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Find out what we thought in our The Occultists PS5 review!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-occultist-review-ps5-lacking-fun-and-lacking-scares\u002F","2026-04-07","5\u002F5",100,{"id":56,"author":57,"outlet":60,"summary":65,"review_url":66,"review_date":52,"original_score":67,"normalized_score":68},2348087,{"id":58,"name":59},5685,"Lyle Pendle",{"id":61,"logo":62,"name":63,"website_url":64,"score_format":49},112,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FLootLevelChill-Logo.jpg","Loot Level Chill","https:\u002F\u002Flootlevelchill.com\u002F","The Occultist is a fairly by the numbers horror game, with an unlikable main character and lack of scares that really let it down.","https:\u002F\u002Flootlevelchill.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-occultist-review\u002F","5",50,{"id":70,"author":71,"outlet":74,"summary":79,"review_url":80,"review_date":52,"original_score":81,"normalized_score":82},2348528,{"id":72,"name":73},3920,"Richard Seagrave",{"id":75,"logo":76,"name":77,"website_url":78,"score_format":49},27,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpew-Logo.jpg","GameSpew","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com","Taking on the role of a paranormal investigator, The Occultist gives you multiple unique abilities to make use of as you explore areas and solve an assortment of puzzles. It's a bit rough around the edges, but fans of narrative driven supernatual adventures will likely get plenty of enjoyment out of it.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2026\u002F04\u002Fthe-occultist-review\u002F","7\u002F10",70,{"id":84,"author":85,"outlet":88,"summary":93,"review_url":94,"review_date":52,"original_score":95,"normalized_score":82},2348819,{"id":86,"name":87},17938,"Dagmara",{"id":89,"logo":90,"name":91,"website_url":92,"score_format":49},138,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FWayTooManyGames.png","WayTooManyGames","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F","In The Occultist, you play as Alan Rebels, a professional paranormal investigator who visits the abandoned British island of Godstone to find out what happened to his father. Things quickly get complicated and take on a supernatural tone. Before you know it, you’re cutting down a hanged man from a beam in an old shed, only to run moments later through a cornfield while being chased by a furious spirit.","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F2026\u002F04\u002F07\u002Freview-the-occultist\u002F","7.0",{"id":97,"author":98,"outlet":101,"summary":106,"review_url":107,"review_date":108,"original_score":109,"normalized_score":110},2360066,{"id":99,"name":100},5837,"Steve C",{"id":102,"logo":103,"name":104,"website_url":105,"score_format":49},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","Investigative horror is one of those genres that ebbs and flows in its prevalence and popularity, but it seems to be having a bit of a resurgence at the moment, with The Occultist due to be followed by Cthulhu: The Dark Abyss and The Sinking City 2. Having been relatively starved of such games for a while I’m glad to see such a return and I’m looking forward to the unique charms of exploring spooky environments and putting clues together. 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