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Game
Game2015
The Park®
Developer Funcom
The Park is a first-person psychological horror video game developed and published by Funcom. The game was released for Microsoft Windows via Steam on October 27, 2015, and is a spin-off of an earlier Funcom game, The Secret World. It was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 3, 2016, and Nintendo Switch on October 22, 2019. It was released in Japan on September 24, 2020. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
194 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
65
Fresh
120 positive · 65 negative
95% range 58–71%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 120 | 65 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 2 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,551 of 2,175 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
66% recommend · 124 yes, 65 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 189 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (2,245 of 3,204 positive).
Many reviewers note it is a short walking simulator best bought on sale. [1][2][3] Some players criticize the slow pacing and unskippable sequences like the boat ride. [4][5][6]
Representative posts
- [9]
If you like games where you don't do anything but walk around and click a few things now and then this is the game for you. Don't like jumping, no problem, you can't jump There is no real exploration, there is no psychological horror (or if there is I've seen better horror in a box of cornflakes) and the plot and ending is so mind crunchingly obvious 2 minutes in you wither want to rush through or just flat out …
- [5]
Absolutely abysmal horror game that you can pretty much guess the ending of during the first minute. You are a young mother walking around in the worst excuse for an amusement park ever, looking for her son who most definitely is there..., all while you prattle a monologue about that reads as a parody of a r/childfree post, find notes mostly referencing another game and suffer during a 7 minute long unskipable ride …
- [10]
Protagonist Lorraine has to cope with serious, drastic issues from the past. Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, the player gets into the mind of a traumatized, broken mother. This part of the storyline qualifies for the psychological horror aspect of the game. Beware, if you are a parent yourself, the topics used can be very disturbing and emotionally distressing. Attention has to be …
- [7]
the park is one of those games that proves you don't need endless jump scares to make people uncomfortable. It's short, but it builds a creepy atmosphere that sticks with you long after you finish. the abandoned amusement park feels unsettling from the first minute, and the sound design does a lot of the heavy lifting. the story is where the game really shines. it deals with grief, guilt, and mental health in a way …
- [1]
Bought while on sale, its a decent horror game but you're in no actual danger while playing. The fact it ties in an MMO or some kind makes it...hard to recommend at full price. It is a walking simulator in the end with some horror elements and I will admit I jumped a few times playing this but I finished it in three hours. Do not buy this at full price, wait for a good sale and then give it a go. In the end, …
Summarised from 31 of the 199 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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The Park® sits at 65% positive across 185 opinionated reactions from 2 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game holds a rating of 67 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 25 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 194 · most liked firstA Game So Bad I Had to Create an Entire YouTube Essay to Explain Why I'm not even joking, I legitimately created an entire YouTube essay to explain how fascinatingly bad this game is. You can watch it here: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiuZxycCAvE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiuZxycCAvE
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Protagonist Lorraine has to cope with serious, drastic issues from the past. Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, the player gets into the mind of a traumatized, broken mother. This part of the storyline qualifies for the psychological horror aspect of the game. Beware, if you are a parent yourself, the topics used can be very disturbing and emotionally distressing. Attention has to be paid, however, to the narrative. If the player wants to get the maximum…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game was just my speed! Due to the game art emphasizing the park's chipmunk character, you'd be forgiven for thinking this was some kind of Five Nights at Freddy's animatronic jumpscare game - it's not. Instead, it's more of a traditional 'walking sim' as much as those can be considered to have traditions. You're playing the perspective of a mother running after her bratty kid who ran back into the park after it closed. You are walking along, exploring, and reading as the story unfolds.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Park is a horror walking sim, set in what seems to be the late 1970s (or early 1980s). Worth noting that while this game is a spin-off game to the MMO The Secret World, which I've played a bit and found very fascinating (I have however not played the quests that ties into the story of this game), it is completly stand-alone and can be enjoyed without any knowledge of it. You play as Lorraine, having visited the Atlantic Island Park, as her son runs back in to the closed park looking for a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gave up at the 7 minute boat ride retelling the story of Hansel and Gretel. The true horror is how shockingly mediocre this game is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like games where you don't do anything but walk around and click a few things now and then this is the game for you. Don't like jumping, no problem, you can't jump There is no real exploration, there is no psychological horror (or if there is I've seen better horror in a box of cornflakes) and the plot and ending is so mind crunchingly obvious 2 minutes in you wither want to rush through or just flat out uninstall. If i could send it back in flames for a refund i would. You can…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"The Park" is a horror-themed Walking Sim developed and published by Funcom. In the game, we take control of Lorraine Maillard, a widowed mother of a single son, Callum. After Callum gets lost in the Atlantic Island Park, Lorraine enters the amusement park after closing hours and has to face not only the sinister, supernatural forces that seem to be embedded deeply within the Park and its history, but also her own tragic past as well as her struggles as a mother. So, what did I like about the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I actually really enjoyed this game, it is rather slow with not alot of action but the further you get into the game you begin to see another twisted side of the character you play, it kept me wanting to play until the end of the game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I find it hard to believe this game has any good reviews. The story has the flavor of a bunch of chewed gum. The voice acting is annoying. The map is full of dead ends. The controls and movement are janky. Literally at one point, you are forced to sit on a Ferris wheel for 5 minutes that you can barely see out of. That is about as exciting as the game play gets. I got it on sale and refunded and still feel ripped off.