Past Cure

IGNMichael Koczwara

5.8/10

Past Cure never does anything special. Every time it tries to do something interesting, it immediately forgets about it and does something else. Don’t get me wrong: it’s not a bad thing to include a number of genres within one game. In fact, it can help keep it fresh if they serve as a breather from a strong central idea. The problem is that Past Cure has no strong central idea to take a break from or return to. Whether it’s the initially compelling yet convoluted supernatural story or the interesting gimmicks that never leave the tech demo phase, it’s a disorganized bundle of ideas that are n...

WCCFtechNathan Birch

4.5/10

Does the triple-A indie have a future? Developer Ninja Theory introduced the concept last year with Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, a game that looked and played like it was made by a big publisher without the bloated budget to match. Hellblade was a solid success, selling at least half-a-million copies, but it hasn’t exactly set off a stampede of imitators. Where are the other big, ambitious indies? Enter Past Cure.

Sirus GamingChristian Pepito

4/10

You’ll be left out with a “meh” after finishing the game. What game did we just play?

VGChartzVGChartz Staff

4/10

Past Cure plays more like a prototype than a finished product.Phantom 8 Studio bills Past Cure as a game comprised of action, horror, stealth, and thriller gameplay elements [...]

WellPlayedZach Jackson

4/10

Past Cure starts off as a promising and ambitious shooter/thriller combo whose ideas are brought undone by inexperience.

Worth PlayingCody Medellin

3.5/10

Past Cure is a single-player, third-person shooter that neatly combines stealth elements with dynamic action sequences and stunning graphics.

GameGrinChris Wootton

3/10

I’ve read scarier issues of the Beano in this clunky, buggy mess of a wanna be Deadly Premonition.

TechRaptorAlex Santa Maria

3/10

Past Cure is a hodgepodge of stealth, action, and drama that reaches for the stars and falls somewhere far below.

Gamer EscapeTimothy "Urthdigger" Hyldahl

3/10

I really wish I had more good things to say about Past Cure. When I first got the press information for the review I was legitimately excited! A psychological thriller with stealth seemed right up my alley, which made it all the more disappointing that it wound up primarily a mediocre cover-based shooter. But hey, my achievement progress for the game is at 69%, and it’s going to stay that way. Nice.

Game SkinnyChrisVeso

3/10

We were promised a unique, "award"-winning storytelling experience. Instead, we received a convoluted mess that isn't sure what game it wants to be.

GamingBoltRavi Sinha

3/10

So awful yet so boring that one can neither get too mad nor fall asleep, Past Cure is simply a Frankenstein of poorly implemented, cliched ideas and story beats.

DestructoidBrett Makedonski

2/10

Past Cure wants to be something great, and that ambition is the only thing it has on its side. This is a game that is flawed to its core. The mangled story and shoddy design prevent any single aspect from ever sticking out as something special. Don’t even risk taking a bargain bin flier on this one. You’ll only end up frustrating yourself.