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Murdered: Soul Suspect

Square Enix, Airtight Games
Jun 2, 2014 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
Weak

OpenCritic Rating

60

Top Critic Average

8%

Critics Recommend

Eurogamer
6 / 10
Game Rant
2 / 5
IGN
5.5 / 10
Metro GameCentral
3 / 10
GamesRadar+
2.5 / 5
Game Informer
6.5 / 10
Polygon
7 / 10
GameSpot
6 / 10

Murdered: Soul Suspect Review Summary

WeakCritic Consensus

Murdered: Soul Suspect is an average game for many critics with a sub-par mystery with some interesting ideas that are buried in an avalanche of mediocrity


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Critic Reviews for Murdered: Soul Suspect

And it's that underdog likeability that rescues Soul Suspect from the lower reaches of the score table. It's a Good 6, that delightful strata of games that stumble in the technical aspects, but compensate with personality and charm, somehow all the more enjoyable for their imperfections. I can't pretend that Soul Suspect is a particularly great game, but I do know that it's the sort of game I'll still remember - and remember fondly - in five years' time, which is more than can be said for most of its glossier rivals.

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A game like this, where the mechanics fall extremely short, needed a strong story to carry players through, and that's not the case here. The game is by no means broken, save for one or two bugs, it just isn't very fun to play. Much like its protagonist, Murdered: Soul Suspect is lifeless.

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IGN

5.5 / 10.0
IGN

Murdered: Soul Suspect has a lot of great ideas, but none of them come together in a satisfying way.

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A game where sadly the idea is a lot better than the execution, especially given the low budget visuals and mediocre script.

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There are a few notable characters and story beats in Murdered: Soul Suspect, but they're completely overshadowed by unremarkable gameplay and shoddy production values.

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Figuring out the identity of the Bell Killer is a mission well worth taking, even when the gameplay is trying to pull the experience down into hell

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Murdered: Soul Suspect is awash in tropes, but somehow, that's part of the charm. It's a pulpy detective tale remixed as a classic ghost story, and it works as a sort of playable B-movie.

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It's easy to be overwhelmed by the many problems in Murdered: Soul Suspect, but if you dig a little deeper, there's an interesting story to uncover.

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