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CARRION
Developer Phobia Game Studio
Carrion is a 2020 horror video game developed by Polish developer Phobia Game Studio and published by Devolver Digital. Described as a "reverse-horror game", the game allows players to control a tentacled monster whose objective is to make its way through a facility, stalking and killing humans in its path. Carrion was released for Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Windows, and Xbox One on July 23, 2020. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
531 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
365 positive · 42 negative
95% range 86–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 365 | 42 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 37 | 1 | 66 |
| Mastodon * | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
18,402 of 19,427 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
89% recommend · 248 yes, 32 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 280 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (34,195 of 36,231 positive).
Players praise the satisfying power fantasy of controlling a monstrous creature. [1][2][3] Many note the game is short but fun, best enjoyed on sale. [4][5][6] Several reviewers criticize the lack of a map and repetitive gameplay. [7][8][9]
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- [7]
I didn't enjoy this game for the most part. The "tags" for this game is kinda misleading. Yes there is action, but very little compared to what you actually do in this game. 90% of this game consists of wandering around a big maze of levels and doing puzzle stuff. It's a glorified puzzle-metroidvania (a.k.a. lots of backtracking) game with a sprinkle of action rooms (mostly near the end of the game). I actually find …
- [1]
man, what a satisfying experience. controlling the monster you play as feels smoooooooth as a butter. the fluidity of movement does ALOT of the heavy lifting when it comes to gameplay, i don't think i ever got tired of just being a horrible, writhing mass of gore, getting my grubby tentacles all over the walls and floors. wondrous power fantasy. the combat itself is not all that varied, given there is like 5 enemy …
- [5]
This is a fantastic game, to be honest. You can grab it on sale for 90% off and it's incredibly worth the price. Even at full price, I'd say its a well-made game. Sure, the gore and the idea of being a monster or reverse-horror may not appeal to everybody, but to the niche audience it does appeal to, this game ticks all the boxes. The ending, especially, is mind-boggling. Trust me, give it a try.
- [6]
This game is an awesome reverse horror experience, filled with puzzles and difficult, but not unbeatable, challenges. It's great all across the board. I will say that this is NOT an action game, this is first and foremost a puzzle game that includes a lot of backtracking at times. It's also pretty big, so prepare to get lost occasionally. Carrion is pretty short. I was able to 100% the game (probably one of the only …
- [2]
What a breath of fresh air with this genre. This is such a fun idea. Im going to play the biomass outta this. Cannot believe I have never heard of this before. World and art are gorgeous. Its so fun to hear the little people scream. You feel like some sort of god. Then you start meeting the troopers and realize your mortality pretty quick. I love how the story unfolds with the alternate character controlling. Fun …
Summarised from 34 of the 382 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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CARRION sits at 90% positive across 407 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Carrion received generally favorable reviews on Nintendo Switch, PC and Xbox One according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 75% of critics. It received Best Debut Game at the BAFTA Game Awards in 2021. It was nominated for Best Debut Game and Best Indie at The Game Awards 2020, as well as "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition" at the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 531 · most liked firstReverse horror hit Carrion slinks its way onto mobile soon as a 'try before you buy' game! Hunt. Consume. Grow. Evolve.
neutral · AI labelView post →I didn't enjoy this game for the most part. The "tags" for this game is kinda misleading. Yes there is action, but very little compared to what you actually do in this game. 90% of this game consists of wandering around a big maze of levels and doing puzzle stuff. It's a glorified puzzle-metroidvania (a.k.a. lots of backtracking) game with a sprinkle of action rooms (mostly near the end of the game). I actually find this game pretty boring. Yes, animations and overall pixel graphics are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CARRION the video game is so good I’m getting all worked up about a horror film adaptation from the thing’s POV where you empathize and root for a pile of parasitic carrion sludge.
positive · AI labelView post →man, what a satisfying experience. controlling the monster you play as feels smoooooooth as a butter. the fluidity of movement does ALOT of the heavy lifting when it comes to gameplay, i don't think i ever got tired of just being a horrible, writhing mass of gore, getting my grubby tentacles all over the walls and floors. wondrous power fantasy. the combat itself is not all that varied, given there is like 5 enemy types, so it can be a bit of a slog sometimes. (personally, i found it hard to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun thing about game jams is you can just call a game something like "NEON STRUCT: Die Augen der Welt: Gaiden Alpha: Carry On, Carrion Carrier, or 'In which the author and reader jointly dismantle capitalism'" and it doesn't matter because it wasn't meant for anyone to play anyway.
