Tormented Souls

Critic reviews

• Way Too Many Games

  FerniWrites · Apr 18, 2022

  5.0

  In conclusion, Tormented Souls is a hidden gem severely dirtied by horrific crashes. They nullify any fun I could have had by having the prospect of retreading sections hanging over my head. The stress I felt was no longer because of genuine scares; instead, it was because of the technical problems.

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• Game Rant

  Devin Shea · Apr 15, 2022

  8.0

  Tormented Souls remains one of the few successful attempts at recreating that late 90s survival horror vibe. Cinematic camera movements and a beautiful but eerie atmosphere (not to mention nightmarish monsters) lends some scariness to the game, while terrible voice acting and a strangely bare plot leaves players with more questions than answers by the time the game is over.

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• GameSpew

  Richard Seagrave · Apr 14, 2022

  8.0

  Still, the fact stands that Tormented Souls is a great survival horror game, and on Switch it’s more impressive than ever. The visuals are good, the puzzle-heavy gameplay remains engaging, and being able to quickly bring up the map makes a world of difference.

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• NintendoLife

  Ollie Reynolds · Apr 13, 2022

  6.0

  Ultimately, although Tormented Souls is a commendable homage to classic survival horror games, its focus on the past is unfortunately its biggest downfall. Advertisements for the game bill it as a "modernisation" of the genre, but the mechanics within feel as archaic as the games it's emulating.

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• WorthPlaying

  Redmond Carolipio · Jan 27, 2022

  6.8

  Through all that, I found Tormented Souls to be just intriguing enough to be worth checking out if you have the time. It's a lesson in where survival-horror games have come from and what stories can still be told within the genre. With a little more modernization within the combat and cleaner visuals, this probably could have been an underground classic.

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• GameSpace.com

  LaSt04Ka · Oct 07, 2021

  8.0

  Overall, Tormented Souls is an extremely atmospheric game that will please the connoisseurs of the survival horror genre, especially if you don’t mind solving puzzles as the game plunges you into its events.

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