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely abysmal horror game that you can pretty much guess the ending of during the first minute. You are a young mother walking around in the worst excuse for an amusement park ever, looking for her son who most definitely is there..., all while you prattle a monologue about that reads as a parody of a r/childfree post, find notes mostly referencing another game and suffer during a 7 minute long unskipable ride on the slowest swan boat known to man while you get a retelling of Hansel and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Early on you ride an escalator for a solid minute while the protagonist rambles on about how cool theme parks are. Shortly afterwards, you get on a swan ride where for SEVEN AND A HALF MINUTES you are told the story of Hansel & Gretel. Absolutely nothing else happens during this sequence, and you can do nothing except look slightly to the left and the right. This unfortunately sets the tone for the rest of the game, which I'll admit does present some interesting ideas, but somehow manages to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wont lie, it was just plain boring. There are 10X better games with the same concept, so unless its $1 i dont think its worth it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i love the boat ride. been on 10 times and counting
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the park is one of those games that proves you don't need endless jump scares to make people uncomfortable. It's short, but it builds a creepy atmosphere that sticks with you long after you finish. the abandoned amusement park feels unsettling from the first minute, and the sound design does a lot of the heavy lifting. the story is where the game really shines. it deals with grief, guilt, and mental health in a way that's more psychological than outright terrifying. the gameplay is pretty…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought while on sale, its a decent horror game but you're in no actual danger while playing. The fact it ties in an MMO or some kind makes it...hard to recommend at full price. It is a walking simulator in the end with some horror elements and I will admit I jumped a few times playing this but I finished it in three hours. Do not buy this at full price, wait for a good sale and then give it a go. In the end, recommended when its on sale, NOT recommended at full price since at best you'll…
positive · 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 if they have a spare computer ---{…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A trip just in time for Halloween. Fun for the whole family, my son loves it here. Atlantic Island Park were kind enough to give us the whole place to ourselves too. Chad the chipmunk was a great guide, all the rides were free (shock therapy was my favorite) and I even got this bloody ice pick souvenir too. Tell your friends, bring your kids.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The beginning started relatively slow and the gameplay is very linear with very little explore beyond that. There isn't much deviation you can do, since one action triggers the next. You mostly find out about the characters and lore from the notes you read and from some of the dialogue. Personally, this game wasn't too crazy interesting until the last part of the game. It gave off PT-esque style of gameplay with disturbing (and sometimes funny) notes and a creepy atmosphere. I wish I could have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →wow, this game was not good. First off let me preface this review. This game is weird, really weird. But not the cool weird, the kind that you get from the likes of pathologic and og fallout, or any oldschool adventure game. No, this is like, bad weird. Unpolished visuals, and uncanny character models weird. But it doesn't stop here. The game follows the story of a mother attempting to rescue her son from a haunted park. You get the idea, and the premise is not half bad but ooh boy do they…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"The Park" is a very short and above-average horror game. Judging on its own, I'd say is worth a try when on sale! But there is MORE to this specific game. For those who don't know, the MMORPG "The Secret World Legends" did one thing absolutely right: give us a horror atmosphere with great quests (especially in the 1st Arc). On Solomon Island, we have visited The Park before and it left such a strong impression, that they actually made this game in response. Once again we face Nathaniel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a walking simulator, no more or no less. It's.... ok I spose. You go in the amusment park to find your kid, walk around for a bit, then the game ends in an interrogation room with you explaining where you last saw your son. Oh, and its mostly pyschological horror stuff, which is done ok, but not my cup of tea. Overall, a mostly uninteresting story with just ok environments and atmosphere. However, literally all of the gameplay mechanics in the game consist's of you pressing the sprint…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great story and good graphics! love games like this with a story that pulls me in.