Tech: The Quarry

Supermassive Games has carved a niche for itself as the world's leading purveyor of cinematic horror games. Its first big title, 2015's Until Dawn, was a hit with my friends and me, and we've also played a couple of the smaller-sized entries in the studio's "Dark Pictures Anthology," like Man of Medan.  But those were merely an amuse-bouche compared to Supermassive's latest full-length follow-up, The Quarry:

As you can tell from the setting, The Quarry is a love-letter to classic '80s horror, most notably the Friday the 13th series and The Howling. The premise is elemental - a group of counselors are spending their last night at camp after the kids leave. You can guess what comes next: alcohol will be poured, secrets will be shared...and blood will be spilled.

The Quarry's strength is its cast. You'll see some recognizable horror stars (David Arquette! Lance Henriksen! Lin Shaye!) and some younger actors (Ariel Winter, Justice Smith), and they do a good job of fleshing out the characters into people you can actually root for. On the negative side, the gameplay is identical to all the other Supermassive games you've played before, so people sick of QTEs and button-prompt-based narratives choices might find their interest waning.

Rating: 78/100 (88/100 when played in local co-op)