The Blackout Club Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published May 18, 2022 · Updated May 18, 2023

For our The Blackout Club Review, where we play a first-person co-op horror game centered around a group of teenage friends investigating a monstrous secret beneath the skin of their small town. 1-4 players explore procedurally-generated missions against a fearsome enemy you can only see with your eyes closed.

The Blackout Club Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
16.56GB download size
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Graphics settings – display mode, resolution, resolution scale, a field of view slider, texture/shadow quality, volumetric fog, anti aliasing, motion blur, framerate smoothing, v-sync, and photo sensitive mode.
Controller settings – Invert axis and sensitivity slider, Xbox or Playstation button icons.
Enhanced horror system – enables voice and breathing recording to add paranormal stimuli phobia to the game.
The prologue is an optional opening chapter that acts as a tutorial.
First-person view.
Interactive button prompts.
Eerie soundtrack.
Close your eyes in order to see hidden objects and text.
Jump scare elements.
Has a Strangers Things meets Goonies-type vibe.
You can lean to peek around corners.
Heavily stealth-based.
Full 3D semi-open game world.
Two ways are available to interact with ladders – fixed, and/or view relative.
A fascinating world and is full of secrets.
Character creator – two body types, face, hair color, skin color, and eye color.
Online leaderboards for sacrificed exp and one for stalkers caught.
The main clubhouse is used as a hub where you choose your hero weapon, and read up on the many items, leaderboards, and missions.
Buy and equip power decks that change how you can play the game. They work like classes.
Customise appearance with purchasable gear – styles and color, tops, bottoms, footwear, accessories, gestures, and world.
Network settings – public or friends only.
Tense atmosphere.
Has some good gameplay ideas.
Comes alive in co-op and is the optimal way to play it.

The Blackout Club Review Cons:

The ritual system is tied to the enhanced horror system.
Only 14 achievements.
Cannot rebind controls.
Subtitles lag behind the spoken words.
You only have one real location to play over and over.
Hasnt had any meaningful updates for a while.
The story kind of takes a backseat and the build-up in the prologue is all but gone.
You don’t get to adjust the brightness in-game again.