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2-hour (if that) linear walking sim, came out in 2015 ridiculously overpriced at 13 eur. looks nice and spooky for sure, has a few not too bad jumpscares. I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate them and don't play 1st-person horror stuff but this was okay in that regard. zero puzzles or anything besides walking and examining a few things. unless you have a theme park fetish or some nostalgia for the first area in the secret world mmo (the only reason I grabbed it), there's no point in playing this. well, there's not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can see and appreciate that the creators of this game tried. They didn't phone it in. And yet, The Park is a bad game. The Park is a bare-bones horror walking simulator in the kindest of terms. The scares are hackneyed, hitting a very rare valley on the jump/scare graph that emerges as defiantly impotent. The Park is both well behind and right on top of the times, taking influence from popular games that preceded it while generally fumbling them mechanically. Two examples: the player…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This should be read as a neutral review except there's no such option; I would be inclined to say I like it overall, I don't mind that it's short (you probably want to only ever buy this on sale though), I don't mind that it's a walking simulator (it's just a visual novel in 3D with extra steps, really (pun not intended)), I enjoyed the atmosphere and storytelling and visuals and sound design and I think that was all well done. I do almost kind of feel like it was two shorter games stapled…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was a bit rubbish. Its a walking simulator through a creepy theme park and a loose story line about a woman suffering from trauma induced and possibly prolonged post-natal depression. It has some not very scary jump scares and an attempt at a scary ending...which was a rubbish lazy ending. But there is literally no game play, its just walking around until you thankfully get to the ending, which luckily is long because its such a short game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very short. Story is absurd. Walking/running is unresponsive. Most of the actions has no animation. It was a torture (in the bad way) to play this "game". Do yourself a favor - do not play this game!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's really hard to recommend this one, especially at $12.99. I completed a blind run where I found every note I could in well under 2 hours and the entire experience feels like a fragment of a larger story because it feels like there's SO MUCH missing context and abandoned plot threads. It also completely abandons the marketed premise of exploring an abandoned amusement park by the end and turns into a bootleg Silent Hill with a rushed ending. Just an entire experience that feels like a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is ass
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Much shorter than I was expecting, but I was pleased with it overall and despite the game being short, the walking made it feel really slow in a bad way. I was a bit disappointed with the ending however, I would say if you want to get this game, then i recommend getting this game when it’s very cheap on sale. 6.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty decent horror walking sim, it definitely took some notes from P.T. and is a sidestory set in the same universe as The Secret World. (Recommend picking it up on sale)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall Rating: 5/10 - The main reason I would not recommend this game is the price. It is a walking simulator style horror, and there are so many better options for less money. Overall, good graphics, and eerie atmosphere, with a dark and twisted story line that is cohesive. The other "plus" to this game, is riding on the rides is fun. However, I feel like they could have done more with the "fear factor" around the rides. The game gets a low rating for its relatively slow pace, few and far…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A quick game that satisfied my appetite for atmospheric horror. It's not the scariest game out there, but the beautiful yet grim and gritty visuals and the ability to interact with certain objects make for an immersive, visually pleasing experience. I like that it wasn't purely a walking sim (you can ride the rides and interact with switches and objects). The story is decent and not too predictable (you'll be able to figure out the twist in maybe the last third of the game). For a short,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i LOVE mascot horror, i LOVE amusement parks, and i LOVE traumatized female main characters. this game has all 3 of these things. its mostly a walking sim with a story. def needed to like hug my mom or something after this one. i did get a TINY little taste of P.T. inspiration which made me so happy. https://youtu.be/5ZIRkXRdXw0?si=nGIsBRe5OS2RwcES
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this very much. A creepy tale of finding a lost child...only to discover the narrator is unreliable. Not much replay value unless you are an achievement hunter. The first time listening to this while paying attention to all the details of the character model and notes you find along the way make a big difference. 2 hours to play once and then run through to complete things you missed. Overall rating: 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A walking sim done right. Recommend picking up on sale if you want a short and depressing narrative. Played to completion on Steam Deck.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It wasn't a bad game, but it is crazy short. I didn't even rush and still finished it under an hour. Even on sale it was to expensive. Think it should be 99 cents max personally.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am so glad that I bought this at sale price because this game is boring and was not very fun to play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the better walking sims since I like the environment. It's extremely short so get it on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's more of a drama about those families where everything went wrong. There are elements of horror, but they're not the main focus. Overall, it's a good game, and it's worth playing if you enjoy getting emotional satisfaction from the story rather than the success of your spinal cord.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I admit, I did have a few jump scares but that's it. The price is outrages for what you get, but it's Funcom. this company really has some "fun" ripping people off. It's not even worth it on sale tbh. Do yourself a favour and don't buy it there's a lot better alternatives and cheaper out there!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Playthrough [url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTZKn1hLlcQPy7UgrFLpn4Am5fxMQ-iXm] Youtube Playlist The Review A terrible horror game. This game is a boring walking sim where you play as one of the worst mothers in gaming. The "horror" aspect come from lazy jumpscares and Lorraine ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about her life. You would think this game would have monsters you have to hide from or avoid but no this game does not have lose states and no threats. Not worth…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel you Mister Swan First of all a good to know side note here is that The Park is part of the secret world MMO Universe. The park and this story is featured within this MMO as far as I am aware. This make this game mor appealing torwards MMO Players of said game and brings in some reference and names from the MMO into this game. I feared that with level of crossover present the accessibility of this game for non MMO playser can be worse. Luckly its not that sevare. Some namedrops and some…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sad story, jump scares, buggy achievements.