The Quarry - Deluxe Edition Xbox One/ Xbox Series X|S Key GLOBAL

I went into this one expecting a lean interactive movie with light horror trimmings, and what I got was closer to an eight-hour slasher marathon where every dumb decision I made felt genuinely consequential. The Quarry puts you in control of nine summer camp counselors across a prologue and ten chapters, rotating perspective so you're never too comfortable with any one character. The core loop is a familiar Supermassive recipe: explore environments for clues and collectible tarot cards, make branching dialogue calls, nail quick-time events in tense chase or combat sequences, and occasionally line up a shotgun shot under pressure. That last mechanic is fussier than it sounds - hit registration on the shooting segments is narrow, and missing a shot at the wrong moment can eliminate a character you've been nursing through the whole night. That roughness is part of the deal with this studio. Where the game genuinely earns its Steam rating is atmosphere. The lighting design, camera placement, and set-piece staging are handled with more craft than most actual horror films manage. Shadows move in ways that make you paranoid even when nothing is happening, and the nine-person cast - anchored by real screen talent - gives performances that land more often than they stumble. The branching structure is legitimately broad: hundreds of possible outcomes exist across a single run, and the "PATH CHOSEN" notification that appears after key decisions carries real weight on a first playthrough. The Deluxe Edition adds meaningful extras here - the Death Rewind system lets you undo a single fatal mistake per chapter, which softens the brutal consequences just enough for players who want to see the story through rather than reload. Honesty requires flagging the weaknesses. Replay value is limited by awkward chapter select implementation that forces near-full replays to explore alternate branches. The hold-your-breath stealth moments are too easy once you realize the visual cue telegraphs the monster's presence with a red fog overlay. Pacing sags significantly in the back half, and some endings feel rushed compared to the slow-burn opening chapters. For players expecting Detroit: Become Human-level agency, the choices here can feel binary and occasionally cosmetic rather than structurally transformative. The Gorefest Movie Mode and the 80s-themed character outfits bundled in the Deluxe Edition make the most sense if you plan to watch this with someone on the couch. The co-op and shared screen options let up to eight players take turns controlling characters across a single run, which turns the experience into a group activity that papers over the thin interactive mechanics nicely. Solo horror fans who bond with the cast will get a solid single run out of it. Anyone hunting deep replay value should temper expectations going in.

Alex · Scout Team

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