Redfall

Impulse GamerTony Smith

Redfall is a highly anticipated PC and Xbox Series X game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is set in the picturesque yet

Press StartBrodie Gibbons

6.5/10

Redfall is a gold dust-rare miss for what has been a very consistent deliverer of quality video games. If you are able to look beyond the game’s several questionable design choices, Redfall can serve up just a small bite of mindless fun beneath the island’s black hole sun.

GameTyrant Hayden Epstein

5/10

At its best, Redfall feels like a much smaller studio’s half-hearted attempt at emulating Arkane. 

Jump Dash RollDerek Johnson

5/10

Redfall, with its mediocre gameplay, forgettable story and generic visuals, comes closer to destroying Arkane’s legacy than it does to being a properly enjoyable video game.

DestructoidEric Van Allen

5/10

I really spent most of my time playing Redfall thinking about what else Redfall could have been. I like that Arkane tried something new, and I’m bummed it came out like this. It’s a really unique premise and concept in its first bite, but its fangs don’t leave a lasting mark.

Game InformerAlex Van Aken

5/10

Redfall is my biggest disappointment of 2023. As a massive fan of developer Arkane Studios’ previous work, from Dishonored through Deathloop, my expectations were high for the company’s new release. However, this vampire-hunting first-person shooter is messy, plagued with technical flaws and head-scratching design decisions counterintuitive to the game itself. The result is an often-bland experience, made frustrating by occasional glimpses of potential, and it’s sucked the life out of me.

WayTooManyGamesLeo Faria

4.5/10

One can argue that Bethesda has been one of the best publishers in 2023, when you consider the vast majority of its releases. Hi-Fi Rush is easily one of the best games of the year, as well as its biggest surprise. The remaster of Quake II is one of the best ever made. Their latest Elder Scrolls Online expanson, Necrom, was equally exciting. Finally, even though it was plagued by inconveniences, I really enjoyed Starfield. But they just HAD to drop a massive piece of crap alongside all of tho...

GGReconDave McAdam

Redfall tries to bite far more than it can chew and delivers a package with a middling presentation, a lack of interesting mechanics, and some pretty woeful performance.

Digital TrendsTomas Franzese

“Redfall makes concessions to work as a middling multiplayer game at the expense of a promising single-player experience.”

VGChartzLee Mehr

3/10

Redfall's grocery list of problems, from storytelling to open world design, are so extensive that it seems more humane to drive a stake through this beating heart – if you can find it.Reviewer's Note: The vast majority of my experience reflects Redfall after its Day One patch.Early in your newfound [...]

MMORPGJoseph Bradford

3/10

After more than 20 hours with Arkane Austin's latest Redfall, Bradford came away incredibly frustrated and disappointed. From its earliest moments, Redfall fell flat. With the uninspired world building to the lackluster gunplay and brain-dead enemies, almost every aspect of Redfall was a miss. 

Analog Stick GamingJeff Young

Unscored

Redfall, developed by Arkane Austin, is the developer’s follow-up to 2017’s Prey. However, with development troubles and an unclear vision, Redfall is a game that not only fractured the studio, but shipped with a host of technical issues, bland design, and a lack of understanding of what it wants to