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is not a good horror game. There are far better walking sims. This is not a good story. This needs to be a better thought-out, written, and embodied character. The intro says, "This game deals with subject matter that might be disturbing..." I disagree; this game doesn't "deal with" its sensitive subject matter; it simply uses it. Even considering the too often low bar of horror game standards, the way this game presents its elements is crass. I don't recommend this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thrilling monologue and spooky atmosphere. I found it quite enjoyable. Completed the game (with all achievements) in less than 1.5 hours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I absolutely love this game, it brings me joy and I managed to complete it within 2.3 hours, I recommend this horror game if you enjoy psychological horror games, and want a quick 2-hour game for an afternoon, this is definitely a good game even though it's older (2015), but it's still a fantastic game written and developed by a very talented group of people! :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Are you looking for a walking simulator game where you can stroll through an empty, dilapidated, and abandoned amusement park? This is the game for you. As it turned out, this game actually had lore—which I only discovered after finishing the game. If you were a little bit confused after finishing the game and want to know more, check out the discussion section of this game. I found it interesting.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game is short you can complete it in an hour if you rush but you shouldnt the hidden pages and lore and scares are worth savouring you truly get to experince the park at your own pace and for fans of the secret world youll see some familar mentions to the lore highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to give this game a fair chance after hearing a lot of negative things, but this was baaadddd... The amusement park itself is a handful of set pieces that you get to by slowly walking through unity asset hell as the main character monologues about how terrible her life is. Games like this is the reason why the phrase "Show don't tell" exists- as this kinda mundane story is told to us via multiple pages of text that you find across the game as notes strewn across the map, and by…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very short, atmospheric horror story that doesn't require much decision-making, just steer from one jump scare to another. It's kind of fun, if you're into scary stuff, though the mythology (especially the Lovecraftian touches) don't make sense. The plot, too, is very easy to guess. I will give credit to the developer(s) who pushed the limits in terms of horror content; this is not PG13, it's a hard R. I can't wholeheartedly recommed the game except to die-hard players of this subgenre.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First of all this is why you buy games in the steam sales so they will cost less than $1, second this is what we call asset flip, Third and last this is a mom PTSD simulator but the game is 1 hour lol.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alot of mental illnesses causes mother to hate own child. What could go wrong?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An horror narrative about postpartum psychosis\depression. I enjoyed the rides that you could get on. Not an bad game at all.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Y'all want to know something? This game used to be free, but now it costs 12 dollars. Now, say if this game was free (again), then I would say it would be better because this game is not really that good. The only time I liked it was when Markiplier played it because of his stupid reactions (that is how I found it as well), so I played it it was not good. My friend loves this because of the loading screens. Now I am tired of typing, so yeah, just know it used to be free.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is for: People who like to give in to despair and stab their kids.. whilst listening to soundtrack of old radio tunes and back-masking craziness layered in.. This didn't blow up when it originally came out, but it surprisingly has a market in 2024.. 11/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Park Positives: + Good idea + Great sounds and music + Good voiceacting + The atmosphere + Creepy undertone & light jumpscares + Nicely designed + The mystery + The story + The double meaning + FOV and brightness adjuster + Achievements Negatives: - Some of the graphics dont look great (quite surprising) - Some weird effects & colouring thats a bit misplaced - A bit repetitive in the ending - Some bugs - You cant run everywhere - Invisible walls and unneccessary limitations (I want to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The problem I have with this game is the lack of emotion, yes the lady swears and calls out for the boy, but end of the day she's not angry and contradicts herself within 5 minutes of two statements. Also the repetition areas where you do the same section about god knows how many times just became boring, where I feel it was meant to crank up the fear and emotion. I have to say completed in under an hour.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely loved this. I wouldn't call it a game. It is an interactive story/narrative. They did such an amazing job with building the tension, between the ambiance and details in the game. This story had my jaw on the floor. A fantastic thriller/psychological story. Don't go into this expecting a regular horror game. This is an experience, and story based. Had a few great jump scares but it was more of an eerie/creepy feeling throughout. I grabbed it on sale, definitely worth it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it has an interesting way of telling a story, but it is very slow going. Has one decent scare in it, as well as the house of horrors being pretty interesting. The rest of the park is pretty mediocre. I wish there were more secrets/hidden areas to find. All in all the story was pretty good and i did enjoy myself. If you have a fear of parks this *might* be scary. PS. Please for the love of god let me turn off the blur effect that's on everything beyond 10 feet in front of the character. It…
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