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SummaryThis atmospheric point and click adventure game finds you cast as famed horror writer Michael Arthate just arriving at Blackwood Manor, your newly acquired Victorian home lost in the outskirts of a small English market town. Soon after your arrival, a terrible secret from the manor’s past emerges to haunt the present. Now isolated by a washed ou...
Rated Tfor Teen
Developer:Nucleosys
Scratches
Released On:
Mar 8, 2006
Metascore
Mixed or Average
67
User score
Generally Favorable
7.9
My Score
Game Stats for Scratches PC
Metascore
Mixed or Average
67
50% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
33% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
17% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
100
They have really pulled out all the stops with their first effort and created one classic piece of Adventure gaming. Just don’t get too used to that luxury called sleep.
80
Scratches is not "F.E.A.R." – it is infinitely more subtle. It is not "Monkey Island" – it is far darker with less arbitrary puzzles. Scratches is a work of art in the horror genre, and if you aren't willing to appreciate it as such, you should not bother.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.9
63% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
28% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
9% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
Aug 22, 2016
9
An all time great. Loved the duology story, loved the music and the atmosphere is incredible. One of my favourite parts of this game were the pieces of diary notes you'd find as you explore the house and learn more about its previous owner, it's very well written and engrossing. By the end you'll have experienced one of the best horror games with a gripping story, a likable main character and a well made exploration game which you'll never forget.
PC Report
Feb 3, 2014
9
Scratches creates an immersive feeling that creeps along building suspense and at times has you gasping at the edge of your seat, afraid of what is around the next corner or door. The beautiful ominous environment along with a deep dark haunting story **** you into this puzzling thriller with lingering chilling fright. Play at night with the lights out, if you dare. However, this point-and-click adventure game is for people that have more than average patience; those who don’t mind taking time searching, clicking, exploring, reading, studying clues, solving brain-scratching puzzles, and figuring out the mind-bending actions to advance the story line. Many fans of the game admit using an online guide to complete certain game sections – while still enjoying the beautiful haunting suspenseful atmosphere and the creepy engrossing story while having frightful fun in trying to solve a good horror mystery. This game is not for those who do not have a great deal of patience, get frustrated in taking time trying to figure out how to manipulate things to progress a story, find difficulty immersing themselves in a subtle slow suspenseful environment, and/or have trouble putting themselves in a character's shoes.
PC Report
80
Scratches is a great adventure game that shouldn't be missed by anyone who enjoys a story well told within a scary, gothic presentation.
74
It's the standard point-and-click adventure/horror/mystery game that has been around for years. The ability to look around to several different areas of the same area is a welcomed feature but results in some problems in moving to different areas in the game.
58
Scratches would have been a runaway hit … 10 years ago. Today? It’s just fairly tedious. This one’s only for die-hard point-and-click fans; others will be bored stiff.
54
It's got some nice touches, but in the end, it's too buggy, too cliched, and too uninteresting to come to the head of its class.
39
Scratches is dull, ugly, a bit short, and a perfect example of exactly why traditional adventure games have fallen out of favor.
Nov 26, 2013
9
This is a very well done horror title. The story, voice acting, and atmosphere are all well done. The only drawback is it is a little low-tech, even for a 2006 game. If you aren't worried about that, and enjoy horror games, check this one out.
PC Report
Sep 20, 2013
9
Although the title font and color might lead one to assume that this is just a throwaway horror flick, Scratches actually provides a compelling game experience. While it may not add much to the point-and-click adventure scene, this really ought not count against it; in a time when point-and-clicks are really made purely for the sake of classicism more than innovation, this game does a great job of capturing the spirit of the genre. This set aside, the game offers a story which keeps the player guessing through the end, and provides a good dose of suspense and an occasional jump to go with it. The visuals are stunning, as well as the sound layers; both do a good job of attaining a solid feeling of immersion, very similar to reading a good suspense novel. All in all, this game may not look like much from the outset, but it has a lot to offer to the right player.
PC Report
Apr 29, 2011
3
It's impossible without a walkthrough. Linear storyline in an open "world" means lots of wasted time looking stuff over and over. The story, voice acting, and especially the music are good, but this is just a terrible "game". It would be quite entertaining to watch it unfold as some veteran played through it. But the puzzles are too hard. You have to know what to do. I have two dozen items and a hundred interactive points. Mostly the puzzles don't make sense. But the music and sound effects are phenomenal. They are they only redeeming factors to give it two points. And story. That is three.
PC Report
Mar 7, 2025
0
This thing has its own niche cult following, but lets be real. Its a very cliché horror game with indie production value from 20 years ago, in a style that was old by the standards of 2006. Its for the same kind of people that like Nancy Drew games or mild horror games where nothing happens but you can at least click on stuff. No creativity, no stakes, no danger. The game keeps dangling a banana in front of your face and never delivers it, counting on an audience that clutches their perls at finding a book in the game with some "scary" lines in it. Its a very boring experience from a mind that is into low hanging cliché fruits.
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