Devotion Reviews

Devotion is ranked in the 91st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9.5 / 10.0
Mar 4, 2019

Devotion is a story about a deeply personal tragedy made both more horrific and familiar with its carefully recreated 80s setting of a Taiwanese household that successfully draws on the feelings of nostalgia of its target audience.

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9.5 / 10.0
Mar 31, 2021

Red Candle Game’s efforts should be commended, as they were able to create an experience that burns brightly among its contemporaries. There’s no experience quite like Devotion, as it will make you feel dread, anxiety, and sadness all at once. If you only play one horror game this year, make it this one.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 24, 2021

Devotion's powerful atmosphere, frightening sequences, and fascinating story make it a creative and engrossing gauntlet of scares

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9 / 10
Feb 28, 2019

Set within the modest confines of a Taiwanese apartment in the 1980s, Devotion paints a terrifying picture of family life with nuanced storytelling and an insidious atmosphere.

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9 / 10
Feb 23, 2019

Feeling like a successful meeting between Silent Hill 2 and what Remains of Edith Finch, Devotion is magnificiently written and disturbing experience. A fantastic, scary, immersive first-person horror journey that you can jump in unquestionably.

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Feb 26, 2019

Devotion is a revelatory horror game, one that manages to remain unsettling and horrific through the mood and tone that’s imparted from the game’s design and storytelling. This is refreshing since rather than relying on unearned jump scares and unending chase-sequences, the thematic elements of the game bring the experience to life. Making this arguably the first great new horror title of 2019, and a must-play for any enthusiast of the genre.

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9 / 10
Feb 24, 2019

Devotion is at its worst in the moments when it relies on cheap jump-scares and horror tropes, and at its best when it prods the depths of protagonist Feng Yu’s psyche, as it does to devastating effect in its grisly climax and conclusion.

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9 / 10.0
Apr 14, 2021

I left it emboldened in my refusal to cause any kind of harm to someone else for the sake of “art”, because it will leave me with nothing but solitude.

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84 / 100
Mar 26, 2021

Devotion is another great horror outing for Red Candle Games. After years of waiting, I thought I was finally ready to engage in whatever terrors these Taiwanese developers had planned - I was wrong.

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David Jagneaux
Top Critic
8.2 / 10.0
Feb 27, 2019

From start to finish, Devotion is an excellent psychological horror game full of surreal imagery, creepy dolls, and wonderful environmental storytelling.

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Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
8 / 10
Feb 25, 2019

One of the best survival horror games of the generation, that's frequently terrifying but also surprisingly nuanced and intelligent when it comes to its storytelling.

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GameMAG
Top Critic
8 / 10
Apr 8, 2019

Devotion is a prominent project that clearly shows how Eastern horrors differs from Western ones. Red Candle Games successfully inflate the atmosphere, offering powerful plot twists, personal stories through letters and memories, nice graphics and unexpected scenes. Music and sounds are the cherry on the cake.

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8 / 10
Mar 13, 2019

Overall, Devotion may prove disappointing for anyone hoping for the next big Indie Horror game, as the moments where the game forgets itself and tries to adhere to traditional horror tend to be the weakest points.

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8 / 10.0
Feb 27, 2019

Devotion succeeds because it’s an understandably human tale with misery, not murder or monsters, at the heart of it all. It is a tad short, particularly when compared to Detention, and while the somewhat ambigious ending might prove a turn-off for some, it’s still chilling, unsettling and heart-breaking in equal measure.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 20, 2021

Devotion is a unique and important game from Taiwan's Red Candle Games, with a troubled history and a lot to say. We take a critical look

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75%
Feb 28, 2019

Devotion differentiates itself from other horror games by its touching and comprehensible story and incorporating Taiwanese folklore. A short playing time of about three hours suits it and the absence of puzzles or enemies is justified. Too bad about the unnecessary controversy that will probably overwhelm these undeniable positives.

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75 / 100
Mar 17, 2021

Devotion will not appeal to horror fans looking for the thrill of being hunted or chased but those looking for a sinister story.

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7 / 10.0
Mar 3, 2019

Devotion feels like "one step forward, two steps back" in comparison with Detention, previous (and brilliant) work of Red Candle Games.

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Unscored
Feb 24, 2019

Peeling back the layers of its mystery, I found a game that is deeply thoughtful and very, very sad. It's a game that pulls its sense of fear out of everyday emotions, out of love, ambition, and of course, devotion. In doing so, it emerges as a horror game that reaches far beyond trying to startle or unnerve you. It becomes a deftly told story about the nature of fear itself.

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Recommended
Feb 27, 2019

An insidious, combat-free horror escapade that works marvels in a tiny space - and an intricate portrait of family and superstition

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