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SCP: Permafrost

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53%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

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About SCP: Permafrost

SCP: Permafrost is a single player and multiplayer survival role playing game with a horror theme. It was developed by Leo Guerrero and was released on April 24, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

What is SCP?The SCP Foundation is a collaborative online fiction project about a secret organization that contains anomalous entities and unexplained phenomena. SCP: Permafrost takes place within this universe following a catastrophic containment breach. What is SCP: Permafrost?A top-down pixelated souls-like set in the SCP universe. Explore the ruined Foundation, face hostile SCPs, and defeat th…

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90%Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews
atmosphere3 positive mentions
grinding1 negative mentions
  • Great atmosphere with eerie music and SCP lore that enhances immersion.
  • Interesting combat system with dodging, parries, and stamina management adding challenge.
  • Strong potential shown by developer with good art style, unique SCP additions, and meaningful story elements.
  • Control scheme is inconvenient, especially the parry mapped to middle mouse button and awkward dash/attack interactions.
  • Some enemy designs and environmental obstacles can lead to frustrating gameplay, such as dark models causing confusion and objects trapping the player.
  • Lore and item explanations are sparse, making it easy to miss thematic depth and certain SCP references feel irrelevant or poorly integrated.

  • atmosphere

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

    The game offers a compelling atmosphere that blends survival horror elements with nods to Dark Souls mechanics, creating a unique but somewhat elusive mood. While it may not fully capture the typical "souls-like" ambiance, its distinctive vibe and potential are appreciated by fans.

    • “It has great atmosphere.”
    • “A small game made by a true Dark Souls fan; although calling it 'souls-like' is a stretch, the game offers a unique atmosphere that leans more towards survival horror.”
    • “The game presents a certain hard-to-describe atmosphere that shows potential and stands out within its mechanics.”

  • gameplay

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

    The gameplay is well-designed with challenging mechanics reminiscent of Souls-like titles, including dodging, parries, and stamina management. While it shows strong potential and combines elements of survival horror, it lacks a certain atmospheric depth, making it a promising but not fully realized experience.

    • “I already talked about my thoughts on 610 earlier but they are still fairly designed enough for the harder gameplay.”
    • “This game has a lot of potential in both its story and gameplay.”
    • “A small game made by a true Dark Souls fan. Although calling it 'souls-like' is a stretch at best, it includes mechanics like dodging, parries, stamina management, and a big monster encounter. While it may lack a certain atmosphere, it has potential as a survival horror and is a recommended fan project.”

  • music

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

    The music in the game is well-received, featuring good boss themes and an eerie ambiance that enhances the atmosphere, complemented by sound effects that meet player expectations.

    • “Sounds were nothing to complain about and the boss music was good.”
    • “Looks good, nice eerie music/ambience, and lots of SCP lore.”

  • story

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

    The story offers flexibility, allowing players to either engage with or bypass it based on their goals, and is regarded as having strong potential alongside the gameplay.

  • grinding

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

    Users find the grinding aspect tedious, noting that stat progression feels repetitive and lacks dynamic interaction.

    • “It's a shame though that stats are pretty grindy and static in how you interact with them.”

  • humor

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

    The humor in the game is subtle and arises from quirky elements like finding mysterious items without context, though players feel that providing more background would enhance the comedic impact.

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Play Times

6h Median play time
6h Average play time
6-6h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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SCP: Permafrost is a survival role playing game with horror theme. Common tags for SCP: Permafrost include indie, psychological, pixel graphics, psychological horror, souls-like and others.

SCP: Permafrost is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 6 hours playing SCP: Permafrost.

SCP: Permafrost was released on April 24, 2026.

SCP: Permafrost was developed by Leo Guerrero.

SCP: Permafrost has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked SCP: Permafrost for its atmosphere but disliked it for its story.

SCP: Permafrost is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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