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Scorn
Developer Ebb Software
Scorn is a 2022 survival horror adventure game developed by Ebb Software. Drawing on biopunk themes, the game is inspired by the works of visual artists H. R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński. The game was released on 14 October 2022 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X/S. It was subsequently released for PlayStation 5 on October 3, 2023. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
453 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
67
Fresh
231 positive · 114 negative
95% range 62–72%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 231 | 114 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 27 | 12 | 55 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
7,084 of 9,558 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
66% recommend · 184 yes, 93 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 277 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (15,358 of 20,053 positive).
Players praise the game's oppressive, biomechanical atmosphere and H.R. Giger-inspired visuals. [1][2][3] Many reviewers find the combat frustrating and poorly implemented. [4][5][6] Some players note the lack of guidance and confusing puzzles can be off-putting. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [4]
I wish I could enjoy this game. The environment and atmosphere are exactly what I was looking for — oppressive, alien, and genuinely breathtaking. Scorn's world delivers on every promise its aesthetic makes. It is precisely the kind of game I have been waiting for. Then combat starts. There is no dodge mechanic. Enemies fire ranged attacks. Your only recourse is using terrain as cover — which would be a reasonable …
- [8]
I'm sorry, Scorn I really get hard looking at your art design. I even went IRL to the H.R. Giger Museum because of it (google it, it's a cool place). bro... I've played some walking simulators in my time, but most walking simulators keep you interested the same way a narrative game does not only with the visuals, but also with the characters and story somewhat. This game right here is formulated around puzzles that …
- [1]
Scorn is NOT a game. This is a walking through a meat factory at 3AM simulator. No map. No tutorial. No NPC yapping in your ear. Just vibes (good ones). The world looks like it was designed by someone who said “what if organs… but architecture?” and then never slept again. Combat? Kinda ass. Puzzles? Confusing for no reason. Atmosphere? Unmatched. If you need dopamine every 5 seconds, uninstall. If you need …
- [2]
If you're a Giger nut like me and are IN LOVE with all this gross, erotic, and macabre, you will love the world of Scorn. Like most reviews here, I'll say that Combat could be better and should have been excluded, but if you're like me, it's just a short distraction from the deliciously gross world around you. Scorn does something that a lot of modern games refuse to. 1. It puts responsibility of the experience in …
- [3]
Scorn is more of an experience than a traditional game. It places the player inside a vast biomechanical world where you feel small and powerless. The character moves slowly and heavily on purpose, making you feel the weight and vulnerability of every action. The atmosphere doesn’t rely on jump scares. Instead, it constantly presses on the player, creating discomfort and tension. Visually, Scorn resembles Prometheus …
Summarised from 34 of the 368 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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Players who liked Scorn talk about atmosphere and visual design are widely praised; those who didn't talk about combat is clunky and frustrating. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Scorn received "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregator Metacritic. Though praised for its puzzles and art direction, Scorn faced frequent criticisms for its combat, which many reviewers felt was tedious and unnecessary. PC Gamer US described the game as a surreal horror adventure, and said: "the striking visual feast of the alien capital, accompanied by mournful audio, practically moved me to tears. It was so strange and wonderful, and seemed to hint at some greater mystery at the heart of Scorn". Conversely, they sometimes criticized unclear gameplay and the checkpoint system. Alessandro Barbosa of GameSpot praised Scorn for its interesting setting and aesthetic, but…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 453 · most liked firstA weird game, but not in a good way. It really feels like the developers had a fantastic vision for the first and last Acts of this game that is worth experiencing, and then went "oh I guess we need more content" and then bloated the middle with some baffling stuff. I really like the silent story, the limited colour palette and music, and the idea of exploring some kind of alien-human factory and doing puzzles. The first level really hits on all those points and even gives you some player…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my guy ;; Scorn, from upcoming romance game by @wereyoufollowed.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Some Scorn-player interaction sketches done for @wereyoufollowed.bsky.social, ngl I really want to play this game when it's out😅
positive · AI labelView post →I wish I could enjoy this game. The environment and atmosphere are exactly what I was looking for — oppressive, alien, and genuinely breathtaking. Scorn's world delivers on every promise its aesthetic makes. It is precisely the kind of game I have been waiting for. Then combat starts. There is no dodge mechanic. Enemies fire ranged attacks. Your only recourse is using terrain as cover — which would be a reasonable design if the terrain hitboxes were not completely invisible and utterly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really good art but the level design and puzzle design is some of the worst I have ever experienced
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scorn is NOT a game. This is a walking through a meat factory at 3AM simulator. No map. No tutorial. No NPC yapping in your ear. Just vibes (good ones). The world looks like it was designed by someone who said “what if organs… but architecture?” and then never slept again. Combat? Kinda ass. Puzzles? Confusing for no reason. Atmosphere? Unmatched. If you need dopamine every 5 seconds, uninstall. If you need objective markers and a quest log, uninstall harder. This game expects you to use…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey, so Scorn is on sale for freaking 90% off right now. If you're into short, wordless, exploration-focused games with incredible visuals, lots of body horror, and more puzzles than combat, definitely check it out. store.steampowered.com/app/698670/S...
