PC Critic Reviews

An interesting visual story that manages to tell a narrative in such a way that it blurs the line between art and game into something unlike anything else out there.

I can say that if you're tired of the preoccupation with the omnipresent emotion of "fun" most games seemingly need to contain, and like the idea of an experience which garners actual thought, you would do well to give Trauma a look; just remember that what you'll find will depend entirely on what you're looking for.

But alas... Trauma was a game I wanted to love, but found more curious than transcendent. Still, any game that requires this much psychological analysis is a welcome departure from the norm.

Thoughtful, mysterious and haunting, Trauma is best approached as a curio. Its execution is arguably stronger than its ideas, and the narrative trajectory of the game has no surprises in it, outside of the surreal tone. But as an artwork exploring the mind of a trauma victim, its singular voice and approach stick in the mind.

I enjoyed myself without question, but I think something like this with just tad more concreteness to it could be a real hit.

Trauma is a very interesting product: unconventional gaming fans should take a look.

If taken as an artistic creation, Trauma is noteworthy, but considered only as a videogame, it is too limited and short in duration.

Appealing yet not fully finalized attempt of interactive novel. Emotional dream adventure is not flawless but it evokes interesting questions to answer. [Issue#208]

It is much, much easier for me to recommend the game as a free browser-based Flash game than as a commercial product.

Intriguing visuals, great music and an interesting concept. Unfortunately Trauma is too short for its price and shallow – no matter how hard I tried, I was unable to see any deeper meaning to this story. [Sept 2011, p.68]