neutral · AI labelView post →Got a little Halloween Sale running during Steam Screamfest! Look Outside 30% off GORN 2 20% off Cult of the Lamb 50% off Carrion 80% off Inscryption 60% off And Stories Untold is 99 cents! Trust us, you have to play that game. 👻
neutral · AI labelView post →Carrion. Flawless iOS port of a console game
positive · AI labelView post →Also on the 30th, ROLLA! A game that dares ask the question "What if Carrion, but Katamari Damacy?"
neutral · AI labelView post →tolkien games i want most >Thorondor flight simulator >Stardew Valley: The Shire >Spiritfarer one below >Glaurung Carrion style game set in Angband dungeons >BFME 3 >gondor city builder with pve >open world rpg >3rd person elven city builder focused on healing middle earth. much more personal
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming to Game Pass: 12/4 -Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled -Forza Motorsport -Hauntii -Humanity 12/5: -EA Sports WRC -Overthrown 12/9 -Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 12/10 -Wildfrost 1/2 -Carrion 1/7 -Road 96 Some now in Game Pass Standard news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/1...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just added Carrion to my steam curator page, this was a lot of fun and gets a big thumbs up, with the one caveat that the game really needed a map, but otherwise a ridiculously good reverse-horror splatterfest store.steampowered.com/app/953490/C...
positive · AI labelView post →Aside frome the gourgeous design and great gameplay, the level design was also reealy good. Liked the difficulty progression, wasn't too hard or too easy, save spots were always in good spots. Can't reccomed enough. Really enjoyed the aesthetics and the story ^^
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New Game Pass Games: 12.4 - Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled - Forza Motorsport (Standard) - Hauntii (Standard) - Humanity (Standard) 12.5 - EA Sports WRC - Overthrown 12.9 - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 12.10 - Wildfrost 1.2 - Carrion 1.7 - Road 96 news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/1...
neutral · AI labelView post →NEW VIDEO! I'm finally able to share a performance video of one of the tracks I've written for @team.trinketstudios.com's upcoming game, Battle Suit Aces! This is the Carrion Riders battle theme - a space biker gang that deserved a rock / funk theme! #Sponsored
neutral · AI labelView post →I was having fun with Carrion until I got hopelessly lost. This game desperately needs to be updated with a map, better signposting, a radar, or something to help players navigate the labyrinthine, similar-looking interconnected levels.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →doctor give me the hrt that makes me the monster from the 2020 video game Carrion
neutral · AI labelView post →saw Carrion on one of the game guessing sites and looked really neat, so i'm gonna play it! 📺🎀☁📼🩸 henemimi.tv
positive · AI labelView post →Now that i can use two hands again Im replaying Carrion and GOD what a fun game. store.steampowered.com/app/953490/C...
positive · AI labelView post →CARRION is $4.99 on GOG buff.ly/6DWIZ0B XBL buff.ly/i47Qxxc Switch physical $31.99 PNP Games buff.ly/5pKVYLw also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →Hen of Carrion (2020): LOVED this game really fun + satisfying.. Big recommend!!! Didn’t realize this was my 1st metroidvania 😸 had so much fun being beautiful meat monster 🥩❤️ Fun setting, simple horror story w/ great visuals & fun gameplay. Animations are sooo cute 🥺🥩❤️ funny uppy…
positive · AI labelView post →I got this game for 90% off and for that price I can unconditionally recommend it to anyone who thinks that the premise is neat. Would I say buy it at full-price? No. But if you're looking for a few hours of fun you can certainly find it here. I should note that I did not 100% the game and get all the achievements, and I don't plan on playing again to do so. To reiterate; buy it on sale, there are much worse ways to spend 4ish hours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Carrion is a fairly fun and short game about being a huge ass flesh monster. The game doesn't really change much throughout the playthrough, though that's fine, as it's short enough as to where it doesn't get boring. The only gripe i have with it is the controls, once you get to the large monster level, it gets super unwieldy, annoyingly so. But still, it's fun, really fun, highly recommend!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →9. Carrion "Reverse horror" metroidvania where you play the monster? It's ridiculously fun, and while I found the lack of a map was frustrating (look up a walkthrough if you get lost), it was a grisly, gore-glistened delight. store.steampowered.com/app/953490/C...
