The Quarry (2022 Video Game) User Reviews

Great immersive horror experience, has some issues

[ThreeLeggedEgg · 7/10 · 27 July 2022]

Don't get me wrong, i loved this game from start to finish, it just has a few problems that ultimately lead to a disappointing conclusion to some playthroughs.

What it gets right: the characters are fantastically acted and felt realistic, making me genuinely scared to get them killed, the graphics are amazing and a massive step up from previous titles, the soundtrack is great, and the antagonists and settings are pretty scary and tense. I also love how many different paths you can take - it's very fleshed out with many different choices that impact heavily on the game. Many people complain that the game is too cutscene focused and doesn't have enough gameplay, but that honestly didn't bother me, it just made it more immersive.

However, I've heard this game got quite a lot of content cut, which really shows, as it gets somewhat messy the longer it goes on for. It also seems that having 9 main protagonists was a little ambitious, as half of them eventually become irrelevant, and really don't get as much screen time as some of the others do. One of the characters is even completely cut from the story less than half way in, then appears briefly at the very end, a very big waste. There are also some unlikeable characters, who don't get any chance to develop because they get constantly sidelined and there's just no room to expand their arcs. Because of how many paths you can take, some scenes can feel quite disjointed and rushed, especially towards the end.

Another piece of criticism is that it follows too closely from until dawn, which doesn't bother me that much as UD is a fantastic game, but it did make some parts quite predictable. My final complaint is that it has so so much replay value, but it's just a slog sitting through hours of cutscenes you've already seen, as there's no way to skip through them.

Overall, a solid game which is entertaining, immersive and scary, which so much content due to the all the different paths you can take. However, main characters getting forgotten and sidelined really lowered the quality for me and led to a disappointing conclusion. Not worth its very high price in my opinion, but still a great game.

This game is massive!

[HollisWoods · 8/10 · 27 February 2023]

The Quarry had a very creepy start as it established the setting in the middle of nowhere where the supernatural happens. I will say, there was more than enough foreshadowing to let us know it was werewolves. Which was exciting at first, but in the end, it wasn't my favorite rendition of a werewolf storyline. I didn't think the werewolves looked like werewolves. Honestly, they looked more like a mix between until dawn's wendigos and Harry Potter's werewolves. The werewolf lore in this game went with the "break the curse by killing the first" law of werewolf nature. This concept got way more exciting towards the final act of the game. If Laura survives long enough, we see the fortune teller integrated into the story, the whole harem scarem plot is revealed and the ghost encounters make sense despite them being slightly out of place anyway.

This game blows my mind with how many endings you can get. I tried hard researching but it's so overwhelming. You can kill all characters; you can save all characters. Every character can get infected or only a couple. At the end of the game, the curse can be lifted or remain. My ideal ending is the Hacketts' live and Laura dies, because Laura runs around acting like a vengeful hero thinking she knows everything when she doesn't and destroys this entire family that was deeply affected by a series of unfortunate circumstances. At the same time, the "kill all the Hackets" scenario may be more of a mercy massacre for this exact reason, so maybe the white wolf scenario in which the Hacketts' die, Laura and Travis team up, Travis dies in the car crash, and Laura dies after killing Silas, leaving the rest of the councilors to live. I like that ending. But I'll leave it up to you. Check out IGN's insane guide and check out the millions of variations the Quarry has to offer.

Just as a side rant, I hate people, specifically Youtubers, that play the game and get mad when they choose a decision and dislike the results and then complain. Their mindset is always "oh I didn't know the choice would lead to this." I don't know if they're just defending their decisions or genuinely complaining about the game - but not knowing the outcome is the point. In real life, we make decisions every day. Can you truly say you know the full outcome of your daily decisions? No. We're not Doctor Strange. Just like these divergent path games, we make decisions that appeal to us at the time, and we plant the seeds of our consequences, good and bad.

