Sorry We&s;re Closed
November 14, 2024
Sorry We&s;re Closed is a nostalgic, single-player survival horror game. Enjoy atmospheric environments driven by classic fixed camera angles and the thrill of arcade-style first person combat. Enter the perilous demon world, collecting items and managing your resources to stay alive. A WORLD OF ANGELS AND DEMONS Follow the final …
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82.1
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Critic Reviews (33)
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75.0
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35.0
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60.0
"Sorry We’re Closed is going to hit a set of people in their early 2000s nostalgia. For the rest there is a weird and compelling game that feels like a throwback that is also fresh."
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72.0
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78.0
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84.0
"Although there were aspects of this game that I had a hard time vibing with, overall, I think this is a fun game if you’re in the mood for some 90’s 90s-style survival horror. And maybe if I was simply …"
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75.0
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80.0
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90.0
"Sorry We&s;re Closed is a divine contender for best adaptation of nostalgic &s;90s gaming while reaching the tier of 2010s handheld era titles. A must-have and a must-want for anyone without a PC."
Read original review"Sorry We’re Closed is an intriguing and stylish survival horror which offers a fun and compelling story to follow as well as a unique twist into the classic survival horror formula. It’s enjoyable to play with its Third Eye mechanic, …"
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90.0
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75.0
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91.0
"Sorry We&s;re Closed is an incredible debut from á la mode games. It dares to go where scarce horror games have gone prior in making their underworld adventure also dreamy, poppy and dripping in substance. The world of demons and …"
Read original review"Sorry We&s;re Closed is a creepy and adventurous survival horror that does more than just copy the history it was inspired by."
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65.0
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68.0
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72.0
"Sorry We’re Closed is a decent, surprisingly little gem. Story is interesting, the visuals are a nice homage to classic PS1/N64 era of gaming, and Third Eye power is a a fun mechanic to mix things up a bit. This …"
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30.0
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25.0
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85.0
"Sorry We&s;re Closed is an action adventure horror that brings back to our monitors gameplay and techniques born in the 90s, adding a modern story that talks about love, loss and acceptance, flavoring everything with fights and puzzles that integrate …"
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65.0
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72.0
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84.0
"Even with its issues and hitches, don&s;t get me wrong: Sorry, We&s;re Closed is a great and very fun game. Especially with its relatively short campaign and multiple endings, with some backtracking that may annoy some players, but that works …"
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55.0
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70.0
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80.0
"Sorry We’re Closed struck me deep. Every confession of love, every bullet through the heart, every day that Michelle woke up just to prove love is worth living for. Any kind of love, as long as you try. That’s the …"
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70.0
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65.0
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90.0
"Sorry We’re Closed is a survival horror that manages to show mastery in what it proposes and brings an impactful and bold context of emotional depth. The result is a fantastic game in its discussion and how it represents horror …"
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30.0
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70.0
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80.0
"Love is a curse in Sorry We’re Closed, an action-adventure game that presents itself as a tribute to horror titles while seeking a new, more narrative-driven and provocative identity."
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80.0
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78.0
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82.0
"As a package, Sorry We’re Closed is certainly no slouch. It features unique gameplay tied together with an immersive story and some excellent sound design. I can easily recommend it to fans of the survival horror genre, and I am …"
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75.0
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70.0
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80.0
"Sorry We&s;re Closed presents an unequal challenge in its gameplay as it flourishes in exploration and combat but slightly let down by its simplistic puzzle design. With that said, the game&s;s story, themes, world building and style makes it one …"
Read original review"Undeniably colorful, weird, and wild… but perhaps a bit too up and down for its own good"
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78.0
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82.0
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74.0
"Bold, raw and effortlessly stylish, Sorry We&s;re Closed uses the building blocks of survival horror to tell a compelling and hard-hitting love story to brilliant effect."
