Reviewers Liked
- Terrific art
- Unnerving sounds
- Disgusting monsters
- Darkness seems full of frightful potential
- Extremely unique experience
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Unclear rules
- Failure is boring
- Absurdly punishing consequence for failure in endgame
Knock-Knock
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Expert reviews and ratings
62
Great horror stories are many things, but tedious isn’t on the list, and that’s exactly the feeling that’s born of Knock-Knock’s inability to explain itself. A game that doesn’t tell us how to play and has no consistent rules is a frustrating experience, no matter how eerily beautiful it is. Knock-Knock’s confusing mechanics give little reason to answer the door.
By IGN on
70
Whether or not you become frustrated with how the game is played is overshadowed by the fact that you’re probably supposed to feel wary of the events going on in the game. The repetitiveness then becomes the sad tale of insanity in the traditional sense - doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
By PasteMag on
65
Knock-Knock is an interesting experiment in storytelling and mechanics, a title that blends several genres and tries to create a kind of gentle horror that relies more on suggestion than on any sort of sudden scares. Unfortunately, the initial wonder quickly dissipates and the game then fails to offer more interesting ideas to keep gamers occupied.
By SoftPedia on
70
Knock-Knock! is definitely something you should check out. It has some of the most gorgeously terrifying designs around, and a crawling, creeping fear to its gameplay that will keep you up at night.
By CasualGameplay on
55
When it comes to Ice Pick Lodge, an independent game studio from Russia, I suppose we should know that we’re in for a wacky ride. Their back catalogue includes the relatively well acclaimed and somewhat Myst-like The Void, and the absolutely bizarre...
By Strategy Informer on
70
Knock-Knock is worth experiencing for the horror elements alone: simply to witness how such a simple-looking game can distil such fear in the pit of your stomach. I'm always a connoisseur for something a little bit different in video games, and Knock-Knock is indeed something just that little bit "out there."
By GameZebo on
80
I love a stylized game, maybe the only thing I love more than a stylized game is a creepy stylized game. I tore through Limbo, loving the puzzle solving, the stylized silhouettes and the crazy creative ways in which the poor character was torn apart....
By GamingShogun on
70
They exist within a world where every rule and moral can be accounted for. What Knock-Knock tries to ask us is whether or not these stories, in their pervasive certitude, truly represent reality.
By GatherYourParty on
100
The gameplay is fun and the anxiety felt even long after the initial shock of what’s happening are maintained by great sound direction and what appears to be a heavily thought out system of randomization. Knock-Knock is highly recommended to all gamers and receives a Perfect 10 out of 10 making it an RGN Diamond Game.
By RealGamerNewz onI have this weird love-hate relationship with Knock-Knock, the horror adventure game from Russian developer Ice-Pick Lodge. On the one hand, I loved the game whenever it would get ultra creepy and genuinely make me flinch. On the other, most unfortunate...
By GameZone on
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