There was a moment near the end of Until Dawn when I knew I was doing something stupid. My current character was split from the group, investigating a strange sound in a dead-end corridor, and I'd just been as much as told that I couldn't trust anything I heard.

Until Dawn was originally going to be a PlayStation Move game for the PS3, thankfully someone made the decision to move it over to the PS4, utilising the impressive and visually stunning Killzone: Shadow Fall engine.

Great use of the Butterfly Effect; Superb soundtrack; Lush visuals; Encourages worthwhile multiple playthrough's

Can get a little to "Jump Scare" excessive; Framerate can suffer at times

Adventure survival horror Until Dawn had an unconventional path to market, beginning life as a PS3 Move title before getting a new-gen overhaul. Was it worth the effort? Chris emerges from the shadows with the verdict – or is that his evil twin?

Stunning graphics, animation, and strong acting holds the game together throughout; Choices that matter; Consequences that are permanent, and interesting twists on well-established horror mainstays; Mostly though it's scary as hell; Great replayability

Controls and the position shifting camera can be frustrating; Tone uneven in places, and a few ideas don't quite gel

Until Dawn has a decent horror tale, but more so because you can shape which way it goes. The controls are a bit stiff and the camera angles feel a bit outdated, but it has superb performances, tough choices, brutal deaths and genuine scares that will stay with you.

The choices you make in Until Dawn have more far-reaching consequences than in most other survival horror games: the butterfly effect feature it so heavily relies on is highly effective, adding weight to seemingly innocuous choices and creating a game that feeds deeply into player paranoia of making...

Narrative offers dozens of branching paths with varying outcomes; Choices matter in big ways and affect the rest of the game; Actor performances are incredibly good; Mechanics are utilized in a meaningful way that feeds into the horror film experience; Repeat playthroughs offer new information and...

Camera angles are unflattering; Story gets predictable at its midpoint

I have a very specific problem with games that try too hard to be like films. That hasn't prevented me from enjoying games that have such aspirations, but the fact remains. To me, the modern video game is a storytelling medium that emphasizes player agency above everything else.

Perhaps more proficient in keeping the player tense than in delivering legitimate scares, Supermassive Games' Until Dawn is an interesting blend of survival horror and choose your own adventure.

I had a lot of fun with this game. You can finish the game within a couple of hours but there is a ton of replay value. The game is pretty scary. There are plenty of moments that will make you jump a bit, but some of those moments can be a bit predictable, just like horror movies.

I've been fighting quite a gaming malaise. The last time I suffered from this, some time ago, the game that shook me out of it was Heavy Rain. This is perhaps no coincidental, as this game, Until Dawn, is brought to us by the same folks, or so I'm told by the kids at Gamespot.

Until Dawn's a QTE-ridden horror whose best beats play out as an amalgam of some of the cinema genre's stronger works, none of which we can name else they'd reveal too much about what happens.