver un par de diferencias en la historia, pero, al final, más que efecto mariposa, es efecto embudo    … Expand
  26. Archulysses
    Dec 13, 2016
    6
    Story - The story centers around 8 friends in their return to Blackwood mountains after one year from the day of accident that occured to the sisters of Josh (One of the main characters in game) and the horrors and secrets they will all uncover and experience and must survive until dawn.The game is based on the classic B rated Slash/horror films that was really popular on the 90s and itStory - The story centers around 8 friends in their return to Blackwood mountains after one year from the day of accident that occured to the sisters of Josh (One of the main characters in game) and the horrors and secrets they will all uncover and experience and must survive until dawn.The game is based on the classic B rated Slash/horror films that was really popular on the 90s and it pays homage to its story cliches. Therefore, you can both say it is a lazy effort by the developers or that they are just loyal and gave good research to those classic horror genre in its golden era. due to this, it will be very common for you to feel frustrated to the usual stupid decisions teenagers make in this game. However, what really interests me is that you as a player can decide for them in certain aspect of the game, and by doing so. You may or may not help them survive until the end. It will not change the general story however, it will give you more interactions since more characters will be alive by then. However, my main problem is that for a horror game, it never was scary for me at all. Yes there are a few jumpscares here and there and creepy places. But after finishing the game i never felt any reluctance to play it again like what games like alien isolation gave to me, i couldnt feel any more of this scary moments or pressuring moments. With these, a fair score of 6/10 will do.

    Gameplay - Gameplay also returned to the days where Resident evil and Silent hills dominates the horror genre with its fixed camera in your exploration. As to the interactivity of the game, i can say that it is good despite its lack of quantity esp. those scenes where you should not move since most of them will usually result in your character being put in a bad spot or may jump to their deaths. Another to thing to add that the whole campaign is short but since it is a story driven which changes based on your choices, it has a great level of replayability. You can decide to kill them or try to challenge yourself to make them all survive. With this regard, a good score of 8/10 deserves this aspect of the game.

    Graphics - As to the environment, it is almost perfect. The places are haunting, creepy and will really give you the goosebumps in your exploration. As to the character design, i liked how the developers really put effort in the motion captures of its characters. Their facial expression are realistic and detailed. However, my main problem is the FPS drops that comes more often than not in its cutscenes and due to this, delay of sounds or voice sounds occurs which gives me major problems since it is a game where you spend most of the time watching than playing it. Therefore, a score of 7/10 deserves such plus and minus.

    Music and Sound - The music of this game overall is good. The timed sections has that loud music which puts more pressures to you and the haunting ones are properly inserted in those creepy areas which adds to its uneasiness. As to the sound, Id say it has its ups and downs, as to the ups, voice acting of the characters is good and also the sudden sounds that comes in within jumpscare moments are spot on. In fact, i had more jumpscares from the sound rather than from the game's visuals. The downs is the same with the cutscenes that sudden framedrops occurs which makes the sound delay and not following the mouth movements of the characters. Considering all the factors i have said. it deserves a score of 7/10.

    Average score = 6.75 (I dont round off my scores since i dont give perfect scores and zeroes i.e. 9.6 rounded off to 10)

    Supermassive games really showed that they have potential to make story driven interactive games. It needs some improvements like its story and also that bad fps and needs more scary moments, but overall, i was satisfied with the game. I hope they would continue to improve in this aspect and release games in the future that would be in the level of quantic dream games. awesome and hope they live until dawn, lol.bad joke i know just kidding.    … Expand
  27. AricwithanA
    Nov 27, 2017
    6
    Until Dawn is a good game, very jump scary decent story some weird movement mechanics but overall a good game able to be played by gamers of any skill level. The downside is it beats to death the butterfly effect, but your choices don't really change the outcome. Would be nice if there were actions that caused an entirely different story rather than just encounters later in game. OverallUntil Dawn is a good game, very jump scary decent story some weird movement mechanics but overall a good game able to be played by gamers of any skill level. The downside is it beats to death the butterfly effect, but your choices don't really change the outcome. Would be nice if there were actions that caused an entirely different story rather than just encounters later in game. Overall the first play through will be great and exciting, but once play through twice to see the different outcomes you will be disappointed by the lack of events.… Expand
  28. alexslork
    Nov 3, 2019
    6
    Кинцо на пару вечерков, совсем не страшное, а местами даже смешное. Как для того времени очень даже.
  29. SplitMind
    Jun 12, 2020
    6
    One problem I had with Until Dawn is that your decisions are often guesses at best. Run away or hide? How am I supposed to know which one is right? Even in real-life scenarios you'd probably be depending on luck and guesses, so I won't crucify the game for that.

    The characters are rather one-dimensional and stereotypical in nature. Most became so annoying that I'd happily have watched    One problem I had with Until Dawn is that your decisions are often guesses at best. Run away or hide? How am I supposed to know which one is right? Even in real-life scenarios you'd probably be depending on luck and guesses, so I won't crucify the game for that.

    The characters are rather one-dimensional and stereotypical in nature. Most became so annoying that I'd happily have watched them all die were it not counter-intuitive to winning the game. This is true of a lot of teenage slasher films, so you could also argue they captured this fairly well.

    The exploration and character movement however, was painfully slow and monotonous. Sections of the game were tedious and monotonous, meaning I couldn't wait for the final chapter for the wrong reasons. Much of the game was dark, so there wasn't even much interest to be had with manually controlling the character anyway.

    The story is decent and not overly complex. I found myself wondering why the hell they chose to come back to a deathly location in the first place, but again this is horror movie logic we're dealing with.

    Overall, I want to give kudos for the developers attempting to do something different and would love to see this improved on in future where it could make for a very good game. Life Is Strange showed some very good promise also before faltering in its sequels, so I would love to see this genre expand and evolve. I can still recommend this game, but just know what you're getting into, unlike the kids in this game.    … Expand
  30. gamerz4life
    Sep 5, 2020
    6
    A game that wants to harken back to 80s horror films, complete with plenty of teenagers that may do anything stupid at any moment, or have petty fights in the middle of life-or-death stakes. Most of the characters are straight unlikable where you couldn’t care less if they died or are around in-game so little that you wonder what the point of them are. I saw reviews that all said how muchA game that wants to harken back to 80s horror films, complete with plenty of teenagers that may do anything stupid at any moment, or have petty fights in the middle of life-or-death stakes. Most of the characters are straight unlikable where you couldn’t care less if they died or are around in-game so little that you wonder what the point of them are. I saw reviews that all said how much they didn’t like Mike but he became my favorite character because he got stuff done and didn’t panic about it.

