Goosebumps: Dead of Night

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  • Summary: In Goosebumps Dead of Night, the best-selling Goosebumps franchise has been reimagined as a first-person spooky survival adventure game for Nintendo Switch. Experience three chapters of stealth gameplay with 3D graphics and chilling AI monsters. Slappy the Dummy has unleashed a nightmare ofIn Goosebumps Dead of Night, the best-selling Goosebumps franchise has been reimagined as a first-person spooky survival adventure game for Nintendo Switch. Experience three chapters of stealth gameplay with 3D graphics and chilling AI monsters. Slappy the Dummy has unleashed a nightmare of Goosebumps monsters, and they’re all out to get you! Escape from frightening creatures like the Graveyard Ghoul, Lawn Gnomes, Annihilator 3000, Murder the Clown, and the Werewolf of Fever Swamp as you collect the scattered pages of Slappy's book to seal him away. You’ll explore infamous Goosebumps locales for clues, hide from monsters, and solve Slappy’s devious puzzles. It’s up to you to stop Slappy’s evil plan to unleash his monsters across the world… don’t worry, you’ll have some allies along the way like Nikola Tesla, Dr. Brewer and R.L. Stine, voiced by Jack Black. For the faint of heart, beware—you’re in for a scare!… Expand

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. GameSpace
    Aug 3, 2020
    85
    Goosebumps Dead Of Night won't provide the longest or most challenging experience for hardcore gamers. For most of us, it serves as a wonderful homage to the Goosebumps franchise. Its family-friendly content makes a game that households with younger gamers can enjoy with, or without, their parents. Even those not fully versed in the Goosebumps series will find plenty of characters here that seem awfully familiar. At the end of the day, it's an excitingly fun experience because who wouldn't find fun in blasting and being chased by life-size Gummy Bears?
  2. Nintendo Life
    Oct 4, 2020
    50
    A greedy price tag, poor performance and an incredibly short campaign make Goosebumps: Dead of Night more likely to be dead on arrival. It's a shame, because it's a well-constructed and entertaining lite survival horror adventure that's probably perfect for kids. Even then, we'd recommend either waiting for a deep, deep sale, or simply renting the excellent 2015 movie. There's a lot to like here, but unfortunately, it's buried under a lot of ugliness. Much like, say... a scary ghoul! Wooooo! Or something.
  3. Pure Nintendo
    Aug 13, 2020
    45
    Sadly, Goosebumps Dead of Night is another failed attempt at converting a franchise we already know and love into a game that lives up to our expectations.

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  1. Norsegod28
    Dec 28, 2020
    7
    Fun little game. high price point should be $20 but overall good experience
  2. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 20, 2021
    7
    Goosebumps: Dead of Night
    I wasn’t ready for this.
    This game is actually good.. Goosebumps Dead of Night is a 2 and a half hour long babys    Goosebumps: Dead of Night
    I wasn’t ready for this.
    This game is actually good..
    Goosebumps Dead of Night is a 2 and a half hour long babys first survival horror game and I cant believe Im saying this, but this is one of the most enjoyable horror games I’ve played this year.
    The game is based loosly on the 2015 goosebumps movie staring jack black, here youre tasked with at first running around this mansion in searh of 10 pages to put slappy back inside, youre told to look everywhere, cuppboards, closets, bookshelves.. and you do just that.. at first dodging a mummy, but as you get closer and closer to finishing the book more monster are introduced like these annoying gnomes that steal your pages and run, a clown that attacks you if youre in the dark for too long.. this section of the game makes up the majority.. and it is a thrill.. so many jumpscares and goofy yet terrifying moments… I felt the joy of walking through a haunted house… I was enjoying every moment. .and then I got to the basement..
    one of the most annoying sections in a game ive every played… im going to save you the pain, throw the gnomes at him.. I don’t care if thats spoiling the puzzle of this section, alternate univers you is thanking me for that… and then its onto a section of gathering engredients, laser puzzles, a maze in a lab…
    the game is so perfectly paced, you get excited to solve problems because of the pacing… it does a great job at narrating as you play so you know what to do or what to be looking for.. even what room to look for the item in.. my only complaint other than the basement is running, you get to run for 2 sections and youre out of breath.. 1 making the gnomes annoying, and 2 making the final 2 sections feel annoying as youre dealing with gummy bears and flying witches..
    I would love to see a series of games based off of individual goosebumps books..
    Dead of Night is a pleasant surprise and worth picking up.
    I give Goosebumps: Dead of Night
    7/10    … Expand