Tormented Souls

 PlayStation 5
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 143 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 109 out of 143
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 143
  3. Negative: 27 out of 143
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  1. MrBigMouse
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To whomever thought up the idea you are using in this game to save your progress. I have two words for you.
    FU@K Y*U!!!!!!!
    2 Plus hours of game play and now saving point?????
    You're an @$$ hole.    … Expand
  2. Stranding_Chick
    Oct 6, 2021
    4
    I wasn't sure how I'd feel about a retro-style horror game, but after the first few minutes of gameplay, I was thrilled with what Tormented Souls was about and the throwback style it used. Everything was polished and the amount of detail was a great treat. It was scary, and the storyline was gripping. The puzzles were unique and fun. The music was a treat. Mixed with spooky sounds of anI wasn't sure how I'd feel about a retro-style horror game, but after the first few minutes of gameplay, I was thrilled with what Tormented Souls was about and the throwback style it used. Everything was polished and the amount of detail was a great treat. It was scary, and the storyline was gripping. The puzzles were unique and fun. The music was a treat. Mixed with spooky sounds of an old mansion fit so well.… Expand
  3. LGBTandDisabled
    Aug 1, 2022
    0
    DO NOT BUY!!!!! This game is fat phobic and offensive to the disabled. It's so bad that in their hospital the only way to get to the elevator is up 3 stairs. LOL. That's how little they thought about actual disabled people when they were creating their game full of monsters in wheelchairs. The wheelchair monsters can magically roll up stairs. The story is FULL of plot holes. Also,DO NOT BUY!!!!! This game is fat phobic and offensive to the disabled. It's so bad that in their hospital the only way to get to the elevator is up 3 stairs. LOL. That's how little they thought about actual disabled people when they were creating their game full of monsters in wheelchairs. The wheelchair monsters can magically roll up stairs. The story is FULL of plot holes. Also, if you're a real person with a busy life you should know there are not nearly enough saves. DO NOT BUY!!!!!… Expand
  4. mitsarakos
    Aug 31, 2022
    0
    VERY BAD GAME. A trash. Extremely difficult puzzles. You will have to search always solution in youtube. Very complicated. Very BAD GRAPHICS like from past generation games. Too dark. Didnt enjoy it at all. Avoid it.
  5. SeparatedMiles
    Nov 4, 2021
    0
    While clearly influenced by Resident Evil and Silent Hill, and as such a Resident Evil clone from days of old, it does not try to hide this and in fact pays homage to it's inspirations in a tasteful manor adding it's own charm in the process.

    for a small indie company they produced a beautiful game that is comparable to many AAA titles this day and age and other than some clunky    While clearly influenced by Resident Evil and Silent Hill, and as such a Resident Evil clone from days of old, it does not try to hide this and in fact pays homage to it's inspirations in a tasteful manor adding it's own charm in the process.

    for a small indie company they produced a beautiful game that is comparable to many AAA titles this day and age and other than some clunky movement the games mechanics and it's use of varying tools and physics is great, locking areas not only behind physical items, such as keys, but other methods too which I hadn't seen.

    In terms of narrative I hadn't been so gripped by a story in a long, LONG time and this game had me gripped from the get go and uses notes to fill gaps in beautifully.    … Expand
  6. 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 disrespect towards players time from the devs. I want a refund.
  7. OpinionatedSlut
    Aug 14, 2023
    4
    This game has a great retro vibe and decent spooks. But my god, the gameplay is weak, the cameras can be funky, and the second half is basically Walkthrough Bait. I finished it but I was thrilled when it was over.

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Cubed3
    Feb 21, 2023
    70
    Tormented Souls is a great nostalgia trip taking full advantage of updated graphics and controls to bring a tense, uncomfortable trip for all willing to risk it. Worth taking the time on by both fans of the genre and newcomers wondering what all the fuss is about. Turn those lights on full, open the curtains and prepare to have nightmares.
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  2. 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.
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  3. Worth Playing
    Jan 27, 2022
    68
    I found Tormented Souls to be just intriguing enough to be worth checking out if you have the time. It's a lesson in where survival-horror games have come from and what stories can still be told within the genre. With a little more modernization within the combat and cleaner visuals, this probably could have been an underground classic.
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