The Medium Reviews

The Medium is ranked in the 63rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Ken McKown
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium is a strong outing for the team at Bloober. It is easily my favorite game they have released to date. The eerie soundtrack and locales set the mood nicely. The story is interesting, and I loved the duality in the puzzle-solving. This is a strong first game for Series X in 2021 and I hope their slate only improves as the year goes on. I wish this had been available at launch, and I am sure Microsoft does as well. It would have been a great showpiece for the console. Still it makes a nice early year title for owners of the new Xbox to dive into.

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8 / 10
Sep 2, 2021

While there are some slight technical issues, The Medium is undeniably a fantastic horror game. For fans of the genre, this game gets an easy recommendation.

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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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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 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium builds upon a lot of gameplay gimmicks and ideas that aren't always used to their full potential, but when they do work, they work incredibly well. Controlling main character Marianne as she jumps between worlds is both engrossing and exciting in practice, and the game's main location serves its job as a setting for horror masterfully most of the time. This is a game that definitely could have been better-but which is also better than a lot of other horror games that don't take such daring risks.

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4 / 5.0
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium isn’t perfect. Bloober Team’s most ambitious ideas aren’t realized to their full potential, but it’s a step in an exciting new direction. The pacing stumbles in the middle, but that’s where the enticing narrative picks up the slack to drive you through. The dual-reality mechanic goes just about far enough to keep its slowest gameplay moments interesting, and paired with a fantastic narrative and exceptionally eerie atmosphere, it’s an easy recommendation for fans of Bloober Team’s work in the past and the horror genre in general.

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Gameblog
Top Critic
8 / 10
Sep 6, 2021

The Medium returns to PS5, and offers an experience similar to what players were able to live in January on their X series. The story is still as gripping, with its concept of parallel worlds evolving at the same time before our eyes, and if the gameplay is ultimately the most simplistic, we take pleasure in exploring these worlds.

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Sep 7, 2021

Bloober Team meshes all of these elements together to draw players further into The Medium's world than the Xbox/PC versions were capable of, elevating an already enjoyable experience to new heights. It stands to reason that the PS5 version of The Medium is the ideal way to experience Marianne's dual-reality adventures, and PlayStation 5 owners that enjoy horror games should definitely check the game out.

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80%
Jan 27, 2021

Layers of Fear showed early promise, Blair Witch demonstrated that Bloober could resurrect a dormant movie license to great effect, and Observer saw the studio successfully turn its hand to cyberpunk horror. The Medium is a similarly excellent game, serving as further proof of the developer's horror expertise and its credentials as an exciting creative outfit.

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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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Spaziogames
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium is a step forward for Bloober Team, mature enough to propose a compelling, twisted dark thriller with an astonishing visual art. Without run&hide sessions and with a more complex level design. it could be a more enjoyable game.

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4 / 5.0
Feb 1, 2021

The Medium boasts an engaging narrative plus clever gaming dynamics and while it starts slow, the ending builds to an impressive crescendo of unexpected surprises. So if you like to be surprised, don't keep reading the reviews or watching Youtube videos because this is one game that must be experienced without coming in with any prior knowledge as you twist your way through of both the land of the living and… the dead!

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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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8 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2021

The Medium doesn't revolutionize the horror genre, but it's a compelling entry that's worth checking out.

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8 / 10.0
Jan 28, 2021

Like many of Bloober Team's titles, The Medium isn't a horror game made for all horror fans. The lack of jump-scares can be refreshing, but some will be turned off by the lack of combat and danger. The game's relaxed pace, its linear nature, and the ease of its puzzles can erode the tension of the mystery. The strong atmosphere, grounded characters, and solid storyline will attract horror fans who are looking for something other than grotesque monsters to hunt down or run away from. For those who value plot over punch, The Medium is a journey worth taking.

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8 / 10
Jan 29, 2021

The Medium introduces an excellent story with interesting characters and a world that will take into an unforgettable journey. The first Xbox Series X/S exclusive well delivers.

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8 / 10
Feb 6, 2021

Medium may not be a flawless 9th generation experience, but is a great alternative for those who miss the Silent Hill series, thanks to its great story and wonderful music.

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8 / 10.0
Feb 2, 2021

The Medium is undoubtedly one of the best Psychological horror video games I've played in recent years. A well written story, Great atmosphere and a deep sense of mystery will make you care about The Medium till the end of the game. If it wasn't for Pacing issue in the first half and some frame rate drop, we could easily consider The Medium a Perfect Game. Regardless, The Medium is one of the Best game of this year.

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8 / 10
Feb 25, 2021

The Medium isn't an unflawed masterpiece. It's got some performance issues on PC and some jankeyness in unexpected places. However it has got this absolutely unique horror atmosphere, beautifully crafted worlds and some absolute heart-string pulling story moments. This is a successful return of the "horror adventure" game style from those golden oldies everyone fondly remembers. Bloober Team has done an outstanding job making this title and it's one hundred percent recommended to all fans of horror.

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PSX Brasil
Top Critic
80 / 100
Sep 2, 2021

The Medium is a game with a very good proposal and it's very well executed. Some technical issues could bother, but not to the point that I stop traveling in this madness that is Marianne's life.

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