As the spiritual successor to until dawn, how does it compare? Well, gameplay wise, it's quite similar. But because there are more characters, there are more deaths with several ways to kill these characters, infected characters can also lead to different outcomes and different scenarios, and there are so many endings - I don't even know how many. Until Dawn ends the same, it's all about who survives the night and what happens to josh. There are ways to kill characters that I still don't know about, and that's saying something as I've been a huge fan of Until Dawn since it came out.

While the Quarry wins with its versatile story possibilities, I don't feel like its characters are as strong. I like some of the Quarry characters, but with Until Dawn, I have a reason to like all of them. Even Emily. I like her so much because of how much I hate her lol. I'm so attached to the Until Dawn squad whereas I don't feel too bad watching some Quarry characters die. Both games really drive home the cringey 80s horror movie about slaughtered teens cliché. This is most apparent when it comes to their cringey dialogue. For me, the Quarry dialogue is just cringey, but Until Dawn is so cringey that it's actually funny.

Overall, the Quarry is a testament to the times with its evolved game play and diverse possibilities of endings. But Until Dawn as an overall experience has a charm that the Quarry just wasn't able to capture for me. I definitely recommend both games as they're both fantastic, but Until Dawn will always have a special place in my heart.

Supermassive Games Has Done It Again

[garethvk · 8/10 · 11 June 2022]

In 2015 Supermassive Games released Until Dawn and brought a new level of interactive horror to gamers. With the release of The Quarry, the company has taken the genre to a new level thanks in large part to the power of the new generation of gaming systems and graphic cards.

Unlike Until Dawn which was a PS4 exclusive, The Quarry is available on multiple platforms.

Using the same motion capture and a star-laden cast of Until Dawn, players are introduced to a group of councilors who have just seen their campers head home at the end of the summer.

Eager to get home and on with their college plans and lives, things take an unexpected turn when Jacob (Zach Tinker) decides to disable their van in the hopes that by staying an extra night he can convince Emma (Halston Sage), to not end their relationship which she viewed as a summer fling and with four states between them for school, something that cannot be maintained.

Despite the warnings of camp owner Chris (David Arquette) to stay inside with the doors locked, the kids decide to hold one more party and this is when things start to unravel. Players will take control of various players at random points of the story and this enables players to explore, gather clues, interact with objects and use weapons in rare instances.

The story is told over 10 chapters mainly set in one evening and the dangers that lurk are brutal and graphic when they arrive which means that stumbling around in the dark as the game often requires can have deadly results.

Players will have the option to make choices at several points during their gameplay and they can range from the tone used to answer a question or if they wish to run or hide from danger. There are other options as well as the intensity rises which all will change how the story unfolds as the game is based on branching storylines where who lives and who dies can change with each time through the story.

While there were elements where it seemed that I was stumbling in the dark trying to find where I was supposed to go and that large segments at times left me with little to do but watch the action and only occasionally pick a response when I had to move and make some rapid choices on directions and hotkeys, the game really drew me in.

The cast is strong and features Ariel Winter, Ted Raimi, Miles Robbins, Brenda Song, and Lance Henriksen amongst others and aside from one character who delivered his lines in an annoying monotone which sounded like they were delivered through a clenched jaw with a head cold, the voice acting is solid and above what one might expect in a game of this sort.

Graphically the game shined on a PS5 and being able to really enjoy the character animations helped me immerse myself in the story.

Since death is a part of the game, players are given three lives which will allow them to rewind the game and try to save the character. While it usually goes just before their passing, one did back me up a full chapter which I had to replay in order to get back to the next which also had to be replayed only to have the same fate befall the character.

In the end, The Quarry is a triumph of interactive storytelling and is an engaging and compelling tale with a strong cast. It will be interesting to see what Supermassive will do next but The Quarry is a game well worth your time.

4 stars out of 5.

Siobhan Williams, Halston Sage deliver tremendous performances in this one

[Dexlerpool · 9/10 · 11 June 2022]

It's a riveting horror flick filled with your stereo typical life choice decisions that you as the player go through out the game's entirety, Siobhan Williams (Laura), Halston Sage (Emma) both have outstanding performances in the game that will make you go WOOO.

