Created by UK-based Supermassive Games, PS4 exclusive Until Dawn is a choice-and-consequence based horror game that puts you in the middle of your own personal horror movie. The game has many different storylines and endings, and your decisions influences who will survive the night, using your own...

The survival horror genre has been making a bit of a comeback recently thanks to games like Alien Isolation, The Evil Within and SOMA. Until Dawn takes a stab (excuse the pun) at the teen slasher genre, with a group of friends having a party in a remote lodge during their winter break.

It shouldn't work, but Until Dawn is scary good fun

Plenty of scares for your cash; Real consequences to your choices; Plenty of replay value

Quick time events; 'nuff said; Familiar horror plot

Weird, gory and surprisingly moving - Sony's long-delayed slasher tribute is a flawed but memorable step forwards for "interactive movies".

Until Dawn is best described as an interactive film; it's what you'd get if someone made an R-rated movie out of a Goosebumps "choose your own adventure" book. Cut scenes and dialogue make up almost half of the game, and the actual gameplay often comes down to picking one of two options, or...

Genuinely tense; Enjoyable; compelling story; Replayable

Overly reliant on quick time events; Controls a little clunky at times; Much of the tension is gone the second time round

In life, it's the decisions that we make on a daily basis that define who we are. Every choice that we're presented with has, often unseen, repercussions and the seemingly smallest choice could impact yours or someone else's life in a major way.

Excellent Visuals and Sound; Unique storytelling; Meaningful choices; worthy of multiple playthroughs

Many decisions only have an illusion of choice; finicky motion controls; occasional crashes

Until Dawn puts players in the shoes of the dumbass people in horror movies that make horrible decisions that lead to their inevitable death. You are the horrible decision maker, pondering over a selection of poor choices.

Until Dawn is a video game that should jump to the "to-play" pile for those gamers who love classic horror and want to see the high-quality that the PlayStation 4 can deliver when it comes to faces and character interactions.

Character interactions; Graphics quality; Focus on choice and consequence

Reliance on Quick Time Events; Some scenes are too long

With a shallow bench of high-quality exclusives for the PS4, Until Dawn is an impressive entry into the horror genre. The pacing of the narrative is spot on, and even if you wander around an area before heading to a main objective, the story never feels like it drags.

Strong storytelling and plot twists; Reputation and character trait system; Totems are useful for survival and hints; Well-executed mise en scène; Failing can be fun

Can't adjust timer setting difficulty for QTEs; Tags

Overall, we really enjoyed playing Until Dawn. It'll take around 10-11 hours for a complete playthrough, which to some may be relatively short, but with the sheer amount of possible storylines, it deserves multiple playthroughs as you'll experience something different every time.