Moons of Madness Reviews

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6 / 10.0
Jun 17, 2020

If you're looking for a good horror experience, you'd be better served looking beyond Moons of Madness.

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Drew Leachman
Top Critic
5.5 / 10.0
Jun 9, 2020

In the end, I think Moons of Madness is an ok game that could have used a little more fine tuning with both the story and the horror/survival mechanics.

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3 / 10
May 21, 2020

If the atmosphere of Moons of Madness is rather well posed successful through its story and its compartmentalized environments, borrows paranoia any Lovecraftian in Martian confinement, difficult not to go around in circles quickly, the fault of a relative monotony in the course disappointing or agreed history and puzzles.

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4 / 10.0
May 20, 2020
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6.5 / 10.0
May 4, 2020

Moons of Madness is a game whose parts do not end up integrating. The proposal is not bad and it has interesting moments that will provoke the worst of fears, however, its failures and limitations end up acting against it.

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3 / 5.0
Apr 25, 2020

Moons of Madness is a concept that unfortunately missed that Elder God spot!

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6.9 / 10.0
Apr 9, 2020

The console version of Moons of Madness is not on par with the PC ones on the technical side of things, but it remains a solid narrative based adventure to enjoy.

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7.6 / 10.0
Apr 9, 2020

Moons of Madness, as an adventure game, as a walking simulator and as a thriller Sci Fy is a fabulous game that you will enjoy from start to finish. As a horror game it is quite weak and mediocre. Too bad it's been touted as a game where you'll feel the horror of space. But it is curious that failing in this they have made a quite interesting game in another way. Graphically and soundly this game is not wasted. Most of the time you are amazed at the quality of details that it has in terms of visuals and sound.

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8.5 / 10.0
Apr 8, 2020

Moons of Madness perfectly balanced the various gameplay mechanics to create a creepy, cryptic exploration-adventure horror game. The audio and visual quality helps immerse you within the dark fantastical world the developers have created, making you feel like you’re all alone, isolated from everyone around you other than the nightmares which live within your head. The story is engaging, the scares will make you jump, and the puzzles are fun to solve, what more could you want from a Lovecraft-themed horror game set on Mars?

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7 / 10.0
Apr 6, 2020

Moons of Madness delivers an intriguing and terrorizing story of Shane Newehart stranded in Mars, where he walks on a thin line between reality and fiction. Once you overlook its shortcomings, the game makes a solid case for itself as one of the best Lovecraftian titles.

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Ben Sellwood
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Apr 5, 2020

Moons of Madness promises a lot but only delivers a rather intriguingly beautiful yet trudging cosmic horror title which is ultimately a disappointingly forgettable experience. With just 8 or so hours of gameplay, it somehow feels incredibly short yet overly drawn out due to woefully slow pacing.

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Lee Mehr
Top Critic
5 / 10
Apr 4, 2020

Moons of Madness demonstrates adaptation mismanagement of Lovecraft’s method to leave you haunted by his story’s horrific implications.

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6 / 10
Apr 3, 2020

Moons of Madness tries to offer a Lovecraft-style experience, and although it shows potential here and there, it doesn't feel like a complete package. The future seems brighter for the Norwegian studio Rock Pocket Games, and Moons of Madness, despite its shortcomings, is still a good game that can entertain the fans of the genre for a few hours.

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9 / 10.0
Apr 1, 2020

Thoughtful survival-based mechanics paired with some deeply unsettling Lovecraftian horror make Moons of Madness a must-have for fans of scary video games.

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6.5 / 10.0
Mar 31, 2020

I'm not one of those people who wants to jet off into space and attempt to colonize or explore another planet. I've seen the Alien movies. Moons of Madness promised a fictitious version of Mars from the comfort of home, with all of the suspense and jump-scares a girl could want, but unfortunately fails to deliver. As much as I wanted this horror fantasy, I can't bring myself to go back to Mars. My patience has worn thin. Every time I hover over the graphic on my PS4 I audibly groan. Perhaps I'll find the energy to return to it at some point, but much like the game itself, I'm not in a rush.

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2 / 5 stars
Mar 31, 2020

Lovecraft fans will have to look elsewhere. While Moons of Madness has some exciting ideas and goes a long way on its premise alone, the story is too dense, and the gameplay is too simple to make it worth your time... unless you need to kill five hours.

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IGN Spain
Top Critic
6.8 / 10.0
Mar 31, 2020

The Lovecraftian narrative and setting of Moons of Madness have tremendous potential that, unfortunately, is not accompanied by gameplay to match.

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Mar 31, 2020

Even with the stage properly set, Moons of Madness ultimately fails to reel you in and demand your attention. It has a pretty high production value, and the setting is interesting. However, I never felt any sort of attachment to the main character and ultimately cared more about the otherworldly environment.

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Mixed
Mar 30, 2020

This story driven game inspired in the works of H.P. Lovecraft falls into to many tropes to stand on its own.

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7 / 10.0
Mar 30, 2020

As a fan of horror games I would recommend you play Moons of Madness at some point if you enjoy the genre.

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