The Medium

Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Travel to an abandoned communist resort and use your unique psychic abilities to uncover its deeply disturbing secrets, solve dual-reality puzzles, survive encounters with sinister spirits, and explore two realities at the same time.

The Medium is a adventure, horror and female protagonist game developed by Bloober Team and published by Bloober Team SA and NA Publishing Inc..
It's available on Windows and MacOS in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Polish.

It has received 8,420 reviews of which 7,474 were positive and 946 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam and has a 60% discount.

The Steam community has classified The Medium into these genres:

Adventure Horror Female Protagonist Psychological Horror Atmospheric Dark Third Person Story Rich Singleplayer Great Soundtrack Psychological Violent Gore Walking Simulator Action Indie Puzzle Soundtrack

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64bit version only)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: @1080p NVIDIA GEFORCE® GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1060 / Radeon™ R9 390X
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 55 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible, headphones recommended

MacOS

Requires an Apple processor
OS: macOS Ventura 13.0 or newer
Processor: Devices with Apple Silicon
Storage: 55 GB available space

Reviews

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May 2024

The Medium is truly a mixed bag -- an experience of highs & lows. It has some innovative ideas, like the dual reality system, & an interesting narrative. And, the studio is punching well above their weight in terms of graphical fidelity. However, the game is bogged down by persistent performance issues, big quality jumps between chapters, & middling gameplay. The game is more or less akin to a walking simulator w/ some light puzzling. It is reminiscent of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Overall, I would recommend the game on a sale if you can stomach the walking simulator adjacent gameplay. More I liked than disliked here but definitely mixed as a whole.

March 2024

From the first minutes I was fascinated. The "dual world" mode is really well done and the soundtrack is spot on. Only one thing I'm not appreciating, the "fixed" camera. It was certainly a deliberate choice so as not to lose certain scenes within the game, but at certain moments I would have liked to have a better look at the surrounding landscape. It would be nice if a photo mode was integrated into the game. My rating 8/10

Feb. 2024

A very good atmospheric slow burn mystery story-driven horror game. How's that for a review title? Throughout the 10-20ish hours of gameplay it takes to finish The Medium, you'll undergo plot twists, discoveries, and spooky scaries as the mystery slowly reveals itself. Getting to each new juicy detail was a delight and the game, while definitely horror, lives in the atmospheric genre. There are scares, but nothing cheesy or "jump scary." No, The Medium much prefers to reveal it's horrors to you directly. My only qualm with the game is the ending, which I won't spoil here. It left me dissatisfied, but I enjoyed every moment leading up to it, so I have to recommend it. Play: You love psychological horror, Stranger Things vibes, and extremely strong storytelling. Skip: You aren't fulfilled by story-driven experiences and cutscenes, don't like easy-medium (lol) puzzles, or don't love spooky vibes. (I promise the game is creepy, but only gets SCARY a few times, which are EARNED)

Feb. 2024

Best description I can give: imagine if "What Remains of Edith Finch" were set in a Zdzisław Beksiński painting. This "game" is thoughtfully made, story-driven, and incredibly atmospheric, but I put "game" in quotes because you're on rails the whole time: there's about four abilities (other than walking/running), all of which are useful/usable only at specific plot points that are explicitly announced via onscreen prompts. There's an inventory, some puzzles, and a few stealth/chase segments, but all they ask of the player is to follow directions rather than exercise any independent skill or strategy. I don't think those are flaws, though, because the game feels cohesive and complete instead of unfinished or broken; it's more like the devs had a very specific vision, and your mileage as a player will vary depending on how much that vision appeals to you. If you're looking for survival horror like Dead Space, Resident Evil, or Amnesia, you'll be disappointed. But if you're looking for a rules-light, atmosphere-intensive stroll through a visually and emotionally interesting story, this is worth picking up.

Jan. 2024

A balanced blend of sorrow, fear, and anxiety. Visually captivating and mesmerizing graphic images, exceptionally suitable and beautiful sound effects, a realistically immersive ambiance, and a rich storyline. A complete package of everything one expects from a game. Undoubtedly one of the best games of my life.

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