Current version:PlayStation 5
Scars Above

Scars Above

Scars Above is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Mad Head Games. It centers on area and route exploration, story, case, or mission progress, 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.

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6.5 / 10
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About this game

Scars Above is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on area and route exploration, story, case, or mission progress, 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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6.5 / 10PlayStation 5

Elemental ideas struggle against repetition.

Elemental combinations make observation useful, giving otherwise familiar shooting a tactical purpose. Their appeal is strongest when the environment matters, while limited opposition reduces the need for fresh approaches later. The short campaign revisits familiar areas before discovery has fully developed. Stronger boss encounters test environmental knowledge, but they cannot completely compensate for repetitive journeys and increasingly recognizable ordinary opposition. Hostile scenery gives the alien mystery an effective identity and makes investigation feel appropriate. Conventional puzzle structures use that premise less imaginatively, leaving atmosphere more memorable than the solutions themselves. The PS5 test finds generally smooth delivery, but stiff movement weakens the physical response. Adequate rendering is not the same as polished handling, and these observations concern the historical tested build.

Strengths

  • Environmental elemental interactions.

Weaknesses

  • Backtracking and stiff movement.

Who it is for: Players seeking compact alien adventures.

Play notes: Based on the dated build and stated content boundary; later updates are not automatically included and online conditions require separate checking.

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Backtracking overwhelms discovery in a short campaign.

Reviewed5.5 / 10Not provided
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Environmental combinations enliven otherwise familiar shooting.

Reviewed6.8 / 10Not provided
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The setting has more character than its conventional puzzles.

Reviewed7.0 / 10Not provided
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Basic delivery works better than physical responsiveness.

Reviewed6.9 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Publisher
Plaion
Release date
Feb 28, 2023
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Main Story 10–20 Hours3D GraphicsWarSlow BurnSolo-friendlyThird PersonInvestigationPuzzle SolvingScience FictionStory-drivenExplorationLinear Levels
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Single player
Perspectives
Third person

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