Slayaway Camp 2
Slayaway Camp 2
Game
Game2016
Slayaway Camp
Developer Blue Wizard Digital
Slayaway Camp is a 2016 horror-themed puzzle video game developed and published by Blue Wizard Digital. Using the setting of 1980s slasher films, it has players controlling a killer, navigating two-dimensional grids of obstacles to reach and kill their victims. Each level is a puzzle in the tradition of block-pushing puzzle games established by Sokoban. Developer Blue Wizard Digital, led by Popcap Games co-founder… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
207 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
156 positive · 17 negative
95% range 85–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 156 | 17 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
600 of 635 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 155 yes, 17 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 172 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (875 of 921 positive).
Players praise the game for cleverly blending sliding puzzles with a campy horror theme. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game becomes repetitive or overly difficult in later levels. [4][5][6] A few players criticize the game for feeling like a mobile port with intrusive ads. [7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
Just a mobile game. I'm surprised that the pop-up ads for Netflix and the game on Apple and Android are even present in a paid game, let alone steam and that the pop-up ads lock you out of your controls, forcing a reset after ever chalter. Ridiculous for a paid game.
- [1]
Slayaway Camp takes the familiar concept of a grid-based sliding puzzle and transforms it into an amusing tribute to over-the-top slasher cinema. Developed and published by Blue Wizard Digital, the game puts players behind the mask of Skullface, a relentless killer who must eliminate unfortunate campers and other victims before reaching the exit. Despite the violent premise, the blocky voxel presentation and …
- [4]
It's one of those ice puzzles you see in JRPGs, but you're the killer in every slasher flick ever. Everyone looks like a Duplo character, and the calamities you put the little people through are hilarious. The real star of the show is the deep voice that shouts MURDERSPLOSION or whatever at the end of each scene. Great fun, but DAMN, does it wear out its welcome by the end. That might not be a deterrent, if you …
- [9]
The horror movie theme is misleading--this is a surprisingly deep and challenging puzzle game. Players must guide the killer (whose identity changes in each chapter) to murder each victim and reach the exit, but the killer can only move in straight lines and stops only when reaching a wall or victim. The main gimmick is that the victims must be killed in a particular order in order to reach all of them and the goal, …
- [16]
You will get stuck. You will believe you've tried every permutation of slides and still the solution will elude you. You will waste time going over every possibility in your head, again and again, baffled at how impossible the level seems. Then you'll figure it out, feel like a fool for not realizing what you were missing sooner, and move on to the next level! A very clever puzzle game with great presentation and …
Summarised from 34 of the 205 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 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Slayaway Camp sits at 90% positive across 173 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Slayaway Camp received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregation website Metacritic. The gameplay received both positive and negative reviews. James Cunningham of Hardcore Gamer described it and level design as clever, and Carter Dotson of Touch Arcade complimented its introduction and composition of its puzzle elements. Campbell Bird of 148Apps called the puzzle design "solid", but felt that it did not stand out apart from its theming. In contrast, Simon Fitzgerald of Push Square commented that the gameplay could be repetitive, and CG Magazine's Helena Shlapak called Slayaway Camp "little long and monotonous", though Nintendo Life's Richard Atkinson said that "Just when…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 207 · most liked firstJust a mobile game. I'm surprised that the pop-up ads for Netflix and the game on Apple and Android are even present in a paid game, let alone steam and that the pop-up ads lock you out of your controls, forcing a reset after ever chalter. Ridiculous for a paid game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Reintroducing myself for all the new peeps! My name is Jessi and I'm a generalist indie game developer. I've worked primarily on puzzle games such as Slayaway Camp and Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle. Currently working on my personal point-and-click adventure, Mr. Honeybunch 🍄 🐝 #gamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →We're currently working on the Steam port for Slayaway Camp 2 ☠️ 🔪 It's a campy horror-themed logic puzzle game! Personally I did all 405(!) of the puzzles! It's going to be released soon and you can Wishlist it now 🤘 (OR grab the Netflix version for mobile which is already out!)
