Pacific Drive is such an atmospheric experience. When I started playing, I had a bit of anxiety that it was going to be a horror game, especially with the tourists popping up behind you Weeping Angel style. But just as I was getting settled in and accepting it was just spooky, not scary, I go to a new zone with new weird threats and find myself all anxious all over again. Meanwhile the game undercuts its horror with quirky anomaly names and writing, and it just makes for such a wonderful experience.

The writing is great, and the characters are all incredibly likeable. The fact that you are canonically becoming more obsessed with your car while also making it our lifeline in a hostile environment is just such a masterstroke of design and writing. I'm happy to be brainwashed by this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ station wagon.

Others have said that it gets old after a while and that's a fair criticism, but the new zones mix things up and progression adds enough that I can see this being a game I come back to for a long time to come.

If you enjoy survival games like Raft and want a spooky experience without the horror jumpscares, Pacific Drive is a great game.

Pacific Drive is such an atmospheric experience. When I started playing, I had a bit of anxiety that it was going to be a horror game, especially with the tourists popping up behind you Weeping Angel style. But just as I was getting settled in and accepting it was just spooky, not scary, I go to a new zone with new weird threats and find myself all anxious all over again. Meanwhile the game undercuts its horror with quirky anomaly names and writing, and it just makes for such a wonderful experience. The writing is great, and the characters are all incredibly likeable. The fact that you are canonically becoming more obsessed with your car while also making it our lifeline in a hostile environment is just such a masterstroke of design and writing. I'm happy to be brainwashed by this shitty station wagon. Others have said that it gets old after a while and that's a fair criticism, but the new zones mix things up and progression adds enough that I can see this being a game I come back to for a long time to come. If you enjoy survival games like Raft and want a spooky experience without the horror jumpscares, Pacific Drive is a great game.