neutral · AI labelView post →A woman, Scorn Small things since I am not feeling so good at the moment We're nearing the end of the Lancer game, so this will likely be the last chassis Alecto wears (In this story anyway) Wanted to do something cool for it ^^ #lancer #pixelart #mecha
neutral · AI labelView post →I played this game blind, on my play-through I missed out on the pistol in level 2, despite this the game let me progress through the game until level 7, where I realised I softlocked myself!!! HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?? WHY WOULD IT LET YOU PROGRESS WITHOUT GETTING A MAJOR AND NECESSARY ITEM???!!!! I'm not playing the whole game again for a stupid item!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played through Scorn and made friendos watch..... what a sad cruel ending LOL BUT LOVED THE H.R. GIGER AESTHETICS!!! My fav
positive · AI labelView post →No map. No dialogue. No clue. Still finished it somehow. 8/10 confusion, 10/10 atmosphere.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I caught sight of Scorn because of its amazing HR Giger-inspired art style, which is mainly known through the Alien movie series. As a huge fan of HR Giger, this game seemed perfect for me. I'm fascinated by the oppressive atmosphere, the soundscape and detailed art style, but in the end I'm still not sure what Scorn wants to be. It's a mixture between Walking Sim, Puzzle Solver, Atmospheric Horror and Ego-Shooter with a lot of blood and mutilation. I mean, this can be great if every part…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm sorry, Scorn I really get hard looking at your art design. I even went IRL to the H.R. Giger Museum because of it (google it, it's a cool place). bro... I've played some walking simulators in my time, but most walking simulators keep you interested the same way a narrative game does not only with the visuals, but also with the characters and story somewhat. This game right here is formulated around puzzles that don't give you hints, and the first one is confusing lol. And since this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scorn: The Art of the Game hardcover book is $25 on Amazon (50% off, 192 pages) buff.ly/3CXEkRo Target buff.ly/49qLN7B #ad
neutral · AI labelView post →good graphics and story, but the gameplay completely sucks. cutscenes are so slow and the combat is very boring. some puzzles are so confusing and you don't even know where to go. the whole game is just walk around, do a stupid puzzle, walk around more, kill a chicken, walk around again, kill another chicken, go back to the same area, do another stupid puzzle, watch a slow disgusting cutscene repeat this for 6 hours.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just finished Scorn in 6 hours with all 12 trophies, and my first reaction is simply: what a weird game. What an absolutely weird game. Scorn gives you nothing. No explanation, no tutorial, no objective marker, no guidance of any kind, no dialogue, no text logs, and barely any music. You wake up in this biomechanical nightmare and the game just lets you figure it out, or not. The developers at Ebb Software have said they built the whole thing around the idea of being thrown into the world,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So... Its weird... Writing a review at this state. If finished the game right now. I was thinking for a funny review about visiting a Psychologist but... I cant bring my self to do that. I am not feeling well... The game is heavy. Visuals, Sound, Feeling its extremely immersive. I feel sad... I feel empty... I feel uneasy, processing all my thoughts and feelings. Is it a good game? Yes.- yes absolutely. Do I recommend? My answer might be yes. Writing this review feels more like catharsis, than…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For #ScreenshotSaturday I'd like to show my game, Brawn, Scorn and Ammo! It's a free to play, run and gun, 2D platformer, with noodle dragons! 🔫🐉 You can check it out at the link below! It can be played in a browser! critcorsac.itch.io/brawn-scorn-... #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #PixelArt #Godot
