Blair Witch

The game’s strongest recreation of the movie is undoubtedly its atmosphere. With all the dark forest, flashlight, old-school camcorder, and excellent environmental sound design, it did a great job of recreating the found-footage style of the movie.
Another nice design choice is Bullet, your dog. Most of the game takes place in the forest, which is extremely easy to get lost in, but the game actually does a pretty good job with its subtle guidance. Even though sometimes you may still have no idea where you're supposed to go, that's when Bullet takes on the role of a guide and helps lead you in the right direction. Because having Bullet by your side gives you a strong sense of security, his presence also works as a kind of tension release. In some sections, the devs deliberately take him away from you to heighten the sense of tension and unease, while also helping control the pacing.
However, the game also has quite a few problems.
First of all, while the game is wrapped in the shell of a psychological horror game, it actually feels more like running around a forest for hours and occasionally getting startled by random things (and I say “startled” because the monsters are basically no threat to you at all — you can literally ward them off with a flashlight). If you've played psychological horror masterpieces like Silent Hill or Siren, this probably won't be nearly as satisfying.
Second is the combat I briefly mentioned earlier. We are playing as Ellis, a police officer, yet he carries absolutely no weapons, not even for self defense. When he encounters a monster, all he has is a crappy flashlight and an equally crappy camcorder. Seriously, this is just ridiculous, this is why the combat system ends up feeling completely pointless.
And finally, there's the story. This game also falls into the fairly typical trap of being deliberately cryptic for the sake of it. It keeps throwing mysteries at you throughout the early game, making it seem like something absolutely incredible is waiting for you later on. But in the end, the story still falls into some pretty familiar tropes, and honestly, I just didn't find it particularly compelling.
This might be the only Bloober Team game that I don't particularly like. Bloober Team is one of my favorite game studios, but Blair Witch occupies a rather awkward position in their lineup. Its atmosphere and environmental storytelling aren't quite as good as Layers of Fear, while its gameplay doesn't hold up as well as the later The Medium and Cronos: The New Dawn. Thankfully, it still has some ideas of its own, and the game does eventually shift toward something closer to Layers of Fear, which makes the horror considerably more effective in the later sections.
7.5/10

Nothing in the woods is scarier than my own sense of direction after one wrong turn down a backwoods road at night. The path disappears, and my memory of it fades even faster.

I don't understand some of the criticism the game gets, it adapts the source material about as well as you could. Great horror walking sim and would recommend for some spooky times.

Don't let the reviews fool you. If you enjoy psychological and narrative-based/"walking simulator" horror games, Blair Witch is without a doubt one of the best early Bloober Team games. While it may not be the best adaptation of its source material's tone, it absolutely succeeds at putting you in the protagonist's head, investing you in what could have happened to him, and why the Witch is so desperate to have him.

It's not a perfect game - there are some moments of frustration and somewhat underbaked mechanics, as well as some odd voice over choices - but for what it is, I enjoyed my time with Blair Witch, and if you go into it with the right expectations, you most likely will as well.

The Blair Witch was a surprise. I did not the expect the game to be that good. It has a decently good story that changes per playthrough and some good scares. Overall its short and worth the price on sale.

Blair Witch is basically a hiking simulator where the forest hates you and your dog really does love disappearing majority of the game. The atmosphere is great, the jump scares got me more than I’d like to admit, and I spent half the game apologizing to Bullet for putting him through all this.

If you enjoy creepy woods, psychological weirdness, and yelling “HELLO??” at trees, this is absolutely worth the trip. Just don’t expect the forest to play fair.

I literally finished this entire game in one single sitting because the atmosphere and the story are so gripping that I just couldn't put it down. :D It completely sucks you into the woods and plays mind games with you from start to finish. Also, can we talk about Bullet? I absolutely love him <3 He is the best boy and literally your lifeline throughout the whole nightmare. The multiple endings give the game tons of replay value too. Definitively worth the price. And if not, you can always grab it when it's discounted.
NOTE FOR NEW PLAYERS: If the game crashes or won't launch on the first try, don't panic or refund it. Just check the Steam Community. The fix is super easy to find and do and it takes like two minutes.
Phenomenal horror game 10/10