positive · AI labelView post →Today on Wicked Wednesday! We continue with playing the reverse horror game of Carrion. We take on the role of the monster as we hunt, consume, grow, and evolve! I'll be seeing you on my Twitch chat at 3:30pm EST Link >>> www.twitch.tv/rosegoldsden #Twitch #Monster #LetsPlay
neutral · AI labelView post →Cool concept, but the gameplay loop is super repetitive. I find it really annoying to back track through areas without a map.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not necessarily a horrible game, but not a good one either. It's also definitely not worth the full price tag. It has an interesting concept where you play the monster, and it has some pretty vicious pixel art, but that's about it. The game is short, sitting at about 5 hours. Thorough those 5 hours you have to do lots of backtracking, especially if you want to grab all the upgrades. The icing of the cake is that there is no in-game map and the maps are convoluted.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i hate that its the only game anything like itself nothing else fills the spot left by carrion
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Start of the game is fun but after that it becomes quickly tedious and frustrating... No map is a bummer. Controls are not precise enough. The ending part where you have to get the last containements thingy is just infuriating as hell. Without any map, having to switch forms to get specific powers and backtracking so much, just not fun... Finally, the game is too short, 100% in 5 hours for the full price, get it with on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SUNDAY SUNDAY! 1 PM Central Time! We're sitting down to a game you all have chosen, Carrion! We'll be doing it in one shot AND celebrating our two year Stream-a-versary together with spooky video watching and yapping! I'm looking forward to seeing you all there! 🐙🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a fantastic game, to be honest. You can grab it on sale for 90% off and it's incredibly worth the price. Even at full price, I'd say its a well-made game. Sure, the gore and the idea of being a monster or reverse-horror may not appeal to everybody, but to the niche audience it does appeal to, this game ticks all the boxes. The ending, especially, is mind-boggling. Trust me, give it a try.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Didn't really plan to colour this,.but here's a little fan art from the game Carrion. Ink drawing #carrion #videogames #horror
neutral · AI labelView post →possibly the best game criticism I've seen this month. Yoku's Island Express is Catholic. Cathedral is Protestant. Carrion is Judaic
neutral · AI labelView post →What a breath of fresh air with this genre. This is such a fun idea. Im going to play the biomass outta this. Cannot believe I have never heard of this before. World and art are gorgeous. Its so fun to hear the little people scream. You feel like some sort of god. Then you start meeting the troopers and realize your mortality pretty quick. I love how the story unfolds with the alternate character controlling. Fun little break from the main game play. Super well done, really really love this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overview: An Essential Indie Title Carrion doesn't get the meme worthy praise & glory of other indie darlings but it is immediately engaging, fun, and worth your time. It packs a solid amount of enjoyment into its 5-8hr-ish campaign and doesn't outstay its welcome. (My playtime is higher due to afks). The Good + The Bad Game Play Carrion is one part metroidvania exploration game, one part lite action game, and one part puzzle game. It should go without saying you play as a creature that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If playing, I absolutely would not recommend the two big breaks I took in the middle, made me so lost both times. Good experience. 7 / 10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →B-side gaming zine #11 (news - indie - open-source - homebrew, fantasy console humor). ## Welcome It has been about three months, and another issue is ready. This issue focuses a bit on fantasy consoles with a small article explaining what they are and 10 fantasy console game recommendations. Of course, there's a lot of news about new indie games, open-source projects, and homebrew. A top 10 and a new top game per type: paid indie, open-source, homebrew, and demake. I hope you enjoy…
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is genuinely tedious as ♥♥♥♥. You can't make a game where you can traverse a massive map and NOT have a map? Who's the dumbass who decided that? 80% of the game is just slithering around looking for an anus sized hole that wasn't accessible but now is. ♥♥♥♥ game design but the gameplay itself is satisfying
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Discussion] Which indie game have you recently played and enjoyed?. Trying out something new. Doing discussion topics about indie games once in a while. Let's see if there is interest. Like the title says, have you played recently an indie game that you enjoyed and want to share? It does not have to be a newly released game. I recently played and enjoyed Carrion, a Metroidvania-style horror game where you play a monster trying to escape an underground lab. For me, it felt like it had a…
neutral · AI labelView post →More rare gems from our Christian Carrion! He’s posted the pilot to the 1990 game show The Challengers, hosted by Dick Clark. Take a look and subscribe to his channel. He’s posting more rare and interesting game show stuff than anyone out there: youtu.be/0_AL7GO0jR8?...