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70.0
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65.0
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70.0
"Sorry We&s;re Closed beautifully takes that otherworldly psychological horror of games such as Silent Hill and puts its own colorful spin on things, resulting in a game filled with an eye-popping visual style, a terrific story with a clever look …"
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85.0
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75.0
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90.0
"Sorry We’re Closed is one hell of a game. It throws a ton of ideas into a blender and comes out with a retro-action horror quite unlike anything else I played. It has such a great concept and stunning visual …"
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90.0
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94.0
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92.0
"Sorry We’re Closed is a title that I highly recommend to survival horror fans, especially those looking for something innovative and creative within this genre that, fortunately, has been showing that it is back in full force."
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78.0
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65.0
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62.0
"By shamelessly blending visceral and garish elements, developer à la mode has crafted a weird survival-horror game that&s;s tough to put down."
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85.0
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80.0
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90.0
"Thankfully, Sorry We’re Closed only ran around six hours before I saw one of the endings. Those moments of anguish were not massive parts of the game, although they were gnarly roadblocks. Everything else, from the vibes to the storytelling, …"
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85.0
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60.0
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70.0
"À La Mode Games have crafted a great indie experience here, and the transition to consoles from PC has been a successful one. With extra modes available, the experience is even bigger now, and with a unique premise and execution, …"
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88.0
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82.0
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78.0
"Sorry We&s;re Closed is a bizarre and sexy horror game, with an immediately eye-catching aesthetic and an awesome truth seeing mechanic."
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50.0
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50.0
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50.0
"Sorry We’re Closed is one of the best games I’ve played this year. Contextually, it struck me with its storytelling wrapped-up in a tight survival horror package and delivered in short form. Ported to consoles, it runs flawlessly with no …"
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85.0
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92.0
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90.0
"Sorry We&s;re Closed is one of the most unique and memorable survival horror games we&s;ve ever played. The juxtaposition of bright colours and quirky characters against moments of true terror is unlike anything we&s;ve ever seen before, and the first-person …"
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95.0
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85.0
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70.0
"Slathered with infectious energy, its innovative alternate-reality heartbreak shooting mechanics are thrilling to play with, and it&s;s a world you won&s;t want to say farewell to after you get your first ending. Resident Evil 4 and Silent Hill can&s;t match …"
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80.0
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45.0
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75.0
"Despite this, I don&s;t want to write the game off right away. The unique atmosphere, the bizarre story and the cocktail of diverse characters, each one crazier than the other, give the game a surrealistic feel. As if you are …"
Read original review"Sorry We&s;re Closed is a wilfully strange game. You might describe it as eccentric. You may also say it&s;s completely and brilliantly batshit...."
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75.0
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85.0
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90.0
"Any horror game that gets me to play it—and actually enjoy it—is worth checking out. Sorry We’re Closed weaves a heartfelt narrative of heartbreak and loneliness through a cast of charming, memorable characters. The ability to switch between isometric and …"
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20.0
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20.0
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20.0
"Sorry We&s;re Closed is a beautiful horror game that opts not to use the terror that players would expect. Instead, it focuses on crafting a beautiful story focused on the concept of love, plus creating characters, gameplay mechanics, and an …"
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70.0
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85.0
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85.0
"In summation, Sorry, We’re Closed provides a unique retro-feel of survival horror while plumbing the deeper nature of love and the worlds of angels and demons. While not a genre that I historically, or even currently, gravitate towards, I was …"
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87.0
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68.0
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82.0
"Beyond familiar echoes to Silent Hill, Killer 7 is the most obvious touchstone for the combat system and generally flamboyant aesthetic. But Sorry We’re Closed defies the purely imitative qualities of so much indie horror. For whatever mechanical shortcomings it …"
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45.0
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85.0
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90.0
"Sorry We&s;re Closed is a gripping, unique experience that will appeal to fans of psychological horror and puzzles. Its atmosphere and story make it worth the challenge. However, its relative lack of action may turn off some players."
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