The Medium

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75

Top Critic Average

64%

Critics Recommend

PC Gamer
92 / 100
IGN
8 / 10
Eurogamer
Recommended
Game Rant
4 / 5
TheGamer
5 / 5
GamesRadar+
2.5 / 5
Game Informer
6.8 / 10
GameSpot
9 / 10
Creators: Bloober Team
Release Date: Jan 28, 2021 - Xbox Series X/S, PC
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The Medium Trailers

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The Medium - What Does a Medium Do?

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The Medium - Official Live Action Trailer

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The Medium - Official RTX Trailer


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Critic Reviews for The Medium

A third-person horror game that's elevated by some of the sharpest writing and acting in the genre.

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Brilliantly paced and palpably tense, The Medium is a psychological horror adventure that's all thriller and no filler.

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Bloober Team goes back to the classics for possibly its best effort yet.

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The Medium is a gorgeous next-gen horror game with a haunting game world anchored by old-school survival-horror style puzzles and exploration.

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The Medium itself never hits a flat note. I beat the game in two long sittings, and there was never a point during either that I felt like the game dragged, or could’ve used a little more polish, or left too many loose ends hanging. It’s a lean, compelling experience that says what it has to say, then leaves you to grapple with the specifics afterwards. There are images, lines, and ideas from The Medium that I’ll likely take to my grave thanks to this approach, as it puts the onus on the player to piece everything together. You have to wrap your brain around the spirit world’s twisted logic so much that it becomes a part of you, as you live through Marianne’s pain with her and help to navigate her trauma.

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The Medium tries to do a lot but never really seems to stop and see if any of it's working.

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This is a horror game with more tedium than tension

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The Medium is a terrifying but compelling exploration of duality that uses the horror of personal trauma to craft a memorable tale.

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Industry Coverage

Xbox Game Pass' Next Batch of Games Includes The Medium on Cloud

Xbox Game Pass' Next Batch of Games Includes The Medium on Cloud

The next group of games coming to Xbox Game Pass have been announced

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The Medium Comes To PS5 This September

The Medium Comes To PS5 This September

The Medium, Bloober Team's third-person horror game from earlier this year, is making its way to PS5 on September 3 for its debut on a new platform.

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