Sumo Nottingham·Released Aug 18, 2023·Multiplayer
Take on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a third-person asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film.
The always-online multiplayer aspect comes with the usual latency issues: you’ll be chasing someone and land an attack but the other person has already run past you, meaning your attack doesn’t hit. We also ended up shutting doors on ourselves rather than behind us due to this issue — it's incredibly frustrating and can be the difference between a win and a loss. Combined with the occasional visual bugs, precise positioning for interactions, clunky user interface, long lobby wait times, and lack of content, this leaves The Texas Chain Saw Massacre on the floor bleeding out.
Eurogamer's review of Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a macabre homage where you fight the servers more than your enemies.
Gun’s asymmetrical survival horror assumes Friday the 13th ’s mantle with middling results
A less asymmetrical take on the asymmetrical horror genre that offers a few entertaining, technically challenged hours of fun.
The adaptation of one of the scariest movies ever made becomes one of the scariest games I've ever played.
For those migrating away from Friday the 13th: The Game, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre could prove to be a welcome alternative. While this new multiplayer horror game certainly shows promise, my earliest hours with the family have been hindered by needless friction. It's…
