Action · May 29, 2018

Agony (2018)

trophy35 achievementsextension2 DLClocal_offer-85% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.2k recommendations
Please bear in mind that Agony is quite an 'old school' game; non-linear, with a semi-open world, a lot of different paths, endings, exploration possibilities as well as secrets to uncover. Playing Agony is notably different than what you can get from modern, mostly linear and corridor-style horror games STORY MODE You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell, without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and even possess simple minded demons, gives you the necessary measures to survive in the extreme conditions you are in. By exploring the hostile environment and interacting with other weary souls of the hellscape, the hero will soon understand that there is only one way to escape from Hell, and it will require meeting the mystical Red Goddess. AGONY MODE Agony features a full-fledged story mode as well as an open challenge system that randomly generates levels for players to explore and survive to gain new Highscores. In addition to featuring in countless “Most anticipated Horror Games 2018” lists, the kick starter financed title is set to challenge players with its brutal and malevolent environments. Agony throws you in the midst of hell where you strive to stay alive and solve the riddle behind the mysterious Red Goddess; architect of this place of sorrow and pain, and the sole entity with knowledge of how escape… but there is more to the story than it seems. Haunted by nightmare creatures, You will gain the ability to possess demons and other souls to find a way out of hell.

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175 Action titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Sexual Content · 335
  • Nudity · 332
  • Horror · 291
  • Gore · 245
  • Demons · 229
  • Violent · 161
  • First-Person · 161
  • Survival Horror · 152
  • Psychological Horror · 137
  • Adventure · 130
  • Action · 127
  • Dark · 120
  • Psychedelic · 106
  • Atmospheric · 101
  • Singleplayer · 94

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.8k Steam reviewsTop 81% in Action
Positive rating47% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 99%
Metacritic47/100Genre average 77 — top 99% of Action titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 85% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Polish
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Portugal
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Turkish volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Turkish

Reception Metrics

Steam community

47%Mixed · 2.8k reviews

1.3k positive · 1.5k negative

Metacritic

47/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

4.2/10

Curator recommendations

2.2k

Press Quotes

“Agony keeps you shifting through the nightmarish scenery at a constant and steady pace, and that's something I appreciate in the often slow-burning genre.” Recommended – CueZero

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 29, 2018
DeveloperMadmind Studio
PublisherPlayway S.A.
Base price$2.24 -85%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

35

Steam unlocks available

Content Notes

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content

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Editions & Packages

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