    This whole game banks on the butterfly effect, that every action you make has consequences and will affect the ending of the game. Shocker it doesn’t. Many of the choices end up with the same path, leaving you feeling vastly disappointed. I’m okay with my choices not really making a difference in the game but when you tell me that they do and will and I clearly see they don’t, it’s really a slap in the face and screams of developer laziness. That perhaps they wanted to make this deep game but could not but still pretended that they did. One choice had you choose which person you would rather sacrifice with a ban saw, I chose the girl to save my bro and the game sacrifices my bro. I sat there stunned because I knew I had chosen the proper button, for a while I thought maybe I had messed up, until it turned out that whichever decision you make your bro will die. Then there were weird ‘nature’ decisions that said if you hurt animals or nature would have major consequences, which were just dumb. Many of the choices you could make were dumb, hey you wanna shoot the explosive barrel right in front of you? I’m sure nothing could go wrong, it was literally a death totem. They present these to you so fast that once again they’re just hoping you make a wrong choice, like you have an itchy trigger finger.

    Story-wise problems I had is that up until a point (about halfway) the main antagonist (the killer), which I had really cool ideas of who it could be and why (none of which happen), is blatantly revealed to you in the room before you come face to face with the killer, like written on paper and you read it obvious, (you know in case you did no investigating whatsoever), so when the killer takes off their mask and is like dun-dun you’re like ‘yeah I know, I just read it 5mins ago’. And then after this reveal the character promptly drops out of the story, basically forever. And then the whole story takes a shift into the new antagonists. Not the ‘we had parallel plot-lines going and finished up one and continued with the other’, but we started a whole new plotline midgame. A new protagonist is introduced and promptly killed off after he gives you exposition of what’s going on up on the mountain. Basically the game switches into why Mike is my favorite character since you switch over to him and he investigates and solves the whole mystery himself. The second-half plotline should have been the whole game, solving the mystery of what’s happening on the mountains and its dark past was pretty interesting and had me trying to piece it all together. If they had focused on just that, they could have fleshed it out more and made a stronger story and game. The outside narration with the psychiatrist could have just been completely cut out as it served no purpose, once again nothing you said to him matters or really has any effect. …Spiders… Overall, you have to be playing this game really poorly to have anyone end up dead or have the game cheat you at the end. I found totems, made decisions and proper button presses and only had the one person get his head popped like a pimple because suddenly the game wanted you to get off the linear path they put you on to find a journal, basically saying all the other stuff you found telling you about what happened to the sisters, no one knew cuz apparently they don’t talk about this stuff between characters.

    The only gripe with gameplay I had was the moments where the game told you to keep the controller steady (as though they thought you were so frightened you’d be shaking and find this impossible). It actually should have told you to keep the controller within the outlined field they had at the bottom of the screen because it artificially moved the icon and you had to move to counteract it. I physically placed the controller on the ground and yet the icon moves anyways. The game is doing it to cheat and make you screw up in pivotal moments, because the first couple times I was so still but it failed.

    In the end, most of this game felt like it was just straight up copied from Supernatural’s S1E2 Wendigo episode. I guess the game is worth one playthrough, it does have spooks and some interesting moments, just don’t expect anything spectacular.    … Expand
  31. BradMorgan
    Mar 27, 2021
    6
    Where the actors mainly followed very bad scrips in the first hours, it became more compelling later in the game. However, I never really sympathized with the characters. Above all, it felt like a story that took too long and never seemed to end. There were some nice elements such as keeping the controller still when your character had to stay quite. When seeing the credits, however, itWhere the actors mainly followed very bad scrips in the first hours, it became more compelling later in the game. However, I never really sympathized with the characters. Above all, it felt like a story that took too long and never seemed to end. There were some nice elements such as keeping the controller still when your character had to stay quite. When seeing the credits, however, it felt like a disappointing story with lots of choices with the same outcome.… Expand
  32. tommydlbass
    Jan 2, 2021
    6
    Decent experience with choices that change the story (more than any Telltale game) that ends up making you feel a bit empty the the amount of posibilities this game had and what ended up being. Is not bad, but it could have been a lot better, and honestly after knowing that you cant change the ending and two characters have plot armor pretty much destroyed the game for me and my will toDecent experience with choices that change the story (more than any Telltale game) that ends up making you feel a bit empty the the amount of posibilities this game had and what ended up being. Is not bad, but it could have been a lot better, and honestly after knowing that you cant change the ending and two characters have plot armor pretty much destroyed the game for me and my will to play it again.… Expand
  33. hector_bcn98
    Nov 15, 2022
    6
    Una de las mayores decepciones de todo el catálogo de PS4. El rendimiento de este juego es lamentable y la historia está llena de tópicos. Eso no es lo peor, sino que es predecible y aburrido. No es un mal juego, pero en absoluto me lo pasé bien con él. No repetiría.
  34. SilentLev
    Aug 13, 2022
    6
    Дебютная игра Supermassive явилась для меня разочарованием. И это забавно, поскольку до The Quarry это считалось самой удачной их разработкой. Вроде все элементы на месте, однако их комбинация и пересоленность во многих моментах травит душу.Дебютная игра Supermassive явилась для меня разочарованием. И это забавно, поскольку до The Quarry это считалось самой удачной их разработкой. Вроде все элементы на месте, однако их комбинация и пересоленность во многих моментах травит душу.
  35. Mastereed
    Jan 17, 2023
    6
    UNTIL THE END OF THE GAME.

    BEFORE WE BEGIN: I will preface by saying that I played the game on the first PS4, so I got the original experience with consequent console downsides. THE SUN IS SETTING: The game begins with a brief prologue, in which we learn about both the various characters and their characterizations, as well as game mechanics such as the butterfly effect, various    UNTIL THE END OF THE GAME.

    BEFORE WE BEGIN:
    I will preface by saying that I played the game on the first PS4, so I got the original experience with consequent console downsides.

    THE SUN IS SETTING:
    The game begins with a brief prologue, in which we learn about both the various characters and their characterizations, as well as game mechanics such as the butterfly effect, various choices, and the ability to navigate small game maps. The story begins by giving small spurts of curiosity to the player and launching in the immediate twist that will then bring the game's centerpiece to life.

    AVOIDING STUMBLING:
    The gameplay of the game is mainly based on the possibility of choosing various roots, and that of actually being able to decide the fate of the various characters at any point in the game. Otherwise, the game has nothing special except for a few quick time events, exploratory sections where you can collect various collectibles, and a few shooting stages.

    LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW:
    Visually the game, for being 2015, is neither a gem nor a piece of crap; The facial animations are rather expressionless, but well modeled. The game environments are well done, but simple and monotonous. The graphics are not bad, but cause huge framerate problems anywhere in the game, and finally, the animations are often very clunky and unnatural.

    HEARING WHISPERS:
    The audio side of the game has two sides, the horrible side being that of the voice acting but especially that of the audio mixing, often out of sync or with terrible quality; the other side of the coin is the soundtrack, which has a tremendous amount of work behind it and actually has quality.

    WHY 6?

