MADiSON
MADiSON is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Bloodious Games. It centers on puzzle, maze, or device solving, area and route exploration, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.9 / 10
About this game
MADiSON is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on puzzle, maze, or device solving, area and route exploration, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 5AI review
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Effective camera horror interrupted by launch hitches.
MADiSON makes the act of taking a photograph feel risky. Its camera gives the player responsibility for discovering what a familiar room might become, and lighting supports that uncertainty. Investigation is less assured than atmosphere. Restrictive inventory space and opaque clues can turn returning to a room into administrative work rather than a fresh deduction. The PS5 launch test also documents frequent brief freezes, particularly damaging when a scare depends on controlled timing. This is therefore more attractive to players prioritising unsettling situations than to those seeking clean puzzle logic. The judgment concerns the original non-VR 2022 campaign and its reviewed console build, not a claim that launch faults remain today.
Strengths
- Taking photographs makes suspense participatory.
Weaknesses
- Opaque clues and item management interrupt discovery.
Who it is for: Horror players tolerant of puzzle friction.
Play notes: Original non-VR campaign; platform-specific historical testing only.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Backtracking turns some suspense into uncertainty about what the game expects. | Reviewed | 6.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Active clue discovery is more compelling than restrictive item shuffling. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Lighting and delayed camera responses make familiar rooms feel unsafe. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Frequent documented PS5 hitches interfere with deliberately paced scares. | Reviewed | 5.5 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Bloodious Games
- Publisher
- Perp Games
- Release date
- Jul 8, 2022
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Puzzle · Primary genre
- Tags
- ExplorationMain Story 10–20 HoursPuzzle SolvingSolo-friendlyStory-drivenThird PersonHorror3D GraphicsSlow BurnLinear LevelsInvestigation
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideJul 8, 2022
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideJul 29, 2022
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Sources
- www.nintendo.com