The Quarry
The Quarry is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Supermassive Games. It centers on story, case, or mission progress, 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
- 7.3 / 10
About this game
The Quarry is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on story, case, or mission progress, 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
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
Strong performances with uneven pacing and payoffs.
Dialogue choices, quick reactions and held breaths determine survival, giving simple actions irreversible consequences. Reading relationships and danger matters more than execution depth, which suits interactive drama better than players seeking complex action. Multiple characters and survival outcomes support alternative routes through the camp mystery. Slow setup and potentially unsatisfying conclusions weaken momentum, showing that numerous branches do not guarantee equally rewarding resolutions for every playthrough. Faces, lighting and woodland darkness create a convincing teen-horror atmosphere, with lively performances supporting the ensemble. Humour and danger coexist effectively, although some effects lack the polish of the central character work. The PS5 review finds close cameras restrictive in narrow rooms, complicating collectible searches, alongside occasional pop-in. Simple inputs reduce reaction demands, but do not resolve the visibility problems encountered during ordinary exploration.
Strengths
- Ensemble performances and camp-horror atmosphere.
Weaknesses
- Slow setup and restrictive exploration cameras.
Who it is for: Adults who enjoy choice-driven horror films.
Play notes: Based on the dated tested build and stated content scope; later patches are not automatically included. This is evidence synthesis, not a claim of personal play or current network quality.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Slow setup and potentially unsatisfying conclusions weaken momentum, showing that numerous branches do not guarantee equally rewarding resolutions for every playthrough. | Reviewed | 6.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Reading relationships and danger matters more than execution depth, which suits interactive drama better than players seeking complex action. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Humour and danger coexist effectively, although some effects lack the polish of the central character work. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Simple inputs reduce reaction demands, but do not resolve the visibility problems encountered during ordinary exploration. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Supermassive Games
- Publisher
- 2K
- Release date
- Jun 10, 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
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Main Story 10–20 HoursInvestigationExplorationSlow BurnStory-drivenSolo-friendlyHorrorPuzzle SolvingLinear Levels3D GraphicsThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerSingle playerCo-op
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideJun 10, 2022
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