REANIMAL
REANIMAL is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios. It centers on location exploration, character and object interaction, 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
- 7.8 / 10
About this game
REANIMAL is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on location exploration, character and object interaction, 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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Disturbing imagery is stronger than the friction around it.
Reanimal creates fear primarily through what is seen and heard rather than through exhaustive explanation. Evasion, traversal and light puzzles give vulnerability different forms, while the compact journey moves on before its strongest images become routine. It suits players willing to interpret an uncertain world, rather than those looking for elaborate combat or complete answers. The base PS5 disc tests completed the story, but camera faults and lingering audio effects sometimes required checkpoint reloads, directly damaging the atmosphere. Those interruptions do not erase the force of its art and sound, but they prevent the experience from sustaining immersion as consistently as its imagination deserves.
Strengths
- Compact situations give disturbing imagery room to work.
Weaknesses
- Interaction friction and technical interruptions break immersion.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy environmental storytelling and ambiguous horror.
Play notes: Platform-specific original solo campaign; later patches and online co-op unverified.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension A compact structure moves on before its strongest images become routine. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Changing activities sustain vulnerability rather than mechanical depth. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Sound and creatures carry a disturbing story that leaves room for uncertainty. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Camera and audio faults damage the horror even though completion is possible. | Reviewed | 5.4 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
Not provided
Core information
- Developer
- Tarsier Studios
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Release date
- Feb 13, 2026
- 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
- Adventure · Primary genrePuzzle
- Tags
- Main Story 10–20 HoursStory-drivenLinear LevelsSolo-friendlyHorrorInvestigationExplorationThird PersonPuzzle SolvingSlow Burn3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opMultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideFeb 13, 2026
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideFeb 13, 2026
Game gallery
Sources
- www.nintendo.com