The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR
- March 16, 2023
- Supermassive Games
Switchback VR surprises and delights with its jump scare rollercoaster ride through its greatest hits, offering a great reason to don a headset.
Get on PS Store"The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR" is a horror-themed rollercoaster shooter that utilizes the features of PlayStation® VR2. Players will face their fears and fight for survival on a terrifying ride through four sinister worlds, confronting ghostly apparitions, demonic incarnations, vampires, and a sadistic serial killer. The game connects these worlds and offers a chilling, immersive experience as players uncover the mystery behind the nightmare.
Reviews
- graphics5 mentions
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- 80 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- story4 mentions
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- 75 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
- atmosphere2 mentions
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- 50 % neutral mentions
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- replayability2 mentions
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- 100 % neutral mentions
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- optimization2 mentions
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Critic Reviews
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR review --- A fun, albeit flawed, thrill ride through a horror wonderland
Switchback VR is a fun, albeit flawed, arcade shooter. While the game lacks enemy variety, has disappointing bosses, and has some graphical issues, the core gunplay remains fun and the variety of locations you’ll visit keep the game entertaining throughout the rather short campaign. While I wish the rollercoaster theme was utilized for more thrills, it is still a blast to take down a horde of enemies as you ride through a burning house or a creepy backwoods road.
70%The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR Review
Until Dawn continues to elude Supermassive, and now even Rush of Blood appears out of reach. Switchback VR is a scruffy game that fails to match up to its well-liked PSVR predecessor, delivering low-budget visuals, lousy combat encounters, and some pretty low-energy level design. There are a handful of memorable moments, and some may find fun in the jump scares – but this should and could have been so much more.
40%The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR Review
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR is a fun arcade shooter, but its short length, a weak story, and lack of scares hold it back.
60%
