The Medium Reviews

The Medium is ranked in the 63rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8 / 10.0
Apr 4, 2017

The Medium finally arrives on PlayStation 5, bringing over Bloober Team's horror experience to a new audience with packed DualSense implementation and a few persistent gripes from the Xbox Series version.

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8.3 / 10.0
Dec 15, 2020

In sum, The Medium is a great game with a few quirks, and it’s the best from Bloober Team to date. Available on Game Pass, it’s well-worth playing through as it makes for a nice early next-gen experience.

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Jan 26, 2021

The Medium is less survival-horror and more adventure-horror like the studio's past games, but so long as Bloober Team is still refining this style, the team is clearly getting better.

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Liked
Jan 27, 2021

Even with an interesting concept of navigating and controlling two worlds at the same time, this new entry from Bloobler Team does not make justice to its full potential.

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4.5 / 5.0
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium is a dark horror game with a compelling story and a unique twist on playing in two worlds thanks to its dual-reality presentation.

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7.5 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium presents intelligent horror and innovative gameplay inspired by Silent Hill, but far overstays its welcome and fails to provide closure. The split screen mechanics work wonders for new kinds of puzzles, but a myriad of technical issues hinder immersion.

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9.1 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium is an incredible journey, a necessary game that stands as one of the exponents of the genre. A dramatic story that you won't want to miss.

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PC Gamer
Top Critic
92 / 100
Jan 27, 2021

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

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Jan 27, 2021

The Medium is at its best whenever the player gets to lives up to the game's title.

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8 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium is a tightly designed horror-puzzle game. There may not be much survival at all, but presentation of the spirit plane is captivating and the driving mystery of the story will leave enough bread crumbs to allow players to piece the answer themselves.

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5.5 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

Despite its technical prowess and stunning visuals, The Medium is a drag. From slow, uninteresting gameplay to a confusing and poorly executed story, Bloober Team's latest makes for a good tech demo, but not much else.

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8.5 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium is without a doubt Bloober Team's biggest game to date, and it is easily one of its best. The story is captivating as are its characters, and the uneasy journey you take through it feels much like if Stranger Things was set in the Alan Wake universe.

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Heavy
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium sadly joins Blair Witch as another disappointing effort from Bloober Team.

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7.5 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

Bloober Team's The Medium is an admirable effort to evoke a classical survival horror experience, but it's not without some caveats.

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Wccftech
Top Critic
7.3 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

Marianne might be able to jump between two realities, but The Medium is trapped somewhere between being a worthy Silent Hill successor and another mediocre hide and seek horror game.

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8 / 10
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium is a very good horror narrative game, despites somes riddles that may be too simple, and the dual reality mechanics may not be as original as expected...

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6 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium isn’t a bad game by any stretch of the imagination – it’s just nothing special.

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80 / 100
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium is a pretty fun horror game, but it lacks must of the values of series like Silent Hill.

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8.5 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

The psychological horror elements are not as present in The Medium as you think they may be, but they are well implemented. The story is intriguing and the world is immersive. It is a great selection for fans of classical horror.

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GameWatcher
Luiz Coelho
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

Despite its linearity, I'd argue that The Medium is a genuinely chilling ghost story that's sure to leave a lasting impression. The splitscreen effects make for quite a few memorable moments, and there's no denying the growing sense of accomplishment as you solve difficult puzzles and make your way through the cursed resort. It may not be on the same level as some of its inspirations, but I'd definitely recommend The Medium to any fan of classic survival horror.

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