neutral · AI labelView post →Atmospheric walking simulator with mediocre puzzles and unfun combat. It's like a painting you like to watch but not fun to play with. 10/10 atmosphere 10/10 ambient sounds 3/10 puzzles 1/10 gunplay Was dissapointed by the ending.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't really understand what the player character's goal was... I didn't understand what I was doing, the names of the weapon, or anything else, and it felt as if I had woken up in an alien world with no memory of anything... that was point of the game though... to sink into the atmosphere and feel the tension, and it worked.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I honestly enjoyed it, the atmosphere is nice, and the combat gets better. This is mainly a puzzle game, I can see why it has the horror tag but it's not scary, it's grotesque. I loved the atmosphere, the fleshy environment and the constant feeling of sadness and how apathetic your character is. The ending was a bit letdown, and there aren't multiple endings. 8/10!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →♥♥♥♥♥♥ up FPS/Puzzle love child of H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński. Fair warning, it feels more like an interactive art piece than a game given there was no dialogue or text only environmental storytelling which isn't a bad thing at all but also understandably isn't everyone's cup of tea.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So for those that missed it, I played Scorn on stream and it is rare for me to like a game so much and then get turned off it so quickly, all because of the combat it suddenly springs on you.
neutral · AI labelView post →the game Necrophosis is so funny because it looks like a atmospheric Scorn-like walking sim deal but then every single creature and thing you walk past stops you to drop like 5 pages of meaningless Dark And Cryptic dialogue at you and it happens so frequently it feels almost like a comedy bit
neutral · AI labelView post →And I don't mean the surrealistic horror adventure 2022 game "Scorn", that one was too good for those fucking losers too
positive · AI labelView post →The atmosphere is outstanding. It could have been a great horror walking simulator with puzzle aspects. I want to recommend with a thumbs up, but I can't. Here is what kills it: - The combat is frustratingly cumbersome. Everything is slow. That includes stashing ammo, reloading, switching weapons. Everything has an animation that prevents you from running. Fighting more than 1 enemy is challenging in an unrewarding way. I feel like given the setting and atmosphere, I would have preferred…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →𖤐𖤐𖤐 I can't really tell you what this game is about because at no point does it explain who you are, what you are, where you are, why you are there or what you are doing but thats sort of the strange beauty of it. You are in some sort of biomechanical megastructure and your goal is simply to figure out how this alien technology works, solve the puzzles and advance into the next area. At no point while playing did I understand what was happening. It was like some strange nightmare. Like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scorn is an absolutely gorgeous game, there is no denying that it contains maybe some of the worst game design decisions Ive ever encountered in my entire career the artists involved in that project deserved better, because that could've been a masterpiece. instead its a frustrating slog, a chore
neutral · AI labelView post →Scorn is a remarkable example of a game with a solid art style, but poor game design beyond the impressive visuals. The most common critique of Scorn I've seen is that the combat is clunky, but in the whopping four hours it took me to complete this $40 game (including pause breaks), I've found that the issues spread far beyond the combat. The issues with Scorn lie with having large, detailed levels but with very little to do in them aside from walk through corridors and solve the occasional…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool graphics, that's all you get. Really gross and disgusting, but cool. The puzzles are annoying and the combat is terrible. It does truly make you feel like you're in Hell. A game can't just be an art piece, you've gotta be able to do something interesting in the world and I found this didn't have any of that. I was just confused the whole time and had zero sense of accomplishment, I was just glad when I got past an area. I would rather just enjoy looking at art instead of playing this silly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flashback: I was featured in @wired.com about body horror and the insular cortex! We discussed an HR Giger inspired survival body horror video game Scorn and its relationship to embodied cognition and the neuroscience of disgust. Check it out! www.wired.com/story/game-h...