neutral · AI labelView post →Slayaway Camp takes the familiar concept of a grid-based sliding puzzle and transforms it into an amusing tribute to over-the-top slasher cinema. Developed and published by Blue Wizard Digital, the game puts players behind the mask of Skullface, a relentless killer who must eliminate unfortunate campers and other victims before reaching the exit. Despite the violent premise, the blocky voxel presentation and exaggerated executions keep the atmosphere firmly within dark comedy rather than…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slayaway Camp 2 just went live on Steam (just in time for Halloween!!) If you enjoy cerebral logic-type puzzles AND also homages to classic horror flicks and lots of silly little guys then please check it out ❤️💀🔪 #gamedev #indiegame #indiegames #indiegamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Played this game on a free unblocked games website during high school. Bought it to respect the devs. Proceeded to message developers asking if Gnü Truition is a real band. Great game with excellent puzzles, fun homages to the horror genre, and even greater developer response.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New review! 355 - Slayaway Camp In a first for the blog, we're doing vaguely horror adjacent stuff for October 🎃 We're starting with a slasher-film themed puzzle game! thealmightybacklog.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/s... #gaming #videogames #blog #review #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Prior to its removal from the Steam store due to licensing issues with the IP, one of the most satisfying free-to-play games on this platform was BlueWizard's original slide puzzle slasher, "Friday 13th: Killer Puzzle". The fact that this interesting and nostalgic budget brain teaser drew to a close before many of us had gained all the achievements was a true travesty of the modern gaming landscape; and one that easily rivalled the plight of those online gamers mourning the loss of the other,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's one of those ice puzzles you see in JRPGs, but you're the killer in every slasher flick ever. Everyone looks like a Duplo character, and the calamities you put the little people through are hilarious. The real star of the show is the deep voice that shouts MURDERSPLOSION or whatever at the end of each scene. Great fun, but DAMN, does it wear out its welcome by the end. That might not be a deterrent, if you really like these kinds of puzzles, but working on the same tiny puzzle for over…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4 directional killing! PROS: The game is a catchy puzzler, moving on a four directional plane to secure kills & escape. The puzzles vary in challenge from point to point, adding new obstacles as you progress. Levels are played out like films, with a killer running the course of the film. After clearing, one gains access to both the Deleted Scenes puzzles (usually easier) & NC-17 puzzles (which are much harder). Clearing the end challenge rewards coins, & coins are used for new kills & new…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello new people! I will introduce myself! My name is Jessi and I'm a generalist indie gamedev. Right now I'm working on Slayaway Camp II as a level designer and Tin Hearts VR as QA and designer, as well as my own point-and-click adventure game about teeth. Also I repair and customize furbies.
neutral · AI labelView post →The horror movie theme is misleading--this is a surprisingly deep and challenging puzzle game. Players must guide the killer (whose identity changes in each chapter) to murder each victim and reach the exit, but the killer can only move in straight lines and stops only when reaching a wall or victim. The main gimmick is that the victims must be killed in a particular order in order to reach all of them and the goal, and often have to be manipulated by scaring them into running away or though…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Brilliant little Puzzle game. Funny in a violent way. Blood and gore plenty. Highly recommend it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My current steam deck game rotation 👻 1. Gori: Cuddly Carnage 2. Alice: Madness Returns 3. Slayaway Camp 4. Resident Evil Village
neutral · AI labelView post →The Netflix version of Slayaway Camp 2 came out last October but we're releasing the Steam version before the end of this year! Made by a predominately Canadian studio (Blue Wizard Digital) from Vancouver Island 🍁
