The Quarry is Supermassive's cinematic horror in full: nine counselors, a single escalating night, and branching choices where a missed quick-time prompt or a wrong line can get someone killed three hours later. Its local mode is the draw, a pass-the-controller format for up to eight, where the game pauses and signals the hand-off whenever the active counselor changes, so each player privately owns one teen's survival and nobody is quite sure who has doomed whom.
The trade-off is honest: this is half movie, half game. The minute-to-minute play is thin, exploration, dialogue, the occasional button prompt, and the pacing is slow, with long cutscenes and screen time that favors some counselors over others. For a group that treats it as a horror movie they collectively steer, the tension and the betrayals land. Anyone wanting hands-on, evenly shared action should pass.
Overall, player feedback about The Quarry is highly polarized. While many players praise the game's engaging story, immersive atmosphere, and strong character performances, others are frustrated by its gameplay mechanics, including slow pacing and unskippable cutscenes. The stark contrast between the positive and negative reviews results in a mixed overall sentiment.
Based on 158 reviews from playstation, steam
The Quarry - Before You Buy