    CONS:
    In addition to the frame rate and audio sync details, the game often feels dull and monotonous, given the characterization of the characters on huge stereotypes, which make the characters unrealistic and very forced; this combined with the facial animations makes the game really unrealistic. In addition, one always has the feeling, actually true, that everything one is doing, including choices, changes little or nothing about the story, and so it does indeed.
    The biggest flaw is that it turns out to be a very corny horror game, more like a trashy hollywood movie than a real horror game.

    PROS:
    Notes of merit of the game are the good replayability, the fluidity with which the game is played when taken comically and for laughs, since it has little horror and the extra content in the game, which is very interesting.

    RATING
    Gameplay: 7
    Music:7
    Story:4
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  36. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    6
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  37. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    6
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  38. czg
    Nov 20, 2021
    5
    Paid 17 quid for this overhyped game, even that was too much.

    The story and the clue gathering could be interesting, but... - Characters are dumb, annoying, one-dimensional teenager jocks and drama queens. - Jumpscares. - QTEs WITHOUT A RELOAD FEATURE. Missed one button prompt? Too bad, the likeable character is now dead and you will have to play through the entire 5-hour game with    Paid 17 quid for this overhyped game, even that was too much.

    The story and the clue gathering could be interesting, but...
    - Characters are dumb, annoying, one-dimensional teenager jocks and drama queens.
    - Jumpscares.
    - QTEs WITHOUT A RELOAD FEATURE. Missed one button prompt? Too bad, the likeable character is now dead and you will have to play through the entire 5-hour game with the rest of the **** cast. No, there is no reload. I'd like to send a heartfelt **** you to the designers.
    - Oh wow, the visuals! Not bad, I'd say, I just can't understand why every character has a full set of dentures from the whitest porcelain.

    Good for you: if you like trash horror and mediocre gamedesign.

    Overall, it will worth its price when it's in the £3 bargain bin.
    Tip for the designers: flashing the word 'intelligent' next to a character will not make them so, they have to act like that through the story.    … Expand
  39. Ordy
    Sep 10, 2015
    5
    Not overly impressed by this game but will give it more of a go to see if it gets better...
    Really dont expect much after everything thats on the PS4 so far though. PC gaming looks far better and a lot more actual quality games so far.
  40. TheAlwaysJhon
    Oct 19, 2015
    5
    If i wanted a true horror game, i would play Resident Evil for the Gamecube or Dead Space again.
    Until Dawn have a great idea on paper, but the execution being the "cinematic" approach, it falls short on my taste.
    It looks great, but true horror doesn't comes from jump scares, it comes from making you fear what can or cannot happen in the moment, but being a video game, you need to make    If i wanted a true horror game, i would play Resident Evil for the Gamecube or Dead Space again.
    Until Dawn have a great idea on paper, but the execution being the "cinematic" approach, it falls short on my taste.
    It looks great, but true horror doesn't comes from jump scares, it comes from making you fear what can or cannot happen in the moment, but being a video game, you need to make people also feel this in terms of gameplay, making the person question if it is worth fighting or not enemies, wasting ammo and items for minor enemys you might not have enough against a boss monster.
    If anyone want those Light Novels games with horror elements, i would suggest playing this, but if you want a true horror game, try to find the Resident Evil Remake for Gamecube which is a far superior GAME than Until Dawn.    … Expand
  41. jfinnegan
    Nov 27, 2015
    5
    So, here we have Until Dawn, an interactive video game that revolves around a group of characters trying to survive a night in a remote estate. You the player take control of various characters, and in turn have to make choices that will impact who survives in the end. It's a pretty straight forward story akin to 1980s slasher films.
    The game's biggest strength is the voice work turned in    So, here we have Until Dawn, an interactive video game that revolves around a group of characters trying to survive a night in a remote estate. You the player take control of various characters, and in turn have to make choices that will impact who survives in the end. It's a pretty straight forward story akin to 1980s slasher films.
    The game's biggest strength is the voice work turned in by the actors. Although the dialogue is at times cringeworthy the delivery is done well by most of the cast. The other thing that stands out in this game is the visuals. The game looks downright gorgeous at times, and it maintains a solid frame rate throughout the experience.
    That however is where the positives end. Truth be told I have a hard time calling this a game at all. It is more of an interactive movie where sometimes you get to walk around, and sometimes you get to make a mundane choice. This could possibly be forgiven if the game had any significant scares in it, but the only this this has going for it in terms of scares are the thousands of jumpscares it throws at you near the end. I was expecting good things from this for the fact that it was an exclusive, but what I got was an extremly dull, and at times boring experience. Something no gamer wants to go through while playing a game.    … Expand
  42. Vik1ng
    Aug 28, 2015
    5
    One undeniable factor about Until Dawn is that the graphics are simply amazing, you can really see emotions on the characters faces and especially on their mouths (unlike the up and down motion on a lot of games) so that definitely adds to the game for me.

    It is a VERY cinematic experience (littered with cut scenes) that focuses on you making decisions to engross you, rather than all    One undeniable factor about Until Dawn is that the graphics are simply amazing, you can really see emotions on the characters faces and especially on their mouths (unlike the up and down motion on a lot of games) so that definitely adds to the game for me.

    It is a VERY cinematic experience (littered with cut scenes) that focuses on you making decisions to engross you, rather than all out action. For me personally, it was a bit too much of the former although it does have its moments. The story isn't bad, nor is it good but it does rely on jump scares (like a classic horror film),

    If you enjoy Telltale games then you'll probably love this or, and this may sounds strange, a couple looking for something to do at night! You can argue over the decisions ;)    … Expand
  43. HGrimm23
    Aug 30, 2015
    5
    Until Dawn has some generalized charm through its overuse of horror films tropes, but because of this aspect it is also extremely predictable which came as a surprise considering the heavy marketing of being "choice" based.

    It is amusing to see it receive such praise for being a fantastic game, when you see that games such as Beyond Two Souls, and The Order 1886 were given such harsh    Until Dawn has some generalized charm through its overuse of horror films tropes, but because of this aspect it is also extremely predictable which came as a surprise considering the heavy marketing of being "choice" based.

    It is amusing to see it receive such praise for being a fantastic game, when you see that games such as Beyond Two Souls, and The Order 1886 were given such harsh reviews for doing almost identical things. Until Dawn is a walking simulator through and through with some quick-time events thrown into the mix so that it can claim to be a game rather than the film that it is.