It's just so captivating from beginning to end.

[hailyn-60472 · 9/10 · 12 July 2022]

I really love when you can tell you like a game from the first few minutes, and this game doesn't fail to surprise you and it holds your interest throughout its entirety. They really did a great job with this, and I really hope we get more games like this in the future! It's so fun to play through it and make your own decisions that really effect the outcome of the story, and it's amazing how many different endings you can get from playing through and making different choices. I liked this game more than Until dawn, but just by a hair because they are both great games! 9/10!

An amazing game. Although I only wish one thing.

[gunnarmiller-47271 · 9/10 · 13 June 2022]

This is a stellar creation. I was hooked constantly throughout the game. The cast was great, the soundtrack was very fitting, and the setting was beautiful as it was eerie.

This is seriously the best horror game I have ever played.

However, I just have one thorn in my side from this game, and that would be the general ending. From my experience and others online, it seemed as if the ending was abrupt, no matter how it ends.

It felt like there was little to no payoff. We never got to see any survivors interact after the night was over but instead had to watch the credits to see a quick sentence on whether they survived or not, which was already something we knew.

Don't get me wrong, the credits and the podcast at the end was great, but I only wish we could have gotten more closure with these characters. I felt very unaccomplished.

Never a dull moment!

[yzsnfcg · 10/10 · 11 June 2022]

They really made another until dawn classic! Constantly immersive, cool atmosphere and play on horror movies/games. All characters get development without having to be together constantly, unsure as to who bad and whose good. Plays back to the fortune teller who is ominous yet familiar all at once, and constant scares throughout. New playing modes from before while still presenting the same game we love. Constant indecisiveness on how to make sure everyone remains alive which constantly makes for a fun game. Good relationships built throughout as well! Love to see Brenda Song in a strong character again great to see! Another really well done masterpiece Supermassive games, no surprise there!

Until Dawn is better, but this is still a great experience

[AlienRefugee · 6/10 · 19 June 2022]

I'm a sucker for narrative and while this is a fantastic game with some great moments, actors and script - it falls short of Until Dawn in terms of gameplay, amusing cliches and overall twists and story.

Incredible

[chase-72425 · 10/10 · 11 June 2022]

I enjoyed my entire playthrough, I'm a die hard until dawn fan and have felt their games since have fallen short. Thankfully the quarry stops this trend and might even surpass my love for until dawn. The entire game is paced beautifully and it keeps you engaged.

Dissapointing

[andremanuelalves · 6/10 · 12 June 2022]

I was really hyped about this game, Supermassive Games usually don't fail us in the horror/drama genres but this time... The start was ok, but the story developed in a very slow pace and only in the 9th and 10th chapters you feel that your choices are really important for the characters fate.

Also this game has a lot of bugs and fails in dialogs, in some parts i was thinking for myself if they really worked that aspect.

And when you finish, you just don't want to play another 10 hours or 2 hours (if you only want to play the final chapter) of boring cutscenes... It had potencial but, in my opinion, failed in very points. Paying 70 bucks are definitely not worthy.

A worthy (full game) successor to Until Dawn.

[coltenstoddard · 9/10 · 19 June 2022]

I went into this expecting not to be half as satisfied as I was with Until Dawn but I was pleasantly surprised and actually feel it fixed a lot of the flaws of it's predecessor.

New things to look forward to: -more variety in endings (allegedly 173) -better QTE's that are more handicap accessible -just as unique of a story -inside jokes that acknowledge Until Dawn without relying solely on its reputation -a nod to classic horror tropes that get turned on their head if the player is smart enough to know what you SHOULD NOT do in a horror film -the women's faces look less cheeky/teethy -can save all teens without turning one into a permanent creature (a la Josh) -interesting collectibles (some of which are multi-part) -a change to the prologue formula of killing off those characters immediately (this was common in the Dark Pictures Anthology too)

My main criticism is the ending... I would've liked to see more of an update on what happens after. The podcast was fine but perhaps seeing "(insert character) reconciled with (insert character) and are now dating". It would've made the dialogue choices I made for the characters seem important. Overall it's one of my favorite games of the year so far and I'm hoping there are plans to do another full-sized game like this that won't be another 7 years.

