16 Insanely Underrated PS4 Exclusives You Must Play

15. Until Dawn

Until Dawn
Sony

Whilst it's totally played out across any number of franchises like Friday the 13th, Halloween, Scream etc. on the silver screen, Until Dawn proves that by putting you slap-bang in the middle of a 'choose-your-own-adventure'-style teen horror - one positively reveling in the most enjoyable parts of the genre - there's some majorly untapped potential worth indulging in.

Characters are all played by a variety of "Oh, I recognise them!" actors, ranging from Mr. Robot's Rami Malek to Heroes' Hayden Panettiere, though that's just to get you invested. Until Dawn is just as much an indulgence of teen horror tropes as it is a slow-burn mystery. You'll need to forge social allegiances and make butterfly effect life-or-death decisions every few minutes, whilst also dissecting optional evidence pickups and environmental clues as to who and/or what is stalking you through the night.

Its art style connotes the icy isolation of The Thing and The Shining, whilst its beating heart is pure Final Destination, Jeepers Creepers or Scream. Although Telltale Games get all the glory for 'perfecting' the branching narrative design ethos, Supermassive Games deserve just as much - if not more - considering how immaculately interwoven all of Until Dawn's various threads are.

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