neutral · AI labelView post →Choose 20 of your favorite video game characters. One character per day, for 20 days. No particular order. Day 6: The Host from Scorn The Host or "Scorn Guy" endured one of the darkest, most brutal journeys i've ever witnessed. A haunting and memorable character. #Games #CharacterChallenge
positive · AI labelView post →This game is eye-candy for those who enjoy the H.R. Geiger-esque environments. That being said this is basically a walking sim with puzzles, and I really wish it wasn't. As you explore the world, you get more and more wrapped into the mystery of it all. Sadly, this game falls off in providing a satisfying resolve to the questions which arise; and while I'm no stranger to games leaving things unresolved, at this price tag, I would've hoped for something more. Overall 5/10, the environment really…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A well crafted game. Sound, visuals, level design. There's so much to enjoy in this game. This is what I think the story is really about but it's my opinion though. SPOILER ALERT: This game is about sex and reproduction, in fact it's more so about birth and pregnancy complications. How so? Well the story is about 2 Siamese twins that struggle to be born. The story starts as the twin 1 which consumes an egg in the womb (which the world is most alike) which is rather common IRL, then the 1st…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lot of soft locks in the game, I was at a part where I had only one health, and had to go through some monsters, but they one shot me from like across the room, I have no heals, and I would just respawn in the same place with no health. Very cool visuals, just really annoying to play. No updates for years and same issues persist.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Destiny the Game account challenged me to play "Free Bird" on the new Scorn Organ (Scorgan!!) so here's a bit of the intro!
neutral · AI labelView post →Join me as we continue to dive into this dark world inspired by H. R. Giger's art. This will be another true blind playthrough as I haven't watched a single clip of this game! Wednesday 09/23 3:30pm EST Link >>> www.twitch.tv/rosegoldsden #Scorn #Twitch #BodyHorror
neutral · AI labelView post →Scorn is the best game ever made cus it's the only one that gave us an androgenous biomechanical guy rubbing its pregnant-looking gut and no other game Ever is going to grace us with that again. Also the story themes and art design are neat I guess but mainly the gut.
positive · AI labelView post →If you're a Giger nut like me and are IN LOVE with all this gross, erotic, and macabre, you will love the world of Scorn. Like most reviews here, I'll say that Combat could be better and should have been excluded, but if you're like me, it's just a short distraction from the deliciously gross world around you. Scorn does something that a lot of modern games refuse to. 1. It puts responsibility of the experience in the hands of the player. It trusts you to use your brain instead of following a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It definitely had a lot of potential. The visuals are absolutely incredible and create such a dark, creepy and disgusting atmosphere, while the worldbuilding is also really interesting. I especially loved the grotesque art style, which is easily the best part of the game for me. Unfortunately my biggest problem with the game is that it's just really boring. I know it's basically a walking simulator, but there are so many games in this genre that manage to make the experience much more…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got it on sale for 4$ and still wouldn't recommend. Absolutely nails the aesthetic, it's fantastic and I think it'd be a great walking sim/puzzle game. However, there is combat and it's AWFUL. Maybe I'll pick it up and suffer through it again, but I found the combat thoroughly unejoyable. You could watch a playthrough and get the same experience as playing it, but without all the frustration of how stiff the combat is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →jfc i think SCORN is the most gorgeous game ive ever played
positive · AI labelView post →Join me as we continue to dive into this dark world inspired by H. R. Giger's art. This will be another true blind playthrough as I haven't watched a single clip of this game! Wednesday 09/30 4pm EST Link >>> www.twitch.tv/rosegoldsden #Scorn #Twitch #BodyHorror
neutral · AI labelView post →It was really short but amazing and beautiful. Not a normal first person shooter. This game is designed to be enjoyed slowly by looking around at the art.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't think there has ever been a video game more exactly and specifically designed for me and me alone than Scorn. Scorn is the kind of game for a specific kind of Sicko Freak and everyone else who played it was like, "What is this I don't get it" you don't get it, it was made for me
positive · AI labelView post →Working on an oil painting. It's inspired by Zdzisław Beksiński, H.R. Giger, and the game Scorn. #art #oilpainting #progressphoto #Scorn #painting