Friday The 13th + Werewolves = The Quarry

[funnycommentor · 7/10 · 18 June 2022]

The plot of the video game was basic (Friday The 13th vibes), but I would definitely watch the gameplay. The storyline was just nice, kinda unexpected. The location was basic, but very creepy. The characters were very interesting and well-developed. Laura, the main camp counselor wasn't a very interesting character, but she was very brave. Max, Laura's boyfriend was a very interesting character and very likeable. Abigail, one of the teen camp counselors, was a very interesting character and very likeable. Her kill was amazing, so brutal. Kaitlyn, one of the teen camp counselors, was very brave, but kinda annoying. Her kill was kinda boring. Nick, one of the teen camp counselors, wasn't a very interesting character. Actually, we didn't had the chance to get to know him better, because he turned into a werewolf early in the game.. Emma, one of the teen camp counselors, was kinda annoying and her kill was kinda boring. However, her chase scene was epic. Ryan, one of the teen camp counselors, was a very interesting and likeable character. He was so kind. Dylan, one of the teen camp counselors, was a very interesting character and very funny. Jacob, one of the teen camp counselors, was so unlikable and not interesting at all. He was so silly and his kill was lame. Overall, some kills were very brutal, but I expected something new and more gorier.. It was a very intense video game, full of action filled scenes. It wasn't very scary and most jumpscares were predictable. I have to admit, that the graphics were AMAZING, so realistic and very dark. In my opinion, it was an enjoyable game.

Love/hate

[drummerboy-42635 · 5/10 · 27 June 2022]

This game is right in the middle for me. I really like the plot and theme but there's a lot issues.

My biggest complaint is that the writing and acting doesn't seem realistic in many scenes. Most of the characters don't really react to the horror and danger in a reasonable manner. There's literally a horrifying thing that is trying to kill them and they know it but yet they walk casually through the woods at night having lighthearted conversations about crushes and high-school drama.

The graphics are pretty good but the eyes and the water are terrible. The water looks like something from a PS2 game and they should've tried to avoid water scenes with their low-budget. The characters' eyes seem to be unfocused and staring off in random directions and not towards the other characters that they're interacting with.

This is a somewhat minor complaint but the dialog repeats itself sometimes. I would guess this is a problem with the game trying to piece together all of the different scene possibilities and sometimes results in an overlap of lines.

There's not a lot of free roam in the game but when it is, the viewpoint is very frustrating. It is neither 1st or 3rd person. Instead, it seems like your viewpoint is from a random angle that constantly changes and makes roaming difficult. Not to mention that you can hardly see anything. You also spend a good chunk of tome wandering around mostly empty rooms that have little to nothing to find.

My last complaint is that you don't seem to have much control over your characters. Your "path choices" are always limited to 2 options and sometimes both options are awful and don't make any sense. Most choices are also just dialog options and sometimes seem like it doesn't matter which one you pick because the line that your character ends up saying sometimes sounds like a mixture of both options.

Despite these problems I still find myself wanting to keep playing to get to the end of the story. I might even replay it to try out a few different choices. I'll definitely be going on YouTube to find out all the different endings there are. I do like this horror movie genre of game and I really love the summer camp theme. I'd like to see a few changes in the game and writing and then I think it would be amazing.

THE QUARRY: Choose Your Own Horror

[Jinxxa_Wolf · 8/10 · 18 March 2023]

THE QUARRY was a super cool game. It is a game with many different choices and pathways to choose from, a game that sure keeps you guessing, with many twists and turns along the way. It was a fun play.

