Visage

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  • Summary: Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 8, 2021
    90
    Instead of employing trivial jump scare tactics, Visage expertly toys with your senses and messes with your head, first causing uneasiness, and then evoking authentic fear. There’s no reason to weep for the cancelled Silent Hills anymore. We’ve got Visage, the best horror game of the year, maybe even the best in years. [13/2020, p.51]
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  2. Game Informer
    Nov 3, 2020
    88
    Visage creates a palpable playground for fans of horror to revel in, tapping into different flavors of fear to create an unsettling experience. All too often, genre titles fall back on repetitive jump scares and shock value, but Visage lets the house burn into your brain and leaves you questioning every decision to open a door or descend a staircase.
  3. Ragequit.gr
    Nov 17, 2020
    87
    Visage is quite possibly the most oppressive experience we've had since Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The variety of gameplay and terrifying set pieces make this surreal nightmare of human psyche and things lurking in the dark, a must play.
  4. Jeuxvideo.com
    Nov 7, 2020
    80
    Clearly recommended for all fans of horror games.
  5. Screen Rant
    Nov 19, 2020
    80
    Visage is a game survival horror fans must experience for themselves at least once to fully appreciate, even with its flaws. Watching the game through the eyes of a streamer simply does not compare to the masterful way it manipulates its players emotions and tension levels. Visage is not just another edgy PT wannabe, and if players can get past the controls and be patient with the puzzles, they're in for a genuinely frightening ride.
  6. Eurogamer Italy
    Nov 11, 2020
    80
    Visage is quite simply one of the best horror games to hit the market in recent times, an experience you won't easily forget. [Eurogamer Italy Recommended]
  7. Wccftech
    Nov 10, 2020
    70
    Visage is one of the most terrifying games I’ve ever played, full stop, but it’s not going to be for all horror fans. The game’s perplexing puzzles, convoluted story, and rough edges will turn off some, but if you can stick it out, there’s a good chance it will eventually sink its hooks into you. Good horror can take time to process, and I believe Visage’s dark presence will only grow with time.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
  1. TrophyHunters
    Oct 2, 2018
    10
    Reminds me a lot of Layers of Fear when that arrived in early access, been waiting for this game for some time, and from all game play seen soReminds me a lot of Layers of Fear when that arrived in early access, been waiting for this game for some time, and from all game play seen so far, has always given us a promise of a true horror experience, and we have gotten exactly that, although the game is still in early access, (day 1 ) presumably 20 hours game-play left spanning over the entire game! Incredibly excited to finish it. Atmosphere is so tense, and that sticks with you throughout, so scary in parts i needed to take a few breaks in between. Any fan of horror games, do not miss this, play it and invest in the finished game.… Expand
  2. Kiarash76
    Dec 9, 2021
    10
    A must play for horror fans.
    If you are a hardcore fan of horror games or just horror in general, you must play this game. Overall, as a game    A must play for horror fans.
    If you are a hardcore fan of horror games or just horror in general, you must play this game. Overall, as a game it is a 7/10 kind of game, but for us die hard horror fans, it's a 1000/10, by far the best horror experience I've ever had    … Expand
  4. BradleyParrisFM
    Aug 20, 2022
    9
    Really challenging game and many ways to keep you anxious and scared. I've been playing this game on stream and the amount of times my viewerReally challenging game and many ways to keep you anxious and scared. I've been playing this game on stream and the amount of times my viewer are laughing at me being scared is hilarious.… Expand
  5. TheKillerFries
    Oct 19, 2021
    6
    Visage definitely has a lot going for it; the atmosphere is solid, the story is really interesting, and there's an ever-present sense ofVisage definitely has a lot going for it; the atmosphere is solid, the story is really interesting, and there's an ever-present sense of tension that's not always seen in modern horror games. However, it feels like for every few things that Visage does right, it does something not so right.

    In particular, the UI and controls definitely could've used more polish and testing. I played through the entire game, and it never really felt like I ever got used to how the inventory and menu systems work. The game explains it well enough, but in execution it gets a little messy. It's not enough to ruin the game per se, but enough to nag at you throughout it all. Furthermore, the sanity system is weirdly implemented at times; something as simple as a clock ringing out in the middle of the night will cause your sanity to go down, while climbing down a rope of intestines doesn't effect it whatsoever. While some of this can be explained by story events, other times it just feels inconsistent.

    Your enjoyment of Visage will depend on how able you are to look past these flaws, as they never really go away. However, as mentioned before, the game does have some genuinely creepy elements to it, and the story goes in a wild direction that'll assure you won't forget the game anytime soon. I'd recommend it if you're a fan of atmospheric horror games, but do be warned that the game does have some noticeable bumps and hiccups here and there.    … Expand
  6. Pmstz
    Jan 25, 2023
    5
    Very average horror video game

    Nice atmosphere. His strength...but the only one.
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  7. desertpunkie23
    Dec 21, 2021
    3
    The game i feel like has lot more work to do..., atmosphere and some of scares are good at times that about it the scares get old and theThe game i feel like has lot more work to do..., atmosphere and some of scares are good at times that about it the scares get old and the house direction is horrible take a look at PT and layers of fear original resident evil,dark souls even i know the game says it suppose to be hard but it made it hard to truly appreciate the scares and atmosphere ,i got about 40 hours into the game (finished after a walk through), i mostly got turned around a ton because of bad lay out design, and some of the story don't make sense (at-least to me) controls are a bit atrocious at times but it will a place in the back of my mind that they could of done better.… Expand
  8. SanerSloth
    Jun 8, 2022
    0
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