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Play Things

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92%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
100% User Score Based on 43 reviews

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Play Things is a single player survival action adventure game with a horror theme. It was developed by Burning Eye and was released on May 8, 2026. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Play Things v1.2.7.1 In this game, you'll be investigating a collection of dolls. Some ordinary, others hiding a dark curse. Through a series of tests, you must determine which dolls are merely toys and which conceal something sinister. However, not everything is as it seems... WARNING: This game includes slight jumpscares, dark themes, murder, domestic abuse blood and flashing lights. AD…

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 43 reviews
story5 positive mentions
grinding2 negative mentions
  • Unique and well-crafted horror game with strong story and lore involving dolls, handling heavy themes sensitively.
  • Great atmosphere and suspense with effective jump scares and engaging gameplay mechanics.
  • Multiple endings and replayability; well-executed by a small or solo developer team, with quality writing and voice acting.
  • Some technical issues and bugs, including potential soft locks and optimization problems on certain platforms.
  • Certain mechanics and audio cues can be confusing or underused, leading to occasional frustration.
  • Some narrative or gameplay elements feel slightly uneven or out of place, such as the final doll encounter and difficulty balancing.

  • story

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    45% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The story is well-crafted, featuring a dark and detailed narrative with multiple unique endings that enhance replayability. While generally straightforward and easy to follow, some players find the foreshadowing a bit obvious, yet the atmosphere and varied lore behind each doll add depth and tension. Overall, the story is praised for its emotional impact, strong voice work, and fitting horror themes.

    • “If you wanna try a horror game that's got multiple endings and a great story.”
    • “A range from 1-2 hours of playtime depending if you go for full completion, you will get good scares, varied gameplay, detailed story, and surprisingly stellar voice work.”
    • “The game is really fun. The story is really good and well crafted. There are multiple endings, and investigating the story and lore of each doll and what happened to them is really good. Each of their stories is unique and interesting.”
    • “The tension and atmosphere are completely obliterated by the last doll and the ending as a whole which, after a few dolls that tell a story in a more subtle way, turns everything up to an 11.”
    • “I did feel that the foreshadowing of the plot is a bit on the nose; if you tend to overanalyze stories in games as you play them like I do, you might catch on to the truth fairly early.”
    • “The story is relatively straightforward as it unravels and easy to follow, in a good way.”

  • gameplay

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 12% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a unique and enjoyable horror experience with balanced mechanics that are neither too simple nor complicated, featuring light note-taking and exploration with minimal cheap scares. It includes varied gameplay elements, good scares, and a compelling story, though some mechanics feel underutilized. The ability to quickly restart reduces frustration, enhancing overall playability.

    • “The game on the whole is a very nice looking free horror game with some fun check-and-see mechanics and note taking that's relatively light on the usual cheap scares that come with the horror game label.”
    • “A range from 1-2 hours of play time depending if you go for full completion, you will get good scares, varied gameplay, detailed story, and surprisingly stellar voice work.”
    • “The mechanics are neither overcomplicated nor overly simple, and you can easily restart in seconds if you screw up with no major consequences, reducing frustration significantly.”
    • “Some mechanics feel a bit underused.”
    • “The room with the corner where you can hide felt like it would be a more relevant mechanic, but it only comes into play one single time against Lily.”
    • “I suspect it has to do with your actual gameplay, however I didn't see a difference in the endings regardless of whether or not I intentionally screwed up or spared/killed any specific dolls.”

  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's graphics effectively enhance its scary atmosphere, contributing to jump scares and an immersive horror experience. The art style is reminiscent of Mike Klubnika's work, complementing the well-crafted story and unique doll lore. Overall, the graphics play a key role in making the game both engaging and genuinely frightening.

    • “Got me good a few times with the jump scares, and the graphic quality absolutely adds to the scare element.”
    • “This is a genuinely scary game despite the purposeful graphics and doll subject matter.”
    • “The game is really fun; it reminds me of Mike Klubnika's style of graphics. Investigating the story and lore of each doll, and what happened to them, is really good. Each doll's story is unique, and the graphics contribute significantly to the immersive experience.”

  • grinding

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is often seen as excessively tedious and somewhat arbitrary, which detracts from the overall experience. Additionally, the current absence of achievements makes completionism feel more tedious and less rewarding.

    • “Feels like a lot more grinding than it should, making it arbitrarily tedious.”
    • “The lack of achievements makes completionism feel rather tedious.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor includes some genuinely funny and memorable moments, with effective jumpscares that add a playful and surprising element to the experience.

    • “There are some genuinely funny or memorable moments here and there.”
    • “Still, she's the only doll to actually make me jump (my clever ass thought it'd be a funny idea to hide directly behind her on the chair, she paused and stopped singing as if insulted and then jumpscared me, lol), so I can appreciate that.”

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The atmosphere starts off subtle and builds effective tension, but is ultimately undermined by the overly intense final doll and ending, which disrupt the previously nuanced storytelling.

    • “The tension and atmosphere are completely obliterated by the last doll and the ending as a whole which, after a few dolls that tell a story in a more subtle way, turns everything up to an 11.”
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2h Median play time
2h Average play time
2-2h Spent by most gamers
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Play Things is a survival action adventure game with horror theme. Common tags for Play Things include first-person, indie, psychological, exploration, emotional and others.

Play Things is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing Play Things.

Play Things was released on May 8, 2026.

Play Things was developed by Burning Eye.

Play Things has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Play Things for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

Play Things is a single player game.

Similar games include Left Alone, The Cabin Factory, The Inn-Sanity, Amenti, [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap and others.