neutral · AI labelView post →First playthrough review time. CARRION is a unique game with an idea you don’t see very often. Instead of playing as a hero, you control a strange creature that escapes from a lab and hunts the people inside. The visuals and dark atmosphere fit the concept really well and make the game feel different from most other action games. The gameplay is nice and you explore the facility, eat enemies to grow bigger, unlock new abilities, and use them to get through different areas. There are also…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Correction! Wicked Wednesday game is Carrion! Not SOMA... To get an idea of what kind of game it is, watch this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRra...
neutral · AI labelView post →The back tracking and getting lost is to much. The gameplay is fun, not having a map and needing one is not fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A monstrous, grotesque fleshy power-trip done extraordinarily well. A great (yet short) little indie game, it took me one sitting of around 3.5 hours to 100% the game. If you got the time to get cozy and commit, playing it in one session is the way to go. And obviously, if meat and flesh and body horror freak you out, it would probably do you well to dodge this one. Unless you're a masochist, cuz this is worth it A stunning set of pixel-art graphics accompany this game, they're so disgustingly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How is the game Carrion, the metroidvania where you play a blob monster escaping an SCP style facility?
neutral · AI labelView post →Platinum #17 is Carrion 🏆 Fun little Metroidvania where you play as the monster. I think it would benefit from having an in game map, but it’s not a deal breaker, and the game doesn’t overstay its welcome! You should check it out if Metroidvanias are your thing 🙂↕️
positive · AI labelView post →It's nice to finally be the monster eating things than being the victim trying to live.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like it but the complete lack of a map in this metroidvania became too much for me. Most of the time I was aimlessly bouncing around everywhere trying to figure out where to go. It is truly a shame because the concept is so innovative.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ever feel like a game was made specifically for you? That's me for Cairn. Haven't felt that so much since I think Carrion.
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished Carrion. A+. game of the year. when did it come out? who can say.
positive · AI labelView post →There is one thing you have to know before buying this game. This is a pure power fantasy. If you want a challenging game this is not for you. Power fantasy games are rare. In most cases they fail because the developers get the belance wrong. Sounds easy, at the end of the day, power fantasy is power fantasy. In my humble opinion, this is a great game. It has some flaws but in general a great indie title. You are playing as an alien.... mass(something like in the film ,The Thing) and you grow…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good thing I bought it at 90% off, because even though it has good graphics and decent player controls, the lack of a minimap or any directions to follow ruins the whole thing. I've been running around in circles in the levels for an hour now, and there's not a single living soul in sight, it's super annoying !
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is an awesome reverse horror experience, filled with puzzles and difficult, but not unbeatable, challenges. It's great all across the board. I will say that this is NOT an action game, this is first and foremost a puzzle game that includes a lot of backtracking at times. It's also pretty big, so prepare to get lost occasionally. Carrion is pretty short. I was able to 100% the game (probably one of the only very few games I can say I have 100%'d) in about 6 hours. I don't know about…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Carrion is the horror game where you get to be the horror. Less than $4 store.steampowered.com/app/953490/C...
positive · AI labelView post →Lots of new stuff being uploaded by our Christian Carrion. Recently posted are episodes 1-3 of the rarely seen 70s game show Pass the Buck with Bill Cullen! youtu.be/3uQ2VLY7qYA?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Metroidvania where you play as the monster. You play as a red tentacled biomass which breaks out of containment and chows down on your human captors. As you gain upgrades you can reach higher levels of biomass and each of the three versions of biomass can use different abilities. You lose biomass on damage and can shed it on purpose in acid pools which is frequently used for puzzles where you need to use specific abilities to bypass. It's a fun rampage for a bit but, despite its relatively…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Random Game of the Day Day 364 - Carrion This game quickly jumped into my top 100 video games soon after I started playing it. Basically, it's a metroidvania version of John Carpenter's The Thing and you are the alien. The pixelated gore and puzzle aspects mesh perfectly together. And the story
positive · AI labelView post →Starting Carrion Crown soon, put together a PNG Tuber for the game! #pathfinder2e #CarrionCrown #art #dndart
neutral · AI labelView post →In happier news, also tried Carrion. Very cool meaty chompy game. Now I'm finally digging into Pseudoregalia and, holy fuk
positive · AI labelView post →Have updated my search-action (Metroidvania) game rankings! the people demanded I play Carrion and the people were EXTREMELY CORRECT: medium.com/@RowanKaiser...
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