    At least it looks good.    … Expand
  44. ramtinkamanian
    Jun 8, 2016
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. my biggest complaint comes from your choices because they are like if you walk this person dies not leaving them and the biggest choices you don't now are even important like shoot that rat this person dies or if you don't shoot it this person does not and the ways the people die is like you do not press cross fast enough or move when it says not to and in the middle of a what you think is a cutscene but the graphics are good and the story has some good twists but biggest problem is that there is twist that tells you that every button you press every brave choice you made to save your friends is or was **** it did not matter… Expand
  45. LinkTriforce
    Apr 22, 2016
    5
    me duele darle esta calificacion porque realmente me encanto este juego pero si somos justos a parte de la toma de decisiones no hay nada atractivo en este juego, la historia es la misma de siempre, chicos alocados que se quedan solos en una cabaña y un asenino o varios los persiguen para patarlo, la misma formula de viernes 13, masacre en texas, y en cierta parte tambien halloween, y elme duele darle esta calificacion porque realmente me encanto este juego pero si somos justos a parte de la toma de decisiones no hay nada atractivo en este juego, la historia es la misma de siempre, chicos alocados que se quedan solos en una cabaña y un asenino o varios los persiguen para patarlo, la misma formula de viernes 13, masacre en texas, y en cierta parte tambien halloween, y el gameblay es muy aburrido parace mas bien puzzle que terror y aun asi la toma de decisiones ya existía en silent hill shattered memories el cual lo considero 10 veces mejor… Expand
  46. Drake_Gunjin
    Apr 22, 2016
    5
    ¿Película interactiva o Juego casual?

    Cuando alguien me pregunta que *#$%"& es Until Dawn es la interrogante de mi título la que se viene a mi cabeza y no me hes fácil de contestar, ya sea la persona no entiende los conceptos o porque yo mismo no tengo la claridad de como clasificarlo. La historia es el clásico thriller de terror de los 80s-90s que llenaban las salas de los cines,    ¿Película interactiva o Juego casual?

    Cuando alguien me pregunta que *#$%"& es Until Dawn es la interrogante de mi título la que se viene a mi cabeza y no me hes fácil de contestar, ya sea la persona no entiende los conceptos o porque yo mismo no tengo la claridad de como clasificarlo.

    La historia es el clásico thriller de terror de los 80s-90s que llenaban las salas de los cines, donde los protagonistas poco importaban, la historia era sólo la base necesaria para introducir a la verdadera estrella "El Villano". Sagas como Pesadilla o Viernes 13 no son recordadas por la joven valiente que sobrevivió al final de la cinta, sino por el emblemático villano que será recordado como un icono de la cultura pop.

    Until Dawn tiene todos estos elementos menos el más importante un villano carismático que recordaremos al final del viaje.

    Nos presenta un buena historia donde nuestra tensión como jugadores es mantener con vida a los personajes típicos del estereotipo estadounidense.

    La jugabilidad es casi nula y mi evaluación es un punto por sobre The Order porque al menos en este título los QTM (Quick Time Event) sí están bien implementados.

    Until Dawn es un titulo prescindible al cual no recomiendo su compra por el precio completo, pero si esta la opción de conseguirlo a un muy bajo valor o prestado sería 100% válido como actividad grupal. La verdad es que es una película, y por lo tanto puedes disfrutarlo con tu familia o amigos.    … Expand
  47. MMOBlitz
    Jan 10, 2018
    5
    I just bought my youngest daughter a PS4 for Christmas and decided to pick up a couple of exclusive titles that I always wanted to play but couldn't. Until Dawn was one of them. I love choice/consequence type games and I kept hearing how good this was. After an hour into the game I was seriously thinking of just removing the game from the PS4 and pretending I never saw it.

    I    I just bought my youngest daughter a PS4 for Christmas and decided to pick up a couple of exclusive titles that I always wanted to play but couldn't. Until Dawn was one of them. I love choice/consequence type games and I kept hearing how good this was. After an hour into the game I was seriously thinking of just removing the game from the PS4 and pretending I never saw it.

    I expected a good story, really good voice acting considering who the VA's were, but all I got was an inconsistent story and voice acting that was cringe worthy at times and ok at others. It reminded me of B horror movie and l love a good horror movie, but this was your typical B movie where everything is predictable. There were no scary moments, the story was all over the place with no real pacing and the controls/camera angles were often frustratingly bad. That could be from my inexperience with controllers, but I haven't had that problem in other console games.

    In all I was really disappointed by the game. Having played The Last of Us and Beyond Two souls just before Until Dawn, maybe I set my expectations a bit to high.    … Expand
  48. Hahn
    Aug 30, 2019
    5
    This game is more of a 30 dollar type game chessey horror movie with bad dialog and more qte then I like. This game should have been a digital download why waste money on a print version. About 7 hiurs of game play then what trade in for half of what ypu paided for it.
  49. Alentejano
    May 22, 2020
    5
    An actually pretty good take on a cliche scenario. Sometimes it wastes time on fake jumpscares but the plot twists were actually good.
  50. painava
    Aug 15, 2021
    5
    Great graphics, atmosphere and actors. Annoying characters, a nonsense plot, stupid plotholes and way too many cliches.
  51. SuperClaudio64
    Feb 28, 2021
    5
    Spoiler Alert!

    Until Dawn è un film interattivo horror che va visto per quello che è, un gioco ispirato ai film horror trash basati su stereotipi e clichè. E personalmente trovo che da quel punto di vista il gioco funzioni, il problema del gioco è dato dalle inutili scelte date al giocatore che raramente portano a qualcosa di rilevante in quanto il percorso del gioco porterà sempre allo    Spoiler Alert!

    Until Dawn è un film interattivo horror che va visto per quello che è, un gioco ispirato ai film horror trash basati su stereotipi e clichè. E personalmente trovo che da quel punto di vista il gioco funzioni, il problema del gioco è dato dalle inutili scelte date al giocatore che raramente portano a qualcosa di rilevante in quanto il percorso del gioco porterà sempre allo stesso identico scenario finale del quale può solo cambiare il cast che lo vive. Inoltre il gioco non ha un vero gameover in quanto si arriverà sempre all'ultimo capitolo anche se si gioca malissimo, e questo è ridicolo. Until Dawn è un film simpatico ma un pessimo videogioco.    … Expand
  52. lttrev5
    Jun 3, 2023
    5
    I can usually compliment something about a game at the very least but not this. The story is nonsense, the dialogue is cringe, and it looks and plays terrible. The camera angles are annoying af. Its just designed badly on top of many other problems. Also has performance and frame issues on top of it all.
  53. phil_chapman1
    Apr 3, 2023
    5
    Can’t fault it! I was gripped the whole time. A game you play multiple times alone or with friends.
  54. jseph1234
    Sep 26, 2015
    4
    $60 freakin' dollars for this slow motion knock-off of every teen horror flick in the last 30 freakin years???