The premise of The Quarry takes place at the end of summer in Hackett Summer Camp, after some counselors (Laura & Max) have mysteriously gone missing. When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, seven teenage counselors (Jacob, Emma, Ryan, Kaitlyn, Abigail, Dylan, Nick) are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror and have to try to survive a night in the quarry.

Overall, the game was a fun horror game, more thriller than hardcore scary. If you like mysteries, walking simulators, choice-driven, narrative-driven, horror thriller games, with a good throwback to the teen horror movies haydays of old...then you'll really enjoy this. You never really know till the end what's quite going on...Psychos, Monsters, Paranormal events? Who knows? It's all fun and games till you can't survive The Quarry...

STORY: 8/10 GAMEPLAY: 9/10 GRAPHICS: 8/10 ART DESIGN: 9/10 MUSIC: 8/10 OVERALL RATING: 8.5.

A beautiful masterpiece

[gameskiller-07685 · 10/10 · 19 June 2022]

I'm a huge fan of choice-based story games especially when it comes to horror, I'll say this game did not disappoint. The story is one of the best I've ever seen in gaming, the writing is incredible and very detailed, and the character development is probably the best thing about this game. The attention to details, soundtrack, music, visuals, lightings, shadows, cinematography and graphics are pure art, honestly they made a huge effort and it paid off. The human interactions and facial expressions are so lifelike and photorealistic, everything is visually stunning and beautiful to look at. The realism and natural dialogues are insane, the actors gave us a flawless performances to add to the narrative. It was such a unique journey and an amazing story to experience.

Yes there are some flaws and technical issues but I'm sure they can be fixed and they doesn't really affect the game that much. Overall, This is easily the best horror game this year and probably one of the best of all time. Highly recommended 10/10.

(People need to stop comparing this to Until Dawn pls. I know Until Dawn was so much better but we still gotta appreciate that they made something close to it)

Solid Horror story with good twists.

[adambredlau · 9/10 · 13 June 2022]

Supermassive delivers yet again!

The choices in this game matter once more, with subtle choices resulting in long term consequences. Miss something on a shelf? Now you have to to hide instead of defend yourself. Decided you don't like someone? Tell them, but don't expect their support later.

The game transports you into a modern day horror story with fresh out of high school 18-19 year olds as camp counselors. All fun and games until someone gets hurt, right? Can the 7 counselors pull it together and make it through one last night at camp, or shall hope abandon them? Only you can decide.

Real good

[mamaandbabyhulk · 8/10 · 28 June 2022]

Although some may say that its bland, I don't think so at all! It was a very fun experience with a lot of replayability! I loved all the different way the characters could die, and I liked the twist. Definitely a successor to Until Dawn, and I loved that about it because I loved Until Dawn. Overall, this game is a nice horror game that can be played for hours without getting bored. I really enjoyed the settings, choices, characters, story, atmosphere, and pretty much everything about it.

Decent. Would I replay? No.

[zeezee-59363 · 6/10 · 27 July 2022]

I don't usually play these types of games, but I gave The Quarry a go because I am a fan of werewolves, David Arquette, and Brenda Song. The game looks great, it has really good visuals. The twist at the end made my jaw drop; Laura's Return, the Hag of Hackett's Quarry. However, I was BORED out of my mind with some of the scenes that have you only make one decision and the rest you'd have to wait like 30 minutes to watch. Also, Ryan was a pain in the ass. But, the other characters were amazing. Was NOT a fan of the ending, I'd much rather it end with Laura and Ryan at the house. Half fun, half boring. Worth playing a first time but I would not a second.