neutral · AI labelView post →I was expecting Slayaway Camp to be a total throw away, but it turned out to be a surprisingly gripping slide puzzler. Not too much of a 'head scratcher' of a game but satisfying throughout. An ideal early puzzle game for novices of the genre.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slayaway Camp 2: Netflix and Kill was released today as part of the Netflix games catalogue! I made nearly 300 puzzles for the game! Also you can play as a fridge and squish people with boxes and rocks and stuff! onelink.to/slayawaycamp2
neutral · AI labelView post →Pros: + Beautiful voxel graphics. Each level is set in a different environment with plenty of details. + Contains nearly 400 handcrafted sliding puzzles. A new game mechanic with interesting synergy is introduced in nearly every chapter. + Tons of collectibles (killers and special kill moves) which add some aesthetic variance to the game. + B-horror movie theme, contains plenty of references to real horror movies. Cons: - Levels do not seem to be well-designed: Their difficulty is quite…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This Wednesday on #IndieGame Arcade we're talking about: 🤺 Tyrant's Realm 👹 Blade Chimera 📜 Storyteller 🏕️ Slayaway Camp 2 💁♀️ PockeDate 💉 Do No Harm Subscribe now and don't miss it! bit.ly/IGApodcast
neutral · AI labelView post →Mittsies "Epitomize (Sinner's VIP Edit)" | Helltaker. Most seem to prefer "Vitality" from the same album, but I rather enjoy the darker, more intense rhythms here. Helltaker is a slide puzzle akin to Slayaway Camp mixed with a waifu collector visual novel, and the ost has no business going this hard. I haven't played the game even once, but I've listened to this album for *hours*. You can support Mittsies on [Bandcamp]( https://mittsies.bandcamp.com/album/helltaker-soundtrack-complete ) but…
neutral · AI labelView post →Very disappointed. I fail to understand the overwhelmingly positive reviews of this game. It is not bad per say! but... it is far from being good, or even interesting. That's it: it is just not a good game, not good enough to recommend the purchase. First of all, it is a smartphone app game, for sure. If not... damn! Sure looks like one, with the finger swipe and all. Also, typical puzzle, orthogonal and basic, the kind you used to find in 30 years old Zelda games and the like, and thought "oh…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent puzzle game, but I felt burned out once I hit the final original tape and couldn't bother playing any of the 5000 post-credits or DLC puzzles. Ye gods, if you like puzzle games tho, this game is meaty and entertaining.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2025 gaming backlog 31 - Slayaway Camp (PS4) A quirky horror-themed puzzle game in which you control a slasher villain sliding around tile-based scenes trying to bring everyone to horrible ends. Fiendish towards the end, but pretty neat fun nevertheless. #videogames🕹️ #indiegame
positive · AI labelView post →This is what a good puzzler looks like. I'm not talking visuals, obviously: this eyesore would be fully camouflaged inside Minecraft or on the facade of a brutalist building. I'm talking gameplay and interface. This studio employs an excellent puzzle designer. The trickiest scenes will give you a run for your money, while the easiest ones will still amuse you for their cleverness. With the genre's primary criterion covered, you'll also get simple and sleek controls, an easy to use GUI, an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎮 Slayaway Camp 🏆✅ The spinning wheel of backlog has spoken and the next game will be Robocop 🤖 I’ve seen people raving about this game and how much fun it is so I’m excited to give it a go. #Gaymer #TrophyHunter #PS5
neutral · AI labelView post →🏳️🌈🎮 The Ascent 🏆✅ Gave the backlog wheel on my phone a spin and the next game will be Slayaway Camp🩸As a horror fan, I’m excited to see what references and jokes they make in this cute little puzzle slasher #Gaymer #TrophyHunter #PS5
neutral · AI labelView post →Pretty unique and fun game. Very creative.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun and quite challenging, with tons of levels, heaps of cool unlockables, and many references to all your favourite horror licences. Definitely worth a play, this game rules.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →gamerssssss i'm back in the streaming chair after an accidental three months off of my channel, and we're playing a game that's been haunting the dark shadows of my steam library, Slayaway Camp! www.twitch.tv/mercutiglo
neutral · AI labelView post →Found a fun, spooky mobile game that doesn't kill you with ads; Slayaway Camp 2. Genuinely fun puzzle game with homages to classic slashers.
