Games

Carrion

Phobia Game Studio

2020•Platformer•PEGI 16•About 6 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrorscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and dark: a sweeping platformer, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

75 / 100

204 ratings

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About This Game

Carrion is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous alien being. Use your unique otherworldly abilities to your advantage and hunt down your prey!

Summary: IGDB

Story

Carrion is a reverse-horror game that casts the player as the monster rather than its victim. A red, amorphous, tentacled creature of unknown origin awakens inside a research facility run by a company called Relith Science, where it has been held and studied in containment. Breaking free, it slithers through vents and corridors, hunting the scientists and soldiers who stand between it and the outside world. As it devours its way deeper into the complex, the creature reclaims stolen fragments of its own genetic code, evolving new and terrifying abilities while uncovering fragments of how it...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentary

Keywords

ExplorationEvolutionBloodyDarkPhysicsMetroidvaniaLovecraftianGore

Where to play

Details

Developer: Phobia Game Studio
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Released: 23 July 2020
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 5h rushed, 6h normally, 8h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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