Cryostasis

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

5
Average:

4
Bad:

3

Pros:

Good health/heat system.
Decent melee combat.
Flashback system works well.

Cons:

Bad optimization.
Dull level design.

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Last revision on January 5, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Good health/heat system
Decent melee combat
Flashback system works well
Can be quite scary
Innovative flashback mechanic enhances the tale
Highly atmospheric sound and art design
Enemy encounters are tense and rewarding

Reviewers Didn't Like

Bad optimization
Dull level design
Some performance and stability issues
Gets off to a slow start

Expert reviews and ratings

The level design in Cryostasis is really dull and uninspiring, with similar looking rooms that are basically many frost-covered rusted-metal walls with narrow stairways, ladders and corridors inter-connecting them. The event triggers are in the right...

By Tech2 on May 19, 2009

Despite its problems, Cryostasis is filled with enough clever nuance to warrant a closer look. Improvements made for a sequel could propel things to tremendous levels of...

By GameZone on April 28, 2009

With all the strategy games Ive been reviewing since the start of the year, I was excited to dig into Aspyr and 1Cs Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason. In spite of the absolutely ridiculous title, I was excited by the idea of taking on this horror-themed...

By IGN Gear on April 24, 2009

The best horror games can make you shiver, but few elicit chills as well as Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason. This is partially due to the tense atmosphere that slowly thickens as you play, inspiring a general unease that eventually escalates into...

By cnet on April 24, 2009

Flashes of frozen brilliance help this cold-blooded horror game overcome its technological flaws....

By GameSpot on April 24, 2009

Cryostasis is all about atmosphere. I am tempted to use the cliché, "The devil is in the details," simply because this game could be easily dismissed because of what may be perceived as a boring environment. This is not a travelogue. You're...

By Cheat Code Central on April 20, 2009

It’s a brave, original and interesting game but Cryostasis never quite manages to capitalise on all its good...

By Computeractive on April 18, 2009

Cryostasis deserves some attention from the PC gaming community, yet it still retains a very low profile. It is a horror action title set in the North Pole on a Russian icebreaker that your character visits after it has been stranded for many years,...

By New Game Network on March 27, 2009

It’s all well and good, but sadly the lumbering pace, repetitive set pieces and all-round greyness will turn you off before the story sees its conclusion. 5.1/10Print this pageUser reviews (0)Share this pageNoticed something wrong? Report...

By NowGamer on March 25, 2009

Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason is a new game from a Russian-based developer, Action Forms, that seems to have flown in under the radar. I didn’t even see it coming which surprised me because I have been watching release charts quite closely for the...

By Tech Olive on January 04, 2009

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