positive · AI labelView post →if you like sliding puzzles this is so cute with TONS of character and content <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →INSIDE, Frostpunk, Gone Home, Pikuniku, A Plague Tale (both), Prey, Chants of Sennaar, Observation, Slayaway Camp, Spiritfarer, Subnautica, Untitled Goose Game, Dead Space remake, Hell Let Loose, Citizen Sleeper. I could go on, but there's plenty to start with 😄
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 3 of Camp Bulba. Tonight is special as you the viewers come to me with your creepiest ghost stories as we gather around (a youtube video of) a campfire. Those who tell a story get a bonus badge! Then we will play Slayaway Camp to keep the horror vibes goin'. ⛺Live now @ twitch.tv/thebulbaboy ⛺
neutral · AI labelView post →A fun puzzle game with a simple premise but complex execution and a fun schlocky lighthearted-yet-dark theme. Bring all five heads, though. You'll need them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Anyways please wishlist Slayaway Camp 2 on Steam
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a fire puzzle game. 🔥
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Combines my favorite things: puzzles, and murder. I played for so long in a single session one day that I forgot how to move in other games. I beat all the content I own for it and it was delightful.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Perfect Halloween puzzler. Pays loving homage to the Horror greats while not taking itself to seriously.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →okay, the Netflix Slayaway Camp game is great. the whole Netflix app theming is fun. if you have Netflix, you gotta check this out (and if you haven't played the original Slayaway Camp, play it! it'll probably be on sale during the Steam Halloween sale)
positive · AI labelView post →Thriday the Firteenth: Piller Kuzzle
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game reminds me of the time i killed 20 people and went to jail for 10 years for it. Cute Puzzle game!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slayaway Camp is a sliding tile puzzle block game disguised with a horror theme on top of it and some gameplay gimmicks. The basic gameplay goes like this. Select a direction to move in and your killer goes as far in that direction until he hits something that stops his movement. If it's a counselor/cop/cat, he kills it. If it's a wall/interactable object, then he stops/interacts with it. You must kill all counselors but cops are optional. Once you've killed all counselors, the exit (which you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very addicting!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Everyone should play it. *Evil Thought* Even children.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a fun puzzle game and at times it will make you think.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Challenging of course. But it's an amazing puzzle game that is mixed in with murder. It's fun to change weapons, plan out your route, and then take the kill and feel like the murderer you always knew you could be. (With out actually harming any real people!) It does help pass time when you've also got nothing to do but sit in your house trying to figure out what to do :) So I'd recommend giving it a try and seeing how far you get before it gets difficult.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slayaway Camp is a cutesy puzzle game with a dark twist. You play as a blocky murderer, as you slide in straight lines killing innocent teenagers, with more hazards being introduced as you continue through the game. There's a lot of content for what looks like such a simple game, with twelve movies, each about 10-13 levels long (Not including DLC and Faces of Killed), a large library of killers, many being parodies of popular horror movies, and gorepacks, unlockable special ways of mercilessly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite my aversion to all things bloody and gory, I have used the occult magicks of Friday the 13th to resurrect the spectre of a game that you can't legally purchase anymore! In the style of Slayaway Camp we present: Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle! Ki-ki-ki-ma-ma-ma... youtu.be/xkoEH_HsSAY
neutral · AI labelView post →This shot from the Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma trailer makes me want to replay the horror-themed puzzle game Slayaway Camp. I love you, Skullface!
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is so realistic i feel like im actually slaughtering horny teens!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alright puzzles, but presented in a funny & unique way
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you like low-key, laid back puzzles themed around MURDER, might i suggest SLAYAWAY CAMP!! store.steampowered.com/app/530390/S... tons of maps/puzzles on this one, i don't even think ive finished half of the in-game content 🔪💀
positive · AI labelView post →This game came out of nowhere for me. I was just browsing point & click games & saw this & thought it looked interesting. Wow, amazing puzzles, lots of content, fun & I'm amazed at how good it is. Fully recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know Halloween is past, but you can hang on to scary season a little longer with Blue Wizard Digital's slasher movie-inspired puzzle game sequel Slayaway Camp 2. Check out my review on IndieGameReviewer: indiegamereviewer.com/slayaway-cam...
neutral · AI labelView post →Stylish Wears thin
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a real cut above in the 8bit slasher puzzler genre
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really fun puzzle game. Great jobs on the 80s/90s horror movies, plus a huge selection of "killers". Not too difficult but it can be challenging at times. Would recommend to anyone who loves puzzle games and anyone who loves cheesy horror movies. Plus the kills are really funny in the retro style.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play this game instead of studying. Will help your brain grow massively
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm finding it a bit hard to understand the high review scores. I'm not a horror fan and just came for the puzzles... which feel average at best and tedious at worst. Couple that with annoyingly laggy controls... meh. I guess you'll need to be into the theme and presentation to enjoy this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The number of extra levels not being part of the main course is overwhelming. One can play for weeks and still not finish the game 100%
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