Until Dawn (2024) Reviews
Until Dawn is just as fun, interactive, and narratively gripping as its 2015 predecessor—and in some ways, it even surpasses it. Now remade in Unreal Engine 5, the game has reached new heights, with impressive polish across nearly every front. It plays smoothly, offers more content than the original, and delivers the same captivating experience, now enhanced for a second time. This is what happens when a narrative-driven game is helmed by excellent writers and brought to life by talented actors. It kept me playing long past dawn—I’m sure it’ll do the same for you.
Until Dawn is an interactive horror game that captivates players with an immersive narrative and strong character development, driving emotional connections. While the atmospheric graphics enhance the experience, some players feel that the depth of choices is limited and the game's high price does not justify the content. Additionally, pacing issues can disrupt the gameplay flow, particularly during tense moments. Despite these drawbacks, the game remains a compelling choice for horror enthusiasts.
This is still one of the premiere horror titles around, and one that I'm glad I finally got around to playing. If you haven't tried Until Dawn yet, do yourself a favor and get it the first chance you get. It's a terrifying thrill, one that has a surprisingly high replayability level, thanks to clever writing and game design.
Until Dawn (2024) gives a fresh look to the 2015 PS4 horror classic. It uses Unreal Engine 5 beautiful graphics, smooth animations, and an eerie atmosphere. While the main story and gameplay remain pretty much the same, the updates make it feel new, especially for fans of choice-driven horror. If you loved the original, the new details and choices are worth checking out, but the core story is still mostly the same.
The original Until Dawn was some kind of a masterpiece with it nodding towards the classic slasher movies basically all the time. This new version improves very little to the original horror experience and at the same time has way too much technical issues to cripple the experience. Of course the game is still good, this remake is just a little bit unnecessary to begin with.
Review in Finnish | Read full review
Remaking Until Dawn by focusing on things that didn't need much change and ignoring things that could have improved the experience, like character animation, is a missed opportunity and can only be an excuse to re-experience one of the best games in this genre.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Until Dawn (2024) is a fantastic game, but one that struggles to justify its existence. It’s a faithful recreation that looks and plays better than ever, yet it feels unnecessary given how well the original has aged. For newcomers, this is a must-play—a visually stunning horror experience that still delivers genuine scares and gripping tension.
The Until Dawn remake stays true to the original while offering a fresh, modern experience. The visual improvements are jaw-dropping, and the subtle gameplay tweaks make it more accessible without losing the original's charm.
Until Dawn Remake offers a refreshed and enhanced version of the famous horror adventure, with improved graphics, a new camera system, and additional accessibility options. However, with minimal changes to the story and limited extra content, this remake feels like it hasn’t fully capitalized on the potential for innovation. A major drawback is the inability to upgrade if you own the original version—you’ll need to buy the new one at full price. If you haven't experienced the mountain horror of the original, this version is definitely worth recommending. But can I recommend it to fans who played the original nine years ago? That’s up to you, but don’t expect a revolutionary experience.
Review in Unknown | Read full review
Until Dawn on PS5 and PC is more polished, but overall it’s the same experience as the 2017 original.
Until Dawn is an interactive horror experience that, despite some technical flaws and animation inconsistencies, manages to offer a memorable narrative and an immersive environment. The game's ability to create suspense and tension, supported by an excellent soundtrack, maintains the player's interest throughout the story. There is an effort to update a well-rated title, although the characters' movements and facial expressions can break immersion at certain moments, the rich plot and meaningful choices make up for these imperfections. Even with its flaws, Until Dawn manages to provoke emotions that rival the best psychological horror experiences, becoming an important reference for fans of the genre.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
No, Until Dawn Remake really doesn’t make the cut, once again highlighting how Sony hasn’t quite grasped the approach to remastering recent titles—especially with the PS5 being introduced with an emphasis on backward compatibility with PS4 games. Ballistic Moon did well, improving on a title that still holds up 9 years later. The real issue lies with the Japanese giant, which, while excelling in third-party collaborations, seems to have lost its internal production direction, as evidenced by the upcoming remake this month (still unclear who it’s for). Take the score below as a judgment on the entire operation, not the technical polish, which, though superficial, isn’t the problem. The issue is rooted much higher up.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Until Dawn is a riveting experience not unlike the original 2015 release. While the game looks fantastic, the adjustments to the game direction impacts some of that tension that had the hairs sticking up on the back of our necks in the original. These changes feel like a desperate attempt cater to modern audiences despite the fact the original game continues to remain relevant today.
The most unnecessary remake of this generation. While the graphics have improved, the controls have not improved at all and feel sluggish. Skip this one and enjoy the much cheaper original version.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Nine years after its launch, the reappearance of Until Dawn, this time for modern platforms, in our humble opinion, is not something that the industry needed, it was never really asked for by gamers.
Review in Greek | Read full review
Until Dawn (2024) struggles to honor the original game despite its graphical upgrades and new features. Technical issues detract from the experience, raising questions about the necessity of a remake for a PS4 native game priced at €70. While the original owners may not find it worthwhile, newcomers—especially PC players—might appreciate this chance to explore its strong narrative and horror atmosphere.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Until Dawn is a good remake of one of the best interactive horrors in gaming history. The great and suspenseful story can surprise anyone, however, the very high price and lack of a performance mode are big cons here.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Ballistic Moon’s Until Dawn remake polishes the 2015 horror classic with impressive visual upgrades and little additions. However, beyond the sharper visuals and slight changes, the core experience remains the same. Fans seeking a fresh take may find little reason to pick this up over the original, as the gameplay and story haven’t evolved beyond minor improvements.
Although it has been almost a decade since Until Dawn first arrived on PlayStation 4 consoles, its teen slasher narrative plot, superb voice actor performances, and nonlinear narrative as well as the setting, are incredibly relevant and captivating, proving without a shadow of a doubt-although the four chapters in The Dark Pictures Anthology and The Quarry were still good games-that the high point for Supermassive Games is and will remain, at least until the release of Little Nightmares III (in which we have great confidence), precisely Until Dawn. A classic with vastly improved graphics and minor gameplay tweaks that offers an even more polished experience. The problem is that this edition costs a whopping €69.99 and mysteriously does not reach the 60 fps achievable by means of backward compatibility of the PS4 version on PS5. In short, although it is one of the best horror titles ever released in video game form, we struggle to recommend it. The quality is there but the price - in our opinion - is really too high for what it offers.
Review in Italian | Read full review
If you have never experienced Until Dawn, this remaster is fine, but for those who have played the game before, the technical issues are unfortunately too noticeable to ignore.