Scars Above

 PlayStation 5
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 35
  3. Negative: 9 out of 35
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  1. Steyraus
    Jun 12, 2023
    4
    This could have been a fun interesting survival horror. But ridiculous difficulty spikes mixed with clunky controls and unfair hit boxes makes the game a frustrating mess...How do games this incompetent keep getting released. Why not just make it an easier balanced experience.
  2. SerikS
    Mar 29, 2023
    2
    Looks very cheap, gameplay is outdated..disappointing(((((((( (and they still ask for more than $50 for it on ps5 seriously it costs a maximum of $20
  3. WranglerActual
    Mar 10, 2023
    3
    Seemed like an interesting story in the beginning. The boss fights break the story immersion for me. Even on story (rookie) mode, I'm just not going to spend my time fighting the boss (Alpha) over and over to get to continue with the story..
  4. BingoBlack
    Mar 15, 2023
    4
    The stiff movement ruins it for me, I thought I'd like this game since I liked Returnal, but THIS was AWFUL. Definitely would recommend to someone you hate
  5. sex69
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    boring story. ugly character. It's just all bad. There is nothing special, mysterious or fun.
  6. pizzastation
    Mar 29, 2023
    2
    Don't believe the high score.
    I think the high scores are either Devs or someone hired by a publisher.
    The cheap motion and combat were just boring.
    There was no presence of team members and it was just empty.
    Don't think of this as a TPS, think of it as a puzzle game.
    This game is only worth $19 IMO.
    Even if you buy it on sale, you're just wasting your time and money
  7. AnT82
    Jul 27, 2023
    1
    An absolutely terrible game. One of the worst souls rip offs I've ever played. Terrible combat, bs bosses and enemies, with absurd health pools, horrible gimmicks and bs hot boxes. The dodge is pathetic, enemies are cheap and will hit you, even when you clearly weren't even near them. The hypothermia bs is irritating, and annoying, especially when you have bs enemies attacking, with thereAn absolutely terrible game. One of the worst souls rip offs I've ever played. Terrible combat, bs bosses and enemies, with absurd health pools, horrible gimmicks and bs hot boxes. The dodge is pathetic, enemies are cheap and will hit you, even when you clearly weren't even near them. The hypothermia bs is irritating, and annoying, especially when you have bs enemies attacking, with there annoying gimmick crap to deal with. This is difficult just to be difficult, and to pad fake time. They never balanced this trash. I do not care what you vision of this garbage is. We, spend money on your garbage products. Easy mode is a joke, like normal mode. Same garbage difficulty, just takes more unfair hits to kill you. This is a terrible game and it deserves to fail.… Expand

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Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 42
  3. Negative: 1 out of 42
  1. Pocket-lint
    Jun 23, 2023
    80
    Whether you see it as a survival game, shooter, puzzler or roguelike, Scars Above is clever, polished, challenging and fun.
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  2. PLAY
    Apr 5, 2023
    60
    Impressive visuals, tense environments, and a main character you can believe in will keep your attention through the more unsatisfying and sluggish moments. [Issue#26, p.94]
  3. Malditos Nerds
    Apr 4, 2023
    70
    Scars Above is a good, fairly classic action-adventure game with fun gameplay and an interesting story. It takes design ideas from Returnal and, with that, offers its own unique approach. a short game that marks a good debut for this indie studio.
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