Gripping, emotional story
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“It's about trauma, loneliness, guilt, love, and the terrible things that can happen when someone is left alone with their pain.”
Steam review · 18.2 h played ↗
The Medium
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Bloober Team2021Horror · Psychological Horror · Adventure
−75%$49.99$12.49
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror walking sim with a striking split-reality gimmick. Skip it if you want real gameplay, scares, smooth performance, or dislike fixed-camera controls.
Great for
Story-focused horror fans who like atmosphere, Silent Hill vibes and slow walking-sim pacing, ideally on sale
Main risk
Thin, slow gameplay with clunky fixed-camera controls and poor performance that doesn't justify full price
What changed in the last 30 days
60 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mention sound/stuck bugs, performance, camera-induced motion sickness and photosensitivity from world transitions, and clunky controls. No single new patch is evident, so confidence is moderate.
60 recent reviews
What players love
Excellent atmosphere and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“An incredibly atmospheric game that took me back to the old days of horror games.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Stunning art direction and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“fantastic visual and thematic style - clearly influenced by the Polish artist Zdzisław Beksiński to great success”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Unique split-screen dual-reality mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“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.”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Silent Hill vibes without combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“If you like Silent Hill but thought it had too much combat, then this is for you.”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Soundtrack is also amazing (Mary Elizabeth McGlynn & Akira Yamaoka are involved!)”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring, slow walking-sim gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Gameplay loop is just: 1. Watch cutscene. 2. Walk in an empty map. 3. Watch cutscene. 4. Walk slowly around empty map for puzzle item.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Unsatisfying or open ending, weak story
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the fact that it doesn't have a conclusion to the story dropped this game to the bottom of my list”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Clunky controls and bad fixed camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“So your running suddenly the camera angle changes and bam you runs into a wall.”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
Poor performance and stutter
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The devs have put [i]absolutely no attempt into optimizing it[/i]”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Not scary; weak stealth and chases
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“any interaction with enemies is pure frustration. It's just trial and error instead of any dynamic gameplay.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I am literally stuck in a room because the 'torn page' on the ground isn't interactable.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support55 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64bit version only)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics@1080p NVIDIA GEFORCE® GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1060 / Radeon™ R9 390X
Storage55 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64bit version only)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X
Memory16 GB RAM
Graphics@1080p NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1660 Super / Radeon™ RX 5600XT | @4K NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2080 or RTX 3060 Ti / Radeon™ RX 6800
Storage55 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64bit version only)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics@1080p NVIDIA GEFORCE® GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1060 / Radeon™ R9 390X
Storage55 GB available space
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