Supermassive Returns to Form, The Quarry is a Triumphant Successor to Until Dawn

[CANpatbuck3664 · 9/10 · 31 July 2022]

Any memorable slasher can be different, but most of them follow a formula. The individual characters have their quirks (depending on the movie) but they're usually painted with broad strokes. The Quarry keeps up that tradition and while some people may complain about them being stock characters, much like Until Dawn, they walk a fine line and they're successful. Jacob and Emma came the closest to annoying me as the "jock-bro" and the "vain mean-girl" but they each have their moments where they show a little depth underneath. There's also some really good character development to counter balance, Laura and Max are a compelling couple and team that were very easy to root for. I'd also submit Dylan as another example, he seems like a type, but as you go on, he's really funny and surprisingly multi-layered. So while the writing on the characters may not be stellar across the board, it's more than satisfactory overall and even really good for some of characters.

Getting to the creatures, the Wendigo in Until Dawn were a nice choice. They weren't as established and it allowed them to play with the mythology and the look. Without spoiling anything, the beasts stalking our intrepid heroes is of the A-list monster variety and their design even resembles the Wendigo. But it's a fresh design considering other version of these monsters and it played for me. They carry over most of the classic rules and mythology (being scared of water was new to me but maybe that's always been the case) and they do a good job fitting them into the story. They know to obscure them and to have them lurk around instead of wandering around in the open and it adds to the sense of danger and mystery. But they also pack a punch, the wrong choices in The Quarry lead to savagery and those moments should satisfy the gore fans in the audience.

Until Dawn had a surprisingly loaded cast list. Most of this was due to them lucking into catching several famous actors and actresses on the upswing (Hayden Panetierre and Peter Stormare were already names but Academy Award winner Rami Malek and Brett Dalton weren't there yet). Most of The Quarry's cast are either horror genre vets or people you'd recognize from other things. My favourite performances were from Ted Raimi as Travis Hackett, Siobhan Williams as Laura Kearney and Skyler Gisondo as Max. I don't think there are any terrible performances (Justice Smith isn't great but he just doesn't fit the brooding and angsty loner type for me) but there are members of the cast that are underutilized. Ethan Suplee, Lance Henrickson, David Arquette and Lin Shaye are in the game less than you think and that's too bad. They have the talent and they're all respectively good, I just wish they were given more to work with.

The last thing I wanted to touch on was the element of choice in the game. I'm a sucker for games that let you influence the story through your choices but it's harder to execute that kind of formula (Telltale made some good games but they made a fair amount of lacklustre ones too) than you may think. The Quarry isn't firing choices at you at a mile-a-minute clip but I'm happy to report that the choices do have consequences and how attentive you choose to be has ramifications on the narrative. It's also a pleasant surprise that the QTEs (quick time events) are more forgiving in The Quarry. Until Dawn's QTEs are brutal, you miss one and that character's done. I think the studio listened to that criticism and even if you miss one or even two in a line, you usually have a chance to course correct and that will help new players.

The Quarry is a much needed home run for Supermassive but I'm so happy both for them and for the fans of Until Dawn. Anyone who played any of the Dark Pictures Anthology knew they could do better and with The Quarry proved that they still can deliver the goods. I love Until Dawn even with the cliche characters and the hammy dialogue, it feels like the creators are paying homage to the genre instead of being careless with the material. The Quarry is tightly plotted, the characters have more dimension this time around and while it isn't as multi-faceted as Until Dawn, they bring the thrills and chills. Partner that with how the story branches out in a satisfying way to justify the choose-your-own adventure aspect and you've got a winner. Supermassive deserves all the kudos and I hope we can get another project of this quality from them moving ahead. If you're a fan of the choose-your-own-fright genre, The Quarry is worth picking up at full price.

Good, but hugely let down by limiting options (PC)

[EviL-FazZ · 7/10 · 23 November 2022]

The Quarry is near perfection for this play style and genre, but it is let down by limiting basic (PC) options.

The audio is basic 2Ch (aka stereo) using a 90's ProLogic/pseudo surround approach, rather than being actual 6Ch (aka 5.1) or preferred 8Ch (aka 7.1). This poor quality sound mix decision breaks its film like qualities.

The other let down is Supermassive enforcing typical poor quality games console like graphical limitations on to PC users, such as low quality edge blurring, low quality field depth, no HDR options and not even support for basic FSR/DLSS support.

