Supermassive Games' upcoming B-movie-esque thriller, Until Dawn , is quite simply a string of binary choices coupled with stunning visuals and traditional quick-time events (QTEs).

You may not have heard of Supermassive Games before. The studio previously worked on PlayStation peripheral titles, like the Move-specific Tumble and Start the Party or the Wonderbook title Walking with Dinosaurs.

Until Dawn is an interactive adventure for the PlayStation 4($799.95 at Amazon) that's, essentially, a Choose Your Own Adventure version of a horror movie. It comes complete with a group of moronic teenagers in an abandoned mountain resort, a snow storm, a power outage, and an unknown masked fiend who is there to terrify them. But as silly as it sounds, Until Dawn ($19.30 at Amazon) is a strangely compelling tale that puts you in charge of the action, despite relying on hackneyed horror movie techniques. As Subtle as the Flapping of a Butterfly's WingsUntil Dawn's gameplay revolves around the decisions you make and an element called The Butterfly Effect. The idea is that a small change at one point in time can have a huge impact later on. This has been touched upon in other games such as Second Sight and Resident Evil 2, and perhaps most notably in Marvel: Avengers Alliance where Bishop goes back in time to kill Sin only to change the future into one where HYDRA team up with the ...

Suspenseful, engaging, well-written horror story. Very good voice acting. Highly detailed world to explore.

A suspenseful, engaging, well-written horror story; Very good voice acting; Highly detailed world to explore

Very poor lip sync detracts from otherwise good acting; Occasional glitches detract from gameplay

One of the more successful interactive movies of recent years, but that's really not saying much given the lack of gameplay and horror thrills.

A good script and a mostly successful attempt to mix horror genres, while confounding at least some expectations; Excellent graphics and solid voice cast

Outside of the big decisions there's very little in the way of gameplay or player agency; For a horror game it's not very scary or gory; The desire to replay episodes is greatly overestimated

One of the best, exclusive games you can find on the PS4.

If you're looking for an interactive horror movie, Supermassive Games has totally nailed it. The strong storyline is bursting with boo-scares, gore and stereotypically creepy settings – to the point I had to put my controller down to stop my heart racing several times.

Top-notch facial capture; Excellent American-teen horror movie storyline; Fully-fleshed characters

Too short; Expensive; Not as many choices as originally believed; Can be a little slow in places

The game feels very scripted and fake the jump scares are dull and can be seen coming a mile away if you are easy frightened then this is the game for you if you're looking for a story with believable characters and actual horror then find something else in the end is was very disappointed in this game

This game totally blew my mind. Looks and sounds beautiful with top notch animations. Kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time with its eerie and unsettling atmosphere. Look forward to playing through again.

From the moment it was announced, Rush of Blood had my interest. Until Dawn was a blast and, quite frankly, more of that universe is a good thing. Ditching the narrative, character interaction drama t

Actually scary; Fun to shoot things

Clowns; A bit short

Interactive movies (IMs) get dinged harder than they deserve when it comes to player choice. After all, the vast majority of games are linear affairs-an innumerable number have players moving from cut-scene to cut-scene until credits roll.

Finally getting my hands on a shotgun and killing [REDACTED]

The capriciousness of whether Matt lives or dies