    Who would put up with the lack of choices and basically playing a limited choice movie that is cliqued as can be??
  55. atotalnerdwiths
    Sep 25, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILERS
    there is only one thing i hate about this game it's the story. and with a game like until dawn that bad. the game was promoted as a game where a group of friends are stalked by a serial killer, but the game is not like that at all! the "killer" is their friend playing a prank and doesn't kill anyone. the really villains are generic supernatural monsters. if the game was just promoted as such i wouldn't be so angry.    … Expand
  56. GypsyPeach
    Jan 23, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ***SPOILERS AHEAD***

    While I must admit the graphics are pretty awesome, the controls are pretty decent, and it obviously sounded good enough to buy and try out there are DEFINITE problems. It starts out really nicely. It has good creep factor and as you go thorough out the story it actually has really good development! Sadly, although you can decide who lives and who dies the main premise is only differed slightly and incrementally (unlike Heavy Rain). That said, while this game boasts about how your choices greatly influence the outcome of the story.... they don't. Your influence is very minimal and Emily ALWAYS lives regardless and the mysterious stranger can't be saved--he must die EVERY time. There are also character traits that also change with your choices. You can boost or hurt relationships with other characters, become braver or less, honest or not....but regardless, it makes absolutely no difference in how they act towards one another which sucks and is kind of too bad. The only thing that changes ending wise is who lives and who dies...only to some extent. There aren't really DIFFERENT endings per-say (like in silent hill) just more like... a few options as to who is there when it ends.

    The story, however, was actually pretty good--at least the first part of it. Once it went on with wendigos though it just died. It went from being a really cool murder mystery with a potential real killer (which seemed to be the case since it set out to be realistic and not anything to do with fantasy game) to just garbage. In every version of the story, there will be wendigos (AKA Magical Cannibals) and that, for me, is a big game ruiner. They made me absolutely not care about the rest of the game or what happened to anyone. Especially when the characters decided it was a good idea NOT to stay still (which is how you avoid them) and instead go to the mines (their nest) at night (while they're awake) and run around. SMART! NOT! It would have been SO much better if there had actually been a real psycho killer up on the mountain--not magical cannibals.    … Expand
  57. paladin9
    Sep 1, 2015
    4
    This game is more of a 30 dollar type game chessey horror movie with bad dialog and more qte then I like. This game should have been a digital download why waste money on a print version. About 7 hiurs of game play then what trade in for half of what ypu paided for it.
  58. serqol
    Aug 26, 2015
    4
    Just finished Until Dawn and here is my review.

    We all know that this game is not as gamey as you might want it to be, it is more like an interactive movie, and i will judge it as it is, like i would games like Walking Dead and Game of Thrones. It sucks. It's characters are bland stereotypes, which you start to wish to see dead early on, have no clue what they are later, and just    Just finished Until Dawn and here is my review.

    We all know that this game is not as gamey as you might want it to be, it is more like an interactive movie, and i will judge it as it is, like i would games like Walking Dead and Game of Thrones.

    It sucks. It's characters are bland stereotypes, which you start to wish to see dead early on, have no clue what they are later, and just don't care a bit by the end. Early in the game our heroes participate in a lot of stupid pseudo-witty dialog, when every action taken by them sure to be accompanied with some awfully written remark, like when a hero opens a closed door he shouts something like "Alakazam. Locky-unlocky!" and it sounds as forced in a game as it does on paper.

    You can mentally devide game's story into 2 parts: the buildup, which is really get's you excited, despite all the obvious plot holes it includes, and the "payoff" and i am using quotation marks intentionally. Soon after somewhere half of the game we are presented with a SHOCKING REVEAL that will leave you wandering just how would the script close all the gaps it provoked. It doesn't. Immediatly after instead of giving us answers you will be so desperate for, game introduces a new completely bland, extremely stereotypical character who gives away main story twist, which can easily be put in a few words.

    After that i just stopped caring completely until the title screen rolled.    … Expand
  59. blazesportelli
    Aug 28, 2015
    4
    I was so excited for this game but I've got to say I'm more than disappointed. It didn't feel scary at all to me, the identity of the psycho was stupid in my opinion, the dialogue was just... meh.. and it felt like I was watching terrible 70's horror movie. The only good thing about this game was that it was a decently fun adventure game.
  60. gregoryLamp
    Aug 28, 2015
    4
    The developers could have made it a lot better....It has potential but the game is not so good.The graphics are stunning but the story is bad,the game play is too slow and boring and the butterfly effect does not work except a few times-all the other times whatever choice you make has the same outcome
  61. maquinadehielo
    Oct 5, 2015
    4
    Good game at the beginning, but the "Butterfly effect" thing is not well implemented, specially in life-or-death situations.

    Stunning graphics, and nice environment setting, but also the main villain of the game is just a stupid character, i tought it was all about a human and credible murder history with deep psychology in every character, but even character psychology is victim of a    Good game at the beginning, but the "Butterfly effect" thing is not well implemented, specially in life-or-death situations.

    Stunning graphics, and nice environment setting, but also the main villain of the game is just a stupid character, i tought it was all about a human and credible murder history with deep psychology in every character, but even character psychology is victim of a bad design.    … Expand
  62. GhostF_Art
    Oct 19, 2015
    4
    It's a mediocre game. I was excited to check it out because it was new. There was really no tension in the first hour of the game. When the action really started I was already bored with it. It was also easy to see where it was going. If you're interested in playing it do what I do and rent it from Redbox when you have a coupon code.
  63. Reppa
    Mar 29, 2016
    4
    Beautiful, nice acting BUT.... that's not a game ... it's just a movie, but in 7 hour movie you have to mix everything... at the end the story totaly sux cause horror came from everywhere... I've the sensation to have waste 10 hour of my life watching a really really bda movie (like troll 2) !

    Why 10 hour ? and not 7 like i said just up, because i've read the box who say "each action    Beautiful, nice acting BUT.... that's not a game ... it's just a movie, but in 7 hour movie you have to mix everything... at the end the story totaly sux cause horror came from everywhere... I've the sensation to have waste 10 hour of my life watching a really really bda movie (like troll 2) !

    Why 10 hour ? and not 7 like i said just up, because i've read the box who say "each action and decision can change the story", and i believe that ... but they will have write it like that "each action and decision can change the story, but not the end..., and in fact your choice has no really impact on the story or on the character, just on few little details"

    So it was the first time a buy an interactive movie, and it was the last time ! i want to play game, not watching a movie ...    … Expand
  64. Taka35
    Feb 22, 2016
    4
    Until Dawn is a survival-adventure game that delivers a brawny horror experience packed with decent graphics and atmosphere, but one that sins as a result of flawed pacing and redundant nature. It's therefore difficult to recommend it, particularly given its high price. This is one of those games that should've been a $20 digital download. I can't recommend Until Dawn for full price,Until Dawn is a survival-adventure game that delivers a brawny horror experience packed with decent graphics and atmosphere, but one that sins as a result of flawed pacing and redundant nature. It's therefore difficult to recommend it, particularly given its high price. This is one of those games that should've been a $20 digital download. I can't recommend Until Dawn for full price, especially considering there isn't much gameplay to be had. Until Dawn reminds me of an old Sega CD game like Night Trap, and that isn't a good thing. Essentially, you'll be watching the game more than playing it.… Expand
  65. rolandzz
    Jun 7, 2016
    4
    This game, while visually stunning, left me with the unfortunate urge about halfway through to just get through it to get it over with. I knew there would probably be the option to go through each chapter again individually, so I could change some things, or pick up clues I'd missed the first time round.
    But the maddeningly slow pace in many parts, and the frustrating inability to turn    This game, while visually stunning, left me with the unfortunate urge about halfway through to just get through it to get it over with. I knew there would probably be the option to go through each chapter again individually, so I could change some things, or pick up clues I'd missed the first time round.
    But the maddeningly slow pace in many parts, and the frustrating inability to turn back to grab clues during the story, diminished my investment in the game to the point where I just didn't care any more.

