7/10 — mostly because of the technical issues.
These developers keep making games based on some of the biggest, most mainstream classic horror franchises out there, yet somehow their games themselves are not for modern mainstream.
This is a niche product. And that's both its biggest strength and its biggest weakness.
It will absolutely find its own fanbase, but once the initial hype dies down and all that's left is a small group of stubborn franchise fans keeping the servers alive, things will probably get pretty depressing. That's a problem for later. Right now? The game is good.
The visuals, cinematic presentation, authenticity, atmosphere — all of it is great. Just like with their previous games, it feels like you've been dropped straight into a classic slasher movie, complete with a bunch of borderline-caricature victims trying not to get killed by some horrifying psycho.
That's the whole point. That's why we love this stuff.
Gameplay-wise, it feels like they took the best parts of Friday the 13th, rebuilt them around Halloween, and then actually added some new ideas of their own. You can tell they've learned a few things since 2017.
If you played Friday the 13th ten years ago, this will feel immediately familiar. In a good way.
And yes, just like Friday the 13th, there is some technical things here. But it is absolutely nowhere near the kind of disaster some of the negative reviews make it out to be. Calling this game "literally unplayable" is just nonsense. The actual gameplay works, and whether you win or lose is not determined by bugs. Not enough polished that's a right word
If you love Halloween and you enjoy multiplayer horror games, you'll probably get exactly what you came for. This is not some forever-game. It's a game you jump into because you want to catch that Halloween vibe, the tension, the dumb horror-movie moments, and a good emotions.
So enjoy it while the playerbase is still alive.
