Stories Untold

7.9

•2017•

Mature

Platforms

PC
Feb 27, 2017
7.9
playscore
7.5
12 Critics
8.6
2.84K Players
PlayStation 4
Oct 27, 2020
7.5
playscore
6.7
3 Critics
8.8
373 Players
Xbox One
Oct 27, 2020
NA
playscore
NA
0 Critics
8.6
50 Players
Nintendo Switch
Jan 16, 2020
NA
playscore
8.2
10 Critics
NA
0 Players

28 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

PS Lifestyle
8.0
Everything comes to a head in the final chapter. “The Last Session” does a serviceable job rolling my previous experiences into a cohesive yet predictable end. It may not have been a stunning revelation, however it was a satisfying one. All in all not a bad way to spend about three hours on a Saturday afternoon. Stories Untold is a great journey to take part in and one I’m glad to have taken.
Annette Polis · Nov 04, 2020
Reviewed on PS4
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Push Square
6.0
Each chapter of Stories Untold is framed like an episode of a Twilight Zone-style anthology television show, replete with a killer John Carpenter-esque synth-backed intro. It pays more than a passing nod to the introduction to hit show Stranger Things, but it's undeniably cool, and we'd love to see an Untold Stories 2 that continued the theme, only with a more consistent episode quality.
John Cal McCormick · Oct 30, 2020
Reviewed on PS4
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Darkstation
7.0
Stories Untold celebrates early adventure games with its narrative text format, telling a suspenseful story through limited visuals and thrilling narrative. It’s a compelling journey, and much of the excitement comes from one’s own imagination. It’s not a long game, but the tale kept me hooked. However, Stories Untold is not for everyone.
Alex Mateo · Feb 13, 2020
Reviewed on Switch
Pure Nintendo
9.0
Stories Untold is about the haunting feelings and stories we haven’t told even ourselves. It’s about unraveling the truth and facing our fears. For players looking for a new episodic thriller, Stories Untold was an amazing way to kick off 2020 on the Nintendo Switch.
Jennifer Sheffield · Feb 10, 2020
Reviewed on Switch
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Way Too Many Games
7.5
Even though Stories Untold loses some functionality moving from large monitor, mouse and keyboard to a handheld, and doesn’t help its cause by having touch screen capability, its short story format is a great inclusion to the Switch lineup. There is little to no replay value in the 60-90 minute game but at $10, it is a great collection of campfire ghost stories that should be experienced either separately or all together.
Todd Eggleston · Feb 06, 2020
Reviewed on Switch
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NintendoLife
9.0
Stories Untold is a chilling adventure that manages to draw us right into its world through the ingenious use of its UI and perfectly realised lo-fi aesthetic. Through the walls of old technology and complicated machinery, it creates a uniquely strong bond between player and narrative, giving you a real sense of place within its world as it slowly corrupts and twists from the comfortingly familiar to something else entirely.
PJ O'Reilly · Jan 25, 2020
Reviewed on Switch
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Nintendo World Report
7.5
Every story is short, clocking in at just around 30-45 minutes each, which makes this the perfect game to pop on during an evening get together where your main goal is to spook your friends. The voice acting is also a high point, as each performance felt believable and different in a way that truly made me sink into each small world as I went. It’s not a perfect game or even a perfect port, all things considered, but if you like a good atmosphere and a well-told series of stories, then you should probably go and contradict this game’s title when you have the chance.
Joe Devader · Jan 23, 2020
Reviewed on Switch
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Game Skinny
9.0
Stories Untold is a unique adventure game smothered in atmosphere. Switch players will have to contend with the port's less-than-ideal UI, but provided they can get over that relatively small hump, the rest of the game is an unsettling, intelligent, fourth-wall-breaking success.
Mark Delaney · Jan 20, 2020
Reviewed on Switch
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GameSpot
7.0
Stories Untold’s first three episodes are very effective as retro horror vignettes, though, and the fourth can’t undo that. This is a unique package with a strong sense of identity, one that finds a new, exciting way to weaponize nostalgia. Just know that you might not look at the old Spectrum or Commodore 64 you’ve got packed away in the attic quite the same way again after playing.
James O'Connor · Mar 29, 2017
Reviewed on PC
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Game Informer
8.3
Stories Untold is a unique four-hour experience that both horror fans and those who love to dissect head-scratching enigmas should check out. Though a number of frustrating puzzles may prove too tiresome for many, those who stick with it will find themselves rewarded with a treasure trove of gruesome and morbid delights.
Javy Gwaltney · Mar 03, 2017
Reviewed on PC