    Let me expand on that a bit...
    Too many times, you're walking around wishing you could get a better camera angle on a scene, plodding along (often in almost complete darkness). Then you cut to a new camera angle that really doesn't match the flow of the previous angle. So often I laughed out loud as my character seemingly did about-faces several times while i oriented the stick to the new flow of motion.
    And don't get me started on the stairs. *All* the stairs.
    Then there were the bright, glinty-spots that indicate an interaction point. These could be for examining something more closely, grabbing a clue, or performing some action from which you cannot return (i.e. dropping down or climbing up). While most of the time, the X indicated if this was one of the latter actions, sometimes it did not leading one to believe it was a clue. Then upon hitting X, you see your character drop down and realize...great! I can't go back to investigate any more in the previous section. Several times I missed clues that would have changed the story had I not inadvertently moved along the story line without realizing it.
    One could argue that this is part of the fun of the game; the uncertainty of chance and all that. For me, not so.

    So, now that it's over, I have the option to play all the episodes again, and pick up the few clues I missed and change the fate of some of the characters. But I won't.    … Expand
  66. MaxieZeus
    Mar 25, 2023
    4
    FPS is **** for a cinematic exclusive this is unacceptable plus the choices are predictable and only consist of watching cutscenes and making one of two choices. İf you are expecting heavy rain you wont even get Fahrenheit
  67. saints51
    Nov 19, 2015
    3
    Major holes in this story. Seems to be catered to the slower crowd which is why we have the type of gaming released today. Graphically speaking, this game has it, but the story is comical. I was actually laughing when it was suppose to raise my blood pressure for the scare tactics.
  68. The_Hyphenator
    Sep 1, 2016
    3
    Until Dawn embodies everything wrong with modern horror films, only in game form. The characters are unlikable slasher-bait and I spent the entire run rooting for them all to die (sadly, one character will ALWAYS survive--the absolute most unlikable one!) and spend the first two hours pulling slasher-movie-idiot pranks on one another. A horror story doesn't work if you have nobody to rootUntil Dawn embodies everything wrong with modern horror films, only in game form. The characters are unlikable slasher-bait and I spent the entire run rooting for them all to die (sadly, one character will ALWAYS survive--the absolute most unlikable one!) and spend the first two hours pulling slasher-movie-idiot pranks on one another. A horror story doesn't work if you have nobody to root for, and so this one falls flat on its face, which is a serious problem, because story is ALL this game has going for it! Your interaction and gameplay is limited to walking around investigating the environment for "clues" and QTEs, Heavy Rain style. The choices you make, per usual for games like this, don't branch the plot nearly as much as advertised.

    The sound design is only passable, and the acting is pretty cheesy and annoying, not helped by the terrible writing. About the only thing this game has going for it is the graphics, which are fairly impressive for a PS4 game, but the Uncanny Valley character models and occasional half-assed textures undercut the game on that front as well. Plus the framerate is unsteady, a disappointment for people used to other Sony efforts like Uncharted which are much more polished by comparison.

    Bottom line, this game is over-hyped garbage, one of the worst turds to be produced by the "cinematic game" movement yet. The fact that it's reviewed so well just shows how bad gaming "journalism" and people's taste in horror games have become. It's not a good horror game, it's not a good story, and it's just plain not good. If you have some friends who are willing to chip in for a cheap copy and riff it with you, that's the only time I would recommend buying it, and even that's a hesitant recommendation.    … Expand
  69. SadoMiso
    Dec 12, 2015
    3
    What is this game? Is is a little funny jumpscare teenage horror for dumb puppies? Is it should be a horror game? The storry is boring, charakters are dumb, there is no tension in gameplay except for not scarry jumpscares. And lot of not funny humor and just to many stupid QTE's. If you like lot of "a lot of "press buttons" events and You are the American teenager then maybe it is game for You.
  70. Rubius25
    Feb 23, 2016
    3
    Until Dawn is a semi-scary, but visually unimpressive and hollow interactive movie that outstays its welcome. If you want to spend a night or two in the company of the future of horror video gaming, you could do a lot better than Until Dawn. While it is a decent first (pure) horror game for the PS4, Until Dawn is a bit of a one-trick pony. Once the story is over, the player can boot theUntil Dawn is a semi-scary, but visually unimpressive and hollow interactive movie that outstays its welcome. If you want to spend a night or two in the company of the future of horror video gaming, you could do a lot better than Until Dawn. While it is a decent first (pure) horror game for the PS4, Until Dawn is a bit of a one-trick pony. Once the story is over, the player can boot the game back up to hope for a different story scenario, but honestly, the game is pretty much done after one (short) playthrough. As an interactive movie where you watch more than play, I can't recommend Until Dawn.… Expand
  71. Here4aMoment
    Sep 1, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Save yourself the time and money and watch it on Twtich or Youtube if you must see it at all. This game has a lot more flaws than pros. The story is predictable to a fault and the graphics seem good until you realize they hide all the bad textures and environments behind shadows or in fog. The vast majority of the cast is absurdly unintelligent and greatly unlikable. One character bragged about their intellect just to [spoiler? start] end up hiding behind a wall full of holes while holding a lit torch [spoiler? end] and decisions like that are rampant throughout. The setup is stereotypical in almost every way and it only gets more ridiculous towards the end of the game. [Spoiler start] The game begins like most 80s-90s horror movies in which a group of unintelligent teens gather together on a mountain top where a killer begins picking them off one by one, until you get into the final chapters and [major spoiler] find out there's no killer at all-- no, it's more preposterous than that, it's actually a monster that's killing them. That's right, from one stereotypical movie trope to another. [spoilers end] The game makes you believe your choices ultimately matter, that they effect major events, when they just simply don't. Whether you like it or not you definitely won't play it again any time soon after beating it. Once you see how it plays out for you, you're not going to want to play again and again to see what other endings or choices do to "change" the way things go.… Expand
  72. JaysonsRage
    Sep 5, 2015
    3
    Story. Cliche orgy! All the tropes! No direction!
    Story: 2
    Audio. Excellently crafted, aside from spoiling potential jump scares Audio: 8 Graphics. Almost mindblowing. Almost. Graphics: 9 Atmosphere. Incredible setting but constantly breaks its own immersion. Atmosphere: 6 Gameplay. I.. Just.. No. TERRIBLE control. Gameplay: 3 Replayability and Content. If this game was    Story. Cliche orgy! All the tropes! No direction!
    Story: 2

