Adventure

Song of Horror

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

3.5

Users · RAWG

2019

Released

Platforms

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📅 Release Info

Release DateOctober 31, 2019

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

Adventure

Playable on

PCPlayStationXbox

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PC (Microsoft Windows)PCPlayStation 4Xbox One

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About this game

Song of Horror is a psychological horror adventure. Face the manifestations of the Presence, an unpredictable, eldritch AI that reacts to your way of playing: you won't experience two exact gameplays. Death is permanent: you may die, but the horror continues.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Consistent horror atmosphere shaped by environments, sound, and lighting.
Fixed-camera exploration, limited resources, and evasion define classic survival horror.
The Presence system and character permadeath create unpredictable encounters.
Environmental puzzles emphasize observation and exploration over combat.
Episodic campaign follows a supernatural investigation into a mysterious disappearance.

Cons

Controls and fixed-camera movement can obstruct tense interactions and navigation.
Permanent character death can require repeating substantial investigative progress.
Episodic campaign has slow investigations, repeated backtracking, and uneven momentum.
Some puzzles use obscure solutions and require trial and error.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

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Gameplay & themes

Adventure

Song of Horror

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

3.5

Users · RAWG

2019

Released

Platforms

🔗🛒▶

📅 Release Info

Release DateOctober 31, 2019

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

Adventure

Playable on

PCPlayStationXbox

Show all 4 versions ▾

PC (Microsoft Windows)PCPlayStation 4Xbox One

Screenshots & Videos

About this game

Pros & Cons

Pros

Consistent horror atmosphere shaped by environments, sound, and lighting.
Fixed-camera exploration, limited resources, and evasion define classic survival horror.
The Presence system and character permadeath create unpredictable encounters.
Environmental puzzles emphasize observation and exploration over combat.
Episodic campaign follows a supernatural investigation into a mysterious disappearance.

Cons

Controls and fixed-camera movement can obstruct tense interactions and navigation.
Permanent character death can require repeating substantial investigative progress.
Episodic campaign has slow investigations, repeated backtracking, and uneven momentum.
Some puzzles use obscure solutions and require trial and error.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.