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- Wormwood Studios
- Wormwood Studios
- Wormwood Studios
- Wormwood Studios
Strangeland
Released On: May 25, 2021
77
8.0
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
77
65% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
29% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
77
65% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
29% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Strangeland is an honest point'n’click adventure with elements of psychological horror with perfect dubbing that can't be confused with you. In his surreal world, you will encounter a thrilling unknown and a disturbing strangeness. The game does not throw sticks under your feet unnecessarily and thanks to the shorter playing time it can maintain a dense atmosphere.
Would I recommend Strangeland? Yes I would, especially to players willing to expand their boundaries and go beyond the general concept of what a videogame story is. The obscure, allegorical journey of the Stranger is not a typical adventure game for fans of the genre, but ultimately an experience that will amply reward those who come to it with an open mind. Will it prove as enduring as the great literary works? Only time will tell.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
8.0
64% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
8.0
64% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
27% Mixed
3 Ratings
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9% Negative
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Indeed, Strangeland is on the smaller side in terms of length, but also in scale as far as the number of areas, puzzles, and NPCs. Furthermore, it’s just a little bit on the easy side (even without using the payphone), too. I also found some of the ideas in the game just a little underdeveloped, which actually manifested as my own curiosity to know more about Strangeland — certain NPCs, or rooms, for example — but the content just wasn’t there. All that said, though — keep in mind — this is only a $15 game, and at that price, it’s an excellent value.
Dark surrealism permeates the soul of the player in one of the strangest and more interesting adventure games we’ve seen in a long while.
The creators of Primordia offer us an exceptional point and click adventure game, with a spectacular staging and personal and deep story, which is a couple of steps behind the previous work of the studio due to how short it is as it is a smaller project.
The narrative is strong and dark, but the game beneath it struggles to keep up.
Strangeland stands as an argument that players should know as little as possible in a horror adventure game to cultivate tension, yet it still manages to circumvent its own potential by trying to do too much.
Summary You awake in a nightmarish carnival and watch a golden-haired woman hurl herself down a bottomless well for your sake. You seek clues and help from jeering ravens, an eyeless scribe, a living furnace, a mismade mermaid, and many more who dwell within the park. All the while, a shadow shrieks from atop a towering roller-coaster, and you k...
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: May 25, 2021
Developer:
- Wormwood Studios
Publisher: Wormwood Studios
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