    Audio. Excellently crafted, aside from spoiling potential jump scares
    Audio: 8

    Graphics. Almost mindblowing. Almost.
    Graphics: 9

    Atmosphere. Incredible setting but constantly breaks its own immersion.
    Atmosphere: 6

    Gameplay. I.. Just.. No. TERRIBLE control.
    Gameplay: 3

    Replayability and Content. If this game was actually any good, it’d have replay value.
    Replayability/Content: 3

    Jayson’s Judgement is
    3 out of 10. Go back to making PlayStation Move games, Supermassive. Leave the survival horror to people who actually know what they are doing. Go play Heavy Rain. For all of it’s faults, Until Dawn in 20 times worse.    … Expand
  73. makaschors
    Oct 26, 2015
    3
    Очень хотел "Дожить до рассвета", дожил, но с трудом. Первые два часа в игре не происходит абсолютно ничего (за исключением первых 10 минут), тебе дают только ходить и изредка нажимать кнопки на геймпаде. Затем она начинает "раскачиваться" и появляется мысль: "хоть сейчас-то интерактивное кино превратится в интерактивное кино, а не в скучное передвижение левого стика", но нет! НикакойОчень хотел "Дожить до рассвета", дожил, но с трудом. Первые два часа в игре не происходит абсолютно ничего (за исключением первых 10 минут), тебе дают только ходить и изредка нажимать кнопки на геймпаде. Затем она начинает "раскачиваться" и появляется мысль: "хоть сейчас-то интерактивное кино превратится в интерактивное кино, а не в скучное передвижение левого стика", но нет! Никакой интерактивности, никакого страха, никакого ужастика, никакого интересного сюжета. Всё это высосано из пальца.
    Единственное, что цепляет в этой игре это то, что ты делаешь "неправильный" выбор (любой выбор правильный) и у тебя погибает или выживает один из персонажей. Всё в этой игре настолько банально и местами пошло, что аж смеяться хочется.
    Здесь есть всего два приёма испугать "играющего" (скорее смотрящего): 1.резкий звук и картинка; 2. кровь, кишки, мерзость. Сейчас таким не возьмешь даже самого рядового геймера. Если хотите испугаться, поиграйте в P.T., эмоций будет на неделю вперёд. Сюжет очень прост и был уже в уйме фильмов/книг/игр. Графика - очень странный предмет в Until Dawn. В какие-то моменты ты веришь, что это кино, но это очень редкие и не очевидные моменты, в остальном она держится на среднем уровне. Так же нет и какого-то крутого дизайна уровней или чего-то еще.
    В итоге: никаких новых ощущений, страхов вам не испытать, а говорить о новом игровом опыте и подавно не стоит.    … Expand
  74. memokmo
    Sep 8, 2020
    3
    I love interactive games a lot but this game is not good.
    - Characters are not interesting
    - Your choices are not important. Only thing matters is qte. If you press right button at the right time characters live, if you don't they die.
    This game is not good. If you want to play an interactive game play heavy rain. If you played it, play it again it's still better.
  75. p_ulisses
    Aug 1, 2020
    3
    Before I played it, I never saw a Until Dawn gameplay. I've bought the game after my friend told me it was very scary. Hell, I regret that. Everyone says "wow nice and frightening story", but everything I saw was a poor quality teenage horror movie, appealing everytime for jump scares. Not to mention its campaign. If you can call it a videogame campaign, because it feels like you'reBefore I played it, I never saw a Until Dawn gameplay. I've bought the game after my friend told me it was very scary. Hell, I regret that. Everyone says "wow nice and frightening story", but everything I saw was a poor quality teenage horror movie, appealing everytime for jump scares. Not to mention its campaign. If you can call it a videogame campaign, because it feels like you're watching a interactive movie. Everywhere is incredibly narrow, with QTEs all over the place. The only qualities are the soundtrack that makes a dark and immersing atmosphere, and its graphics engine with impressive realism.… Expand
  76. Makaveli
    Aug 18, 2017
    2
    Cheap jump scares every two minutes, dont know why people like this boring game. Game is for the simple minded who do not know what horror is. The story is predictable too. The game play is terrible, you slowly walk around until the next jump scare.. QTE's all over the place. This isn't a game, and even if it was a movie it would be a terrible one. I didn't care about any of the charactersCheap jump scares every two minutes, dont know why people like this boring game. Game is for the simple minded who do not know what horror is. The story is predictable too. The game play is terrible, you slowly walk around until the next jump scare.. QTE's all over the place. This isn't a game, and even if it was a movie it would be a terrible one. I didn't care about any of the characters because they are your generic run of the mill characters found in B horror flicks... You have the slut, the **** the tough guy, the smart guy etc....
    The game is a piece of crap. Performance is crap too. You'll get frame drops out the ass.

    The only thing good is the graphics, everything else is terrible.. Those who like casual gameplay and crappy/generic horror movies that use cheap jump scares might like this..    … Expand
  77. theNILE
    Aug 26, 2015
    2
    The "horror" is entirely jumpscares. There is a little brutality which I liked, but I thought the Wendigo rendered you immobile, and kept you alive and aware while ripping your skin off, before eating your organs; the old man says it so after learning that all the death scenes are just confusing. Even more confusing is when the old man is standing still, but somehow still gets killed.The "horror" is entirely jumpscares. There is a little brutality which I liked, but I thought the Wendigo rendered you immobile, and kept you alive and aware while ripping your skin off, before eating your organs; the old man says it so after learning that all the death scenes are just confusing. Even more confusing is when the old man is standing still, but somehow still gets killed.

    The characters are annoyingly stupid, and when they aren't being stupid, they're usually just being annoying (especially Emily). Why is there a Nathan Drake? And did the dialogue have to really be so bland? Some bad subtitling didn't go unnoticed. Another thing is when the camera is kind of close to a characters face, sometimes it looks awful... I'm guessing there are texture bugs or something. It's also really weird when they put in high res textures which are used in about 1% of your play time.

    While the general plot is fairly predictable - which is okay - it does give hints and attempts to use some lore stuff. If you bother to read then you'll understand why the Wendigo doesn't just slaughter everyone and it's appreciated.

    The totem thing is okay, but many were just irrelevant and it just seemed like a replayability excuse. I was sad you had to collect all the totems to reveal the movie of what happened the year before, I don't see why the story should be limited in this way after you've finished the game once. If anything, hunting around for totems is exactly what I don't want to do in this game.

