The Corn Maze

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The Corn Maze is a single player casual puzzle game with horror, fantasy and mystery themes. It was developed by Wild Wizard Studios and was released on December 25, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

The Corn Maze is an atmospheric adventure where you navigate a twisting, eerie cornfield using a flickering flashlight with limited battery life. Players must find compasses and batteries while staying alert to lurking dangers in the shadows. The maze’s dynamic environment and tense ambiance create a haunting, immersive experience.

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Audience ScoreBased on 21 reviews

atmosphere3 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

The game has a great atmosphere and sound design that creates intense suspense.
It's impressive for a first game, especially considering it was made in a week, and shows potential for future projects.
Players enjoyed the simple yet engaging concept of navigating a maze while evading enemies, making it a fun experience for indie horror fans.

The game suffers from frequent crashes, lag, and poor optimization, making it frustrating to play.
Many players found the graphics and overall quality to be low, describing it as an incomplete and lackluster experience.
There is a lack of content and features, with gameplay being repetitive and not worth the price, leading to disappointment among players.

gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is criticized for its slow performance, frustrating camera controls, and poor user interface, which detracts from the overall experience. Players find the lack of a compelling plot or theme disappointing, as the game can be completed in under four minutes, making it feel like a waste of time and money. Despite some comparisons to classic horror games, the execution fails to deliver a memorable or thrilling experience.
- “If you ever played the classic Slenderman game, the corn maze serves as a spiritual successor to Slender: The Eight Pages by combining elements of tension, exploration, and survival mechanics into an intense horror experience.”
- “There also needs to be a switch between light and dark, by adding bright indoor areas, which can also feel horrific and scary by adding details in the gameplay setting.”
- “The gameplay is slow even with high-end settings, and rotating the camera causes slowness and lag, which is frustrating for a gamer experience, which rather expects a smooth and clean performance.”
- “The gameplay is slow even with high-end settings, and rotating the camera causes slowness and lag, which is frustrating for a gamer experience that expects smooth and clean performance.”
- “On top of this, there is no gameplay plot or story that is even relevant to this game, no theme or horror whatsoever, just rather a boring corn maze that can be completed in under 4 minutes.”
- “In the end, this game is a waste of time for those who want to have a thrilling and frightening horror experience that they can remember or cherish, since this gameplay quality is terrible compared to other games, and not enough effort has been made to improve the game in terms of quality.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is consistently praised for its eerie sounds and unsettling alien presence, effectively creating a creepy and immersive experience that enhances the overall enjoyment. Players feel that the atmospheric elements contribute significantly to the game's value, justifying the price for the engaging playtime.
- “The atmosphere and sounds were eerie, and the alien creature definitely creeped me out the first time!”
- “I did get scared, and the atmosphere was great!”
- “I love the atmosphere of this game; I feel like the price was justified for the playtime I got.”
- “The atmosphere and sounds were eerie, and the alien creature sure did creep me out the first time, lol.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is notably poor, with users reporting clunky movement and significant lag even on high-end systems. Despite having robust specifications, players experience slow gameplay and camera rotation issues, leading to a frustrating gaming experience. Although there have been minor performance fixes, no substantial improvements have been made since launch.
- “The gameplay is slow even with high-end settings, and rotating the camera causes slowness and lag, which is frustrating for a gaming experience that expects smooth and clean performance.”
- “Additionally, the movement is clunky and poorly optimized, even for gaming desktops with reasonable to good specs: CPU Intel 13400, RAM 32GB, RTX 4070, Samsung Odyssey (32 inch) QHD gaming monitor 165 Hz.”
- “The gameplay is slow even with high-end settings, and rotating the camera causes slowness and lag, which is frustrating for a gamer experience that expects smooth and clean performance.”
- “While I do want to support the developer of this game and continue playing it, there haven’t been any major changes to the game after several weeks, only minor fixes to performance issues and crashes.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are criticized for being low quality and lacking realism, contributing to an artificial feel in the game's setting. Reviewers express a strong desire for improvements in visual fidelity, user interface, and overall content to justify the game's price.
- “Graphics are low quality and the setting feels artificial.”
- “It definitely needs better graphics and HUD, better soundtracks, and there needs to be more content in a fun way to be worth its price tag.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is criticized for being non-existent and irrelevant, lacking any engaging themes or horror elements, resulting in a dull experience that can be completed in under four minutes.
- “On top of this, there is no gameplay plot or story that is even relevant to this game, no theme or horror whatsoever, just rather a boring corn maze that can be completed in under 4 minutes.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviewers feel that the music in the game requires improvement, particularly in terms of the soundtrack quality and variety, suggesting that enhancements in this area are necessary to justify the game's price.
- “It definitely needs better soundtracks.”
- “There needs to be more content in a fun way to be worth its price tag.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Character development received mixed feedback, with some users noting awkward animations, such as a limp walk cycle, and finding certain enemy designs to be unconvincing or silly.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in "Fry Day" is noted to complement its arcade-style gameplay, creating a unique blend of comedic elements and intense action that enhances the overall experience.
- “My preview of Fry Day revealed that it will be an arcade-style experience that blends humor with intense action.”