neutral · AI labelView post →The world is eldritch terror. Everything is flesh, everything is machine. You've fallen and you will never come back up. To say this game was the most vile and yet interesting thing I've ever witnessed would be an understatement. Scorn is a game that makes me sick, in a good way. Throughout the entire journey, I didn't really have an idea of where the journey would end up. The fact that the game ends the way it does is probably the most effective tragedy I've ever had to sit through. Though…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a strange but actually really interesting game! If i had any complaint, it would be that the auto saves aren't frequent enough. Otherwise though, it was really interesting. Working out what to do without any real guides was pretty cool. I'd say, it's definitely NOT for everyone, but if you aren't squeamish, it's really good. If you ARE squeamish, stay away.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scorn // in game photos
neutral · AI labelView post →This game would've worked much better as purely a puzzle game, IMO. It's like a fever dream - bizarre, haunting, utterly alien. The puzzles work on a purely intuitive level where you instinctively figure out what to do even though many times you don't quite know what you're doing or why. The environment is incredibly immersive and complimented by strange, haunting audio, Sadly, what makes the amazing experience less amazing is the combat. It's frustrating and nonsensical. Your starter gun is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ Visually it looks impressive from afar - Everything else Textures are not high quality if you come even remotely close to them. Constantly tripping over terrible collision mesh and bad level design. The entire game is a weirdly shaped tunnel and that makes it even worse. No attention was dedicated to objects and floor. You're unable to jump and drop from any ledge. By ledge I mean 2cm drop. Combat is terrible, ammo is scarce and it forces to to fight constantly, melee weapon…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Didn't get round to it today, but I will be starting my first 2025 game tomorrow in Scorn, and I am beyond excited about it. Hopefully, it doesn't disappoint #scorn #xbox #Microsoft #gaming
positive · AI labelView post →Heya folks, here's a set of screens from SCORN by Ebb Software, and Kepler Interactive. So, going into this game I was expecting a survival horror game, but it's actually more like Myst, than anything else. #scorn #videogames #indiegames #puzzlegames #screenshots
neutral · AI labelView post →Scorn offers an excellent atmosphere, immersive ambient sound design, and striking gore visuals. The story works without dialogue, and it's easy to understand what's going on through the environment alone. Combat is not particularly challenging, and progression is fairly straightforward. A strong audiovisual experience, especially for fans of dark and unconventional worlds. 8/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Easily one of the most visually arresting video games of last year, did you know SCORN got its own art book? In this coffee table hardback, uncover the concept and vision behind the game, alongside insight from the gamedevs at Ebb. www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/scorn-t...
neutral · AI labelView post →Visually, this is a great game. Like seriously, Scorn is nothing short of an interactive art piece. Being able to pull themes from the environment about the corruption of advancement and the greed of society makes this experience undeniably though provoking, if not simply beautiful. Unfortunately, that is where the positives end. The gameplay itself is lackluster, the combat is clunky and boring, and the story is almost non-existent. In terms of gameplay, all you get are puzzles that fall…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scorn is more of an experience than a traditional game. It places the player inside a vast biomechanical world where you feel small and powerless. The character moves slowly and heavily on purpose, making you feel the weight and vulnerability of every action. The atmosphere doesn’t rely on jump scares. Instead, it constantly presses on the player, creating discomfort and tension. Visually, Scorn resembles Prometheus and the Engineer ships from the Alien universe. Some elements also feel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A true escape from reality, into a dark, fleshly pit of despair. As someone who doesn't enjoy puzzle games, and gets irritated quite easily by overly complicated scenarios, I enjoyed this one! This was a fun ride into madness and beauty. Scorn is genius; H. R. Giger would be proud xD Be warned! This is important to know before going in. This game requires a different mindset. Scorn is a slow burn, quiet, immersive, and puts you into a meditative state. Go in knowing full well the hardest…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔴From American Support to Scorn: The Continent Needs to Up Its Game As Trump and Putin prepare to meet in Alaska, @alexhh.bsky.social analyses where Americans stand on the international security order – and what it means for Europe www.bylinesupplement.com/p/from-ameri...
neutral · AI labelView post →i understand if someone doesn't like the game Scorn but, also, I judge them for this
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