Tormented Souls

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  • Summary: Tormented souls is a return to classic survival horror. With a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure, tormented souls modernises for a new generation - as caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Hey Poor Player
    Aug 26, 2021
    90
    If you love classic survival horror titles, Tormented Souls needs to be on your radar. It’s a terrifically terrifying love letter to Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Alone in the Dark. With brilliant puzzles, a genuinely scary setting to explore, and unsettling monsters to face, it’s the kind of game that will shock you to your core and stick with you long after the credits roll. While it undoubtedly wears its old-school inspiration on its bloodied sleeve, make no mistake: Tormented Souls is a modern survival horror masterpiece.
  2. LevelUp
    Sep 1, 2021
    82
    Tormented Souls is a great tribute to the old school survival horror genre. The Chilean studio, Dual Effect Games, demonstrates great mastery and knowledge of the elements that made horror games great back in the day. Although graphically it is not very impressive and the presentation is kind of cheesy, the setting, the atmosphere and the monsters are so well designed that the resulting experience is particularly immersive. Tormented Souls strengths definitely outweigh its weaknesses. If you are looking for a typical horror experience from the late 90s and early 2000s, Tormented Souls is a must.
  3. GameMAG
    Nov 2, 2021
    80
    Tormented Souls is a survival horror in the style of classic Resident Evil and Silent Hill games, that manages to have an interesting plot and good puzzles, while giving you a very fun time.
  4. GamingBolt
    Aug 30, 2021
    70
    Tormented Souls is a little rough around the edges and hits a few noticeable bumps, but by and large, this is a solid survival horror game that fans of the genre's classics are sure to enjoy.
  5. Movies Games and Tech
    Mar 6, 2022
    70
    As an indie game Tormented Souls is never going to reach Bloodborne or Resident Evil level of polish but that’s ok. Despite its lower end graphics (compared to the latest titles on current generation, and even last generation consoles) it holds up. It holds up because it plays on that nostalgia for the survival horror games of old.
  6. The Games Machine
    Sep 16, 2021
    67
    Tormented Souls tries to capture the magic of the good, old Resident Evil titles. The game delivers a genuine scary atmosphere and decent storytelling, sometimes overwhelmed by poor graphics and some technical issues.
  7. PLAY
    Sep 20, 2021
    50
    Admittedly, it is refreshing to see this classic style of game brought back to modern consoles, and some players may even appreciate the way this feels like an at-times-terrifying ’90s throwback. But even if you can look past its unoriginality, the lack of polish in stiff voice acting, character animation, and numerous bugs break the immersion. Retro revivals are cool, but if a game brings nothing new to the table and ends up worse than the existing ones it’ll inevitably be compared to, you may as well just dust off the old PlayStation and play those instead. [Issue#6, p.88]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 68
  3. Negative: 8 out of 68
  1. Kanon_
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Real classic horror game like Resident Evil.
    Atmosfere is amazing and the sound gives you the right anxiety.

    Very Nice Game!!
  2. MohammadMatin
    Dec 13, 2021
    10
    The best spychological horor after a long time from Silent Hill. Theres no reason for fell down the controller and play another game. You toThe best spychological horor after a long time from Silent Hill. Theres no reason for fell down the controller and play another game. You to play this game right know !!! Enjoy… Expand
  4. Issourisi
    Jun 8, 2022
    10
    This is for the fans a masterpiece of horror, looks like some horror game from ps1 and ps2 , the game remember me lost things about thisThis is for the fans a masterpiece of horror, looks like some horror game from ps1 and ps2 , the game remember me lost things about this golden era of horror classic. The game is hard but is perfect for à survival horror.… Expand
  5. guinotrool
    Oct 27, 2021
    9
    This is truly the sucessorof Survival Horror. I wouldn´t say it is as hard as ps1 and ps2 RE games, but it is definitely harder than currentThis is truly the sucessorof Survival Horror. I wouldn´t say it is as hard as ps1 and ps2 RE games, but it is definitely harder than current generation horror games. The puzzles are smarts, the gameplayis engaging, and the resources are scarce. The only thing the game lacks is in enemy variety/complex combat mechanics. Inventory managemente would be interesting as well, but the concept of the game is about that. Music is superb, as well as the scenario. One of the best horror games of the year, if not the best, for sure.… Expand
  6. Kaparkin
    Oct 30, 2021
    9
    Don’t skip this one. One of the best looking indie games I’ve ever played with excellent level design. Exploring the hospital was as good asDon’t skip this one. One of the best looking indie games I’ve ever played with excellent level design. Exploring the hospital was as good as RE1 mansion in my opinion. It’s blends RE and silent hill perfectly, and you can tell the devs were going for that.

    The voice acting was not good, like original RE on ps1 not good, but everything else was great.    … Expand
  7. mabritec
    May 6, 2023
    8
    excelente titulo si eres vieja escuela en los video juegos, es un titulo de terror camara al hombro con una onda muy clasica, momentosexcelente titulo si eres vieja escuela en los video juegos, es un titulo de terror camara al hombro con una onda muy clasica, momentos intensos, enemigos agresivos, podria tener mejores graficos y acabados en este aspecto, hay detalles que parece que no les pusieron mucho mimo, necesita audio en español pero tiene subtitulos. algunos problemas tecnicos con las camaras en momentos de pelea.… Expand
  8. clovensmile
    Jun 28, 2023
    0
    No auto saves. 5 attempts to pass the first area. If you are killed you are going back to where you were 30 minutes ago. Absolute disrespectNo auto saves. 5 attempts to pass the first area. If you are killed you are going back to where you were 30 minutes ago. Absolute disrespect towards players time from the devs. I want a refund.… Expand

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