Scars Above
Scars Above is an action-adventure / third-person shooter video game developed by Mad Head Games and published by Prime Matter in 2023.
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Scars Above
- Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Scars Above was published by Prime Matter.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- science fiction video game · action-adventure game · third-person shooter · action game
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Scars Above is an action-adventure / third-person shooter video game developed by Mad Head Games and published by Prime Matter in 2023.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Scars Above • Developer — Mad Head Games • Publisher — Prime Matter • Director — Ivan Zorkić • Producer — Saša Drinić • Designer — * Jovan Pucarević • Mladen Stojiljković • Programmer — Sebastian Weilhammer • Artist — Nikola Avramović • Writer — Ivan Zorkić • Composer — * Miloš Nikolić • Nemania Ranćić • Engine — Unreal Engine • Platforms — * PlayStation 4 • PlayStation 5 • Windows • Xbox One • Xbox Series X/S • Released — February 28, 2023 • Genre — Third-person shooter, action-adventure • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
After examining a structure in Earth's orbit with her crew, scientist Kate Ward wakes alone on an alien planet. Players control Ward as she attempts to learn what happened and how to return. Scars Above is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Ward must battle her way through the hostile creatures on the alien planet using weapons and utilities that she crafts. Ward can heal herself and recharge her devices using alien monoliths, but doing so requires her to backtrack and fight through enemies that she previously defeated. The monoliths are also checkpoints that she returns to when she dies.
Development
Development
Mad Head Games is a game development studio with offices in Belgrade, Novi Sad, and Sarajevo. Prime Matter released it for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, and Windows on February 28, 2023.
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Serbia
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Scars Above is associated with Serbia.
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Reception
Scars Above received mixed reviews on Metacritic. IGN said it "shows a lot of potential" but the overpowered weaponry and gadgets cause it to become boring. NME praised its Soulslike combat but said the exploration and puzzles were at times confusing. Hardcore Gamer called it "almost aggressively unoriginal" that "rarely, if ever, takes any sort of risks". Push Square praised what they felt was a likeable protagonist and interesting premise, but they disliked the animations, combat, variation among enemies, and environmental design.
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- “Scars Above”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q113586173: Scars Above
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- 1.Awesome Unreal Engine-powered games of 2022. Unreal Engine. January 6, 2022.
- 2.Bosso, Axel. Scars Above Review. IGN. March 5, 2023.
- 3.Tucker, Jake. Scars Above review: B-movie schlock. NME. February 28, 2023.
- 4.Norrish, Tahlia. Marija Milivojevic, Mad Head Games talks about Scars Above and women in STEM. PowerUp!. April 20, 2023.
- 5.Romano, Sal. Scars Above launches February 28. Gematsu. December 8, 2022.
- 6.Scars Above (PC). Metacritic.
- 7.Scars Above (PS5). Metacritic.
- 8.Scars Above (Xbox Series X). Metacritic.
- 9.LeClair, Kyle. Review: Scars Above. Hardcore Gamer. February 28, 2023.
- 10.Adam, Khayl. Scars Above (2023). Push Square. February 28, 2023.
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