Agonize
- September 16, 2022
- Vault Interactive
- 2h median play time
Get on Steam"Agonize" is a single-player or multiplayer action game where 2 players can team up in co-op mode. Set in the 1950s, the story follows a group of teenagers investigating a mad scientist's home after he created uncontrollable beasts while trying to bring back his deceased family. Players must search the house for clues, serums, and tools to survive the creatures and uncover the truth about Charles Dwyer's experiments.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Great co-op horror game that provides a fun experience with friends, especially for its low price.
- The game features good scares and a unique setting, making it enjoyable despite some bugs.
- The mansion is large and convoluted, adding to the atmosphere and challenge of the game.
- The game is plagued by bugs that can lead to frustrating experiences, such as game-breaking glitches and AI issues.
- Graphics and performance are subpar, with reports of items glitching and high resource usage even on lower settings.
- The difficulty balance is off, making it nearly impossible to complete with fewer players due to the overpowering AI.
- story6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The story revolves around a ghostly entity, referred to as Mary, who becomes erratic and aggressive after being exposed to a bizarre concoction of elements. Players experience inconsistencies in her behavior, such as her ability to detect characters through walls and floors, leading to chaotic and sometimes frustrating encounters. Overall, the narrative is minimal and often overshadowed by gameplay bugs and mechanics.
“It's basically a story about the ghost/entity Mary getting a gnarly case of the zoomies after you drug her with a random concoction of elements such as uranium, radium, and/or nitrogen.”
“You can't really hear her as soon as she is some meters away, yet you hear her clearly if she is one story above or below you.”
“Sometimes she also just screams and runs to a player which she couldn't actually see or hear, as he was on a different story standing still in a closed room and she was on the stairs in the foyer.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is widely criticized, with users reporting frequent bugs and crashes that require multiple restarts to resolve. While some praise the developers for their quick bug fixes, many players experience performance issues, including excessive GPU usage even on low settings. Overall, the game is described as a "buggy mess" that detracts from the overall experience.
“Super buggy, had to restart 4 times to get everyone in without one being kicked from the game. The objectives are kind of boring and hard to find, and the monster isn't all that scary.”
“It's a buggy mess and looks terrible.”
“It was pushing my GPU to the max even on low settings, and I have a 3070 Ti. Something is wrong with this buggy game; beware.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
Overall, players express a desire for improved optimization and polish, noting some performance issues that detract from the experience. Despite these concerns, the game remains enjoyable and engaging, with hopes for future updates that could enhance performance and introduce new content.
“Would love to see more polish, optimization, and features to play this more!”
“The game isn't perfect, and besides the slight performance problems, it still offered a lot of fun and horror.”
“I would like to see new maps in the future, maybe other monsters, and an optimization of the performance.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics have been widely criticized for their poor quality, even at the highest settings, with reports of glitches such as items appearing through walls. Additionally, some players have experienced discomfort while playing, likening it to the nausea felt in other VR games.
“The game, in my opinion, looks horrible. Even when the graphics are set to epic, some items are glitching through walls. The main reason I am refunding is that it makes me want to puke from playing it. I have only experienced that in Phasmophobia while playing VR; how this game causes that is beyond my understanding.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is straightforward and focuses primarily on the core mechanics, offering a no-frills experience that emphasizes the essential elements of play.
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players express that the grinding required in the game is excessively time-consuming, suggesting that it feels like a task that could take a lifetime to complete.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“The grinding feels endless and tedious.”
“Grinding takes away from the enjoyment of the game.”