Lastly, ever Supermassive game enforces us to share a single controller between 5 local players (in the same room), which makes no sense to us.

The answer is easy, gives us options for all the above to either use them or just 'turn them off', PLEASE! We are not dumb game console users and we also do not want to have mod every badly designed game your release, we should not have to forced to use bad quality options and sort out your poor quality audio, The Dark Pictures series is far better than this rubbish, why stop supporting high quality surround audio?

The Quarry is good, but 'could have been' an "outstanding 10/10" 😐

Almost as good as Until Dawn

[SkeletonGrimm67 · 8/10 · 12 June 2022]

Played it two times now. The first time with two Friends via Couch-Coop and let me tell you, that's the best way to play it. The monster-design is a little bit disappointing and feels like they reused the wendigo design from Until Dawn and changed it a little bit. The characters are so well written and the story is gripping. We had such a blast unraveling the mystery of what happened and what kind of monster is hunting you.

Also Kaitlyn is best girl!

Not bad at all. But what happened to the qte's?

[theomniman-59622 · 7/10 · 21 June 2022]

As I stated in the title the quick time events in this game have been severely nerfed in a bad way. There are only 3 things to press if I remember correctly and they weren't ever challenging. Sure the story is fine and worth at least 2 or 3 playthroughs but at least the rest of these games had slightly challenging button press every once in a while. Not here though im afriad.

Are these characters supposed to be this stupid?

[Nadrizzle · 2/10 · 27 August 2022]

I wanted to love this game, but it just hugely missed the mark and the graphics were not awesome enough to make up for it.

The dialogue is ATROCIOUS. The storyline is sub-par at best. The things they do (and the choices they allow you to make) make no sense at least 70% of the time, but not in the typical 80's campy fashion, unfortunately.

The way they talk to each other insane. You're in a life or death situation and tell someone to call 911. Their response is "what do I say? Do I ask for the cops or an ambulance?" and hesitate to call is something I can't imagine literally anyone ever doing. It's also very contradictory, someone will say one thing and later say something that contradicts what was mentioned earlier, which is confusing and frustrating.

Also, as much as I love female empowerment and representation (being a woman myself), this was just too much- they force it down your throat and make all the guys fumbling idiots. I would much prefer a more well-balanced game that lets you work together as a team regardless of gender. Or better yet, to choose which characters you want to make work together or not based on previous interactions with them.

The graphics are nice, there are some fun visuals and puns, I like the menu, and as always the ability to make your own choices is addicting and fun. I'm going to finish the game because I paid for it, but I'm severely disappointed to be halfway through and amazed at the stupidity.

A Stellar Horror Experience

[BadgerStorm4345 · 9/10 · 6 July 2022]

The Quarry offers a great mix of mystery and horror mixed with a likable cast of characters who you don't want to see die. The plot of the Quarry unfolds perfectly in a 10-12 hour experience. I loved how the mystery was revealed over time. The music is excellent and the atmosphere truly feels unsettling and like the characters are never truly alone. The Quarry is an incredible horror game.

Successful Spiritual Sequel to Until Dawn

[corney23 · 10/10 · 19 June 2022]

After the past few entries in The Dark Pictures Anthology, I was a bit skeptical of this upcoming game. Boy was I wrong.

The Quarry lives up to the hype it was given with outstanding performances from its star-studded cast including horror veterans Ted Raimi, Lance Henriksen and Lin Shaye and teen stars Miles Robbins, Ariel Winter and Siobhan Williams to name a few. This choose-your-story adventure pays homage to the great horror classics, while maintaining a contemporary tone that appeals to the typical gamer, as well as the horror film fanatic. Accompanied by an amazing and eclectic soundtrack with artists spanning from The Monkees to Ariana Grande, not to mention a song written and performed by a member of the cast, as well as its beautiful visuals, cutting-edge facial animation and incredible lighting techniques, The Quarry stands out as one of the best and most original games of the year.