The Medium

It’s a "ok" short game, it's mostly a walking simulator though, with silly puzzles/monster chases to pretend that you're doing "something" but you're really not. the story feels kind unfinished IMO. Basically a narrative exploration game with passive storytelling and minimalist tasks. Still worth playing. it's a good game.

You know how most horror games try to scare you with monsters and jump scares? The Medium does something completely different.
At first it looks like a typical supernatural horror game: abandoned buildings, ghosts, creepy atmosphere. But the deeper you get into the story, the more you realize the real horror isn't the monsters.
It's the people.
The game slowly uncovers the story of a young girl named Lily, and honestly, she became one of the most heartbreaking characters I've ever seen in a video game. The more pieces of her life you discover, the more you understand why everything around her fell apart.
What really got me is that the game isn't interested in cheap jump scares. It's about trauma, loneliness, guilt, love, and the terrible things that can happen when someone is left alone with their pain.
I went in expecting horror.
I ended up feeling sorry for the monster.
If you like emotional stories that stay in your head long after the credits roll, I genuinely think you should give it a chance.

---{Graphics}---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ Free Fire
---{Gameplay}---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It‘s just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{Audio}---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{Audience}---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ All
---{PC Requirements}---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☑ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{Difficulty}---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{Grind}---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You‘ll need a second live for grinding
---{Story}---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It‘ll replace your life
---{Game Time}---
☐ Really short ( 0 - 2 hours)
☐ Short ( 2 - 8 hours)
☐ Few hours ( 8 - 12 hours)
☑ Not bad duration ( 12 - 20 hours)
☐ Long ( 20 - 50 hours)
☐ Too long ( 50 - 100 hours)
☐ Endless
---{Price}---
☐ It’s free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{Bugs}---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{80/100}---

Unique game.
The story is good. Despite leaving much unsaid, it touches on some very dark themes rarely found in games. I recommend going out of your way to find all the letters and "Echoes" since they contain a lot of extra information connected to the story, which makes everything come together.

Its visuals are fantastic.
The split-screen mechanic and static camera work well together. I've never played a game that renders two worlds simultaneously like this one does.
Unfortunately, the game suffers from really bad stutters, mostly shader compilation stutters.
This is especially frustrating because it's a one playthrough type of game, and it's so easy to add a shader compilation step for an Unreal Engine game.

If you can look past the stutters, I recommend it. If you got it for free with Chronos: The New Dawn, definitely try it.

A glorified 3rd person walking sim.
That sounds harsh, but I did like this game.
No combat, just a few sneak and chase scenes that are very easy.
The rest is walking around finding the story.
And the story is good. The atmosphere is great. The soundscape is solid. The graphics are nice.
If you like Silent Hill but thought it had too much combat, then this is for you.
6.5/10

Well honestly this game had a very good potential but considering how amateur was Bloober Team back then, Im not complaining about some weak points of the game and bad performance specially on DX12 version. i just want to say that after Silent Hill 2 remake and Cronos, they are cooking so good that every new title by this studio is highly recommended. Now Bloober has become the king of level design that it just wont let you leave the game and they are making low budget games look like a AAA title just like Cronos. i love you Bloober Team and i hope you guys continue making amazing remakes and original games....

An incredibly atmospheric game that took me back to the old days of horror games.
Psychological horror, extremely thrilling storytelling, the feeling being watched and followed all the time. All that is paired with awesome visuals and sounds that perfectly complement every scene. I really felt with Marianne.
If you like atmospheric horror games which use psychological horror instead of constant jumpscares, I can highly recommend this game.