Scary Buddies

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Scary Buddies is a multiplayer action game. It was developed by Hexware Studio and was released on July 8, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Join us on Discord About the Game In this Murder Party game, play online in VR with 3-15 players in a mysterious mansion where you were supposed to spend a nice weekend with your "friends", but beware: it seems one of you didn’t consider your friendship as shiny as you did. Question is who ? It may be everyone... Even you... Who knows! Pickup enough clues to get a gun as reward …

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Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game combines horror and humor effectively, creating a unique and engaging atmosphere.
Character design is memorable and adds charm to the otherwise creepy setting.
The gameplay, while not groundbreaking, offers enjoyable puzzle-solving and monster-evading mechanics.

The game suffers from a lack of meaningful single-player content and a very low player population, making it difficult to find matches.
Technical issues such as crashes and awkward controls detract from the overall experience.
The game relies heavily on borrowed assets, which gives it an insincere feel and contributes to its poor reception.

gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay centers around a mix of exploration and deduction, where players search for items and clues to identify killers, while those playing as killers must strategically eliminate other players to avoid capture.
- “Gameplay involves searching for items or clues, attempting to identify the killers, or, as a killer, eliminating the other players before being caught.”
- “The gameplay feels repetitive, with little variation in tasks or objectives.”
- “I found the mechanics clunky and unresponsive, which made the experience frustrating.”
- “The balance between killers and survivors is off, leading to an unfair advantage for one side.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics exceed expectations, though they appear to be derived from asset stores, suggesting a lack of originality in design.
- “The game graphics look better than you might expect, but that's just because it looks like some or all of them are 'borrowed' from asset stores or elsewhere.”
- “The visuals are underwhelming and feel outdated, lacking the polish that modern games typically offer.”
- “Character models are poorly designed and lack detail, making it hard to connect with the game world.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is perceived as lacking depth, with the developer relying on player interactions to compensate for minimal storytelling and level design. While it functions adequately across various VR systems, the overall narrative experience is considered underwhelming.
- “The developer gambled that other players would be an acceptable substitute for adding storytelling, level design, etc.”