The Crow's Eye

KeenGamerKion Karimi

8/10

Experience this first-person psychological thriller that puts players at the abandoned Medical University of Crowswood. Finding your way out of this place won’t be that easy, however, you must solve intricate puzzles to ensure your escape of this mad house.

GameSpaceJohnathan Irwin

7/10

No, The Crow’s Eye didn’t turn out how I expected, and in that way I’m disappointed. As a huge fan of horror games, I was let down by The Crow’s Eye failing to live up to the horror that the teasers seemed to promise. But, I can appreciate a good puzzle game and that’s exactly what this is, and having a decent narrative is icing on the cake.

GameSpewJack Bampfield

6/10

Despite my reservations, The Crow’s Eye is an enjoyable experience that’s worth taking a look at. Exploring Crowswood and finding pieces of story is engaging enough to keep you playing, intrigued as to what’s going to happen next. The end itself goes full crazy, and if you’re not sure what’s going on it’s fine, because the villain goes through all of it via a large expository dump. It’s the narrative you discover through exploration that holds The Crow’s Eye together; reading and listening to people slowly lose their minds – as perhaps your character does too – makes the psychological thriller...

WCCFtechChris Wray

6/10

Horror games have had a tumultuous time over the past few decades. What seemed like an endless dry spell was rescued by the efforts of indie developers like Frictional Games. Only a handful of the major developers actually stuck to real horror. Most large series' like Silent Hill and Resident Evil took on an action-oriented stance. This is where indie developers, like 3D2 Entertainment, sought to fill the gap with games like The Crow's Eye.

On the balance of things, The Crow’s Eye borrows heavily from other existing titles in terms of mechanical inspiration. That’s not to say that it doesn’t have original concepts, or that it’s incapable of convincing narrative twists. The problem with the game lies in the fact that as a hodgepodge of various gameplay styles, it loses its core horror identity and coherence. There are plenty of brilliant ideas here and I’m not penalising 3D2 Entertainment at all for choosing to draw from successful titles – it’s hard to innovate an entirely fresh IP in this day and age, and the worth…

Game RantGR Staff

Unscored

Indeed, overall The Crow's Eye is at its best when remaining somewhat static, allowing the user to play out the conflict between the rational solution to puzzles and the irrational fears that the game so cleverly hints at with a breadcrumb trail. It's full of great ideas, and more than does enough to separate itself out from the crowd. The game's clunkier moments may put off some users, but those willing to persevere and put atmosphere and plot above pure gameplay could find themselves with an enjoyable game - albeit one that could cause a few sleepless nights.