    Some people think this even tops Heavy Rain, but tbh I thought both the characters and dialogue were actually compelling in Heavy Rain and actually the main reason of why the game was so enjoyable. It's quite shocking that nobody has as of yet has even been able to accomplish something similar, because I really enjoy these types of games when done right. Anybody can create jumpscares, but Until Dawn throws a lot of cheap ones at you, and the ghost one makes you wonder how exactly did Josh set that up so quickly? Some oversights and lack of polish is incredibly detrimental to this game and overall I'd say it was a failure considering the high bar already set.    … Expand
  78. patolouco22
    Aug 28, 2015
    2
    Needless to play the game to know it's more movie than game.

    The typical game that you can play on youtube.

    Really very weak. Only valid if it comes offered in Plus.
  79. AreYouSerious
    Aug 26, 2015
    2
    Let me preface this by saying I enjoyed Beyond Two Souls, so I have no issues with these types of games.

    Pros: Character graphics on cut-scenes. Cons: MOST annoying, reality tv-styled, idiotic, un-engaging characters I've ever had the misfortune of witnessing; therefore, zero care what happens to them. It's as boring as watching paint dry - the "story" is virtually non-existent.    Let me preface this by saying I enjoyed Beyond Two Souls, so I have no issues with these types of games.

    Pros: Character graphics on cut-scenes.

    Cons: MOST annoying, reality tv-styled, idiotic, un-engaging characters I've ever had the misfortune of witnessing; therefore, zero care what happens to them.

    It's as boring as watching paint dry - the "story" is virtually non-existent.

    The "scares" got me TWICE - the rest were so lame you could see them coming from a mile away.

    Numbing - again, so poorly written it makes you numb to "play" it.

    Overall, I can see how this would appeal to the 15-18 year old demographic... but that's about it.

    LAME...    … Expand
  80. Br_AgSs
    May 23, 2019
    2
    High school teen movie . Boring story and characters. Gameplay is ok, could've been a lot better
  81. Kraiss
    Apr 29, 2023
    2
    Mostly cheap trills and shallow characters. The plot is ok but the choices and qte draw me out of the game. Another thing, you cannot replay chapters, you have to replay the whole game.. in this type of game that's BS. Just another cheap way to add lifespan to the game.
  82. paddystudmuffin
    Dec 2, 2015
    1
    What can I say but if you want to watch a movie go rent a movie. This isnt a game at all. It's a teeny slasher movie dressed up as a videogame and not a very good one. Descent graphics that's it (
  83. Fricke88
    Sep 1, 2015
    1
    It's really not worth your time unless you're really into teenie horror stories. As something that can be played through in one evening, I'd suggest you rather rent it.
  84. mixtreated
    Sep 19, 2015
    1
    First 10 minutes of Until Dawn has undeniable climate that slowly wears off with every step you take. Dread is delivered by doves, deers, people standing, stuff falling from furniture in form of cheap jump scares. Plot carries no tension, no complications, no true drama. Second play-through is a true struggle when you realise that all the characters (you already hate) are harder to killFirst 10 minutes of Until Dawn has undeniable climate that slowly wears off with every step you take. Dread is delivered by doves, deers, people standing, stuff falling from furniture in form of cheap jump scares. Plot carries no tension, no complications, no true drama. Second play-through is a true struggle when you realise that all the characters (you already hate) are harder to kill than to be kept alive.… Expand
  85. alexkillever
    Jan 18, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Parece mentira que esta basura tenga la nota tan alta por la comunidad. Lo que hace un buen marketing supongo, y, es que hoy en dia la gente tan siquiera tiene criterio no puede valorar por su propia cuenta. Veran este juego tendra un buen apartado grafico y faltaria mas porque es un exclusivo de sony pero la historia me parece una completa basura, una historia mas falsa que una moneda de dos euros y con unas acciones que tan siquiera un niño de tres años se atreveria a hacerlas. SI ya al principio del juego cuando Matt y la maldita puerta se bloquea, se nota que quiere retroceder pero joder! esta cerrada, entonces sigue el camino hacia adelante pero es que quriosamente al lado hay una maldita pared que mide menos de un metro! Si joder grandes Supermassive Games o cuando quedan tan solo dos horas para que amanezca y estan todos encerrados en un lugar seguro y esperando para que los rescaten sale Mike y dice no joder yo soy el mas chulo y ire a buscar la maldita llave porque me quiero ir ya! En serio Supermassive Games? El juego esta lleno de estos detalles de mi... que joden el juego por completo ademas los finales del juego son completamente iguales y las acciones que tomes apenas tienen algo que ver con el transcurso del juego menos mal que lo obtuve gratis porque no pagaria ni un centavo por esta basura.… Expand
  86. eggb
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    An originally designed for PS3 on rails move game the move controls now replaced by pressing buttons in certain order Zzzzzzzz, a messed up story, boring characters you don't care about the whole thing is a mess.
  87. nasiresco
    Nov 19, 2015
    0
    I beat this game the first time with 2 people dying.
    Played it again and everyone survived...same ending and minor tweaks. Im not impressed. I like replay-ability and this game has none. Story is pretty much the same. I paid 34 bucks for this off of ebay download code. I wouldnt recommend paying more than 30 for this P.O.S.
  88. hgcjfgxf
    Mar 7, 2016
    0
    game is stupid... admit the graphics are pretty awesome, the controls suck nothing about this game is good..hardly move at all and can lose people what a joke of a game they need to fix it or just take it off the self..i would not tell anyone about this game unless they want a short story and to lose money my score is a 1 and that is being nice ..never make a game like this again notgame is stupid... admit the graphics are pretty awesome, the controls suck nothing about this game is good..hardly move at all and can lose people what a joke of a game they need to fix it or just take it off the self..i would not tell anyone about this game unless they want a short story and to lose money my score is a 1 and that is being nice ..never make a game like this again not worth time time… Expand
  89. leche_paterna
    Aug 29, 2019
    0
    Tipica película interactiva a la que nos tiene acostumbrados Sony. Al menos el argumento es mejor que las películas de David Cage.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 103 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 103
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 103
  3. Negative: 1 out of 103
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2015
    65
    A barely interactive horror film about typical American teenagers. You know, with a cabin. In the woods. And a psychopath. We’ve all seen that, we’ve heard these dialogues, we all know these characters. Still Until Dawn has a pretty good story and is a nice homage to horror flicks and despite being a collection of simple QTE’s can both engage and surprise. [11/2015, p.44]
  2. SpazioGames
    Oct 28, 2015
    80
    It's tense, smart, and able to arouse the player's curiosity until the end. Some design choices are a bit controversial, and the acting is not always spot on, but it's definitely a great homage to horror movies.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Oct 16, 2015
    80
    Gameplay-wise, not exactly a killer app, but anybody who looks at those visuals will be dead impressed. Short, but plenty of reasons to replay, and it’s the spookiest game since Alien: Isolation. [November 2015, p72]
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