Friday the 13th: The Game Reviews

Friday the 13th: The Game is ranked in the 19th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
GameSpot
Top Critic
4 / 10
Jun 2, 2017

A week after launch, Friday the 13th remains the buggy and sometimes-broken game it was on the day of its release.

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4 / 10.0
Jun 5, 2017

Encounters between Jason and counselors should be the high point, but they're often just dull and repetitive

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Luke Lawrie
Top Critic
4 / 10.0
Jun 9, 2017

Friday The 13th: The Game has the potential to be a great game but sadly it's not right now.

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Jun 14, 2017

It’s very sad to say that Friday the 13th: The Game, after all the hype and excitement of a game that could have truly represented the incredible franchise, is the most unstable, unreliable and underwhelming game I’ve played in a long time.

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Jun 1, 2017

An absolute disaster. Ugly, boring, unfun, bug-ridden, and unimaginative, Friday the 13th is the clear frontrunner for worst game of the generation, and possibly the one before.

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Eurogamer
Top Critic
No Recommendation / Blank
Jun 1, 2017

A thrilling and creative multiplayer horror, Friday the 13th's compelling emergent play is hindered by a half-baked launch.

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B
Sep 5, 2019

It’s a rare thing when a licensed game can give me a greater appreciation for its source material, but Friday the 13th: The Game is a rare exception. After gaming sessions, I would often find myself switching over to the Hulu app to reacquaint myself with the films. It’s a testament to the love and passion developers Illfonic and Black Tower Studios have for the brand.

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Unscored
Jun 4, 2017

Friday the 13th: The Game sounded like the wet dream for fans of the newly established multiplayer horror genre with its addition of items and more complex tasks, along the amazing Friday the 13th license. Sadly, nothing of these new systems improved the game in any way. Instead we´re presented a Dead by Daylight, clustered with repetitive gameplay, broken balancing and not working design choices, topped by a huge lack of content.

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