People will tell you this is the Final Fantasy 7 of Resident Evil likes. And while there is truth to that, it only goes skin deep in describing the experience Crow Country is.

Yes, the game is cozily gorgeous, the puzzles creative and fun, the combat (that you can skip playing the exploration mode) clunky at times but more than serviceable for a survival horror game.

But the story and the means it is conveyed, the layers, the twists and conclusions are nothing short of masterful. I mentioned the option to play this with effectviely no combat encounters for a reason. Sure, you'd miss out on some of the tension that comes with the genre, but I feel it is a perfectly valid way to experience this work of narrative art. I'm sure to do just that for my second playthrough.

2024 was an insane year for indie horror, and Crow Country's reputation for being one of the best of a plethora of great games is well deserved. You should play it.

An amazing short game that every Resident Evil OG lover should play, it's a true homage to it.

A must-play

mara is the cutest horror game protagonist i've ever had the pleasure of playing as

I really wanted to like Crow Country. Unfortunately for a $20 game it is not particularly well designed. It feels like an homage to better games that gets the aesthetic right but fails in puzzle design, poor lighting, and the god awful aiming system. The game would be better off if Mara has no weapons, no healing items, and could simply take a limited number of hits between save points.

I cannot recommend spending more on this game than the cost of a burrito.

Klasik Resident evil oyunlarına göndermeler ve esinlenmelerle dolu, onların modernize edilmiş versiyonu sayılabilecek bir survival - horror- adventure oyunu. Yani RE- like. Crow county depresif ambiyansı, gizemlerle dolu hikayesi iyi bir başlangıç yapıyor. Oyunun genel kalitesi oldukça yüksek. Shooting mekanikleri dışında bir problem yok denilebilir. Shooting oldukça yavan ve gerilim yaratmaktan ziyade sinir bozucu. Crow County için bir indie - gem denilebilir. Bu aralar bu tarz bir şey oynamak istemediğim için şimdilik yarım bırakıyorum ama bir gün dönüp bitireceğim gibi duruyor. 90ların sonları 2000lerin başına atıfta bulunan bir re-like istiyorsanız bu oyunu kesinlikle kaçırmayın.

Beginner friendly survival horror game

The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them.

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Links to help you in Crow Country:

1. Full Walkthrough to get Rank S+ and unlock all bonus items
   
2. A Comprehensive Guide
   
3. Speedrunner's Guide

Specs for Review:

• GPU: RTX 5080 (Laptop GPU)
  
• CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
  
• RAM: 32GB Ram

Very good and cool game, amazing atmosphere and music, great visuals (I'm not the biggest fan of the action-figure-esque limbs but everything else looks good), fun and satisfying combat, great puzzles (for the most part), compelling story and characters, great replayability.

It feels like a very stream-lined version of classic survival horror games, and I mean that in a good way. It's a short game but it's very succinct and gets to the point in both gameplay and story, and I actually like shorter games to be honest.

My biggest complaint is that sometimes the game just randomly spoon-feeds you puzzle solutions for no reason. There were a few times where I was like "OK I think I figured out what I have to do for this puzzle!" and then I'll read a memo on the wall that says "Yeah so here's the solution to the puzzle" which is kind of weird considering there's already a hint system if you need it. There's also one specific puzzle (The Mush-Room secret) which makes no sense. Looking online, the consensus seems to be that the puzzle is either bugged or unfinished, which is a shame. At least it's an optional puzzle.

Other than that, great game! Perfect for Halloween time! My favorite area is the Haunted Hilltop!

This genuinely may be one of the best classic survival horror games EVER MADE. It has all the elements of classic Resident Evil but with modern quality of life (no limited saves being a major one) and there aren’t tank controls with the analog stick. There aren’t fixed camera angles (mostly) so you can move your own camera. The pacing is great, it definitely doesn’t overstay its welcome. I picked it up and basically beat it in one session. I love the graphical style of the game, it is akin to how the 3d models looked in PS1 games like FF7. The music and ambient sound is also incredible.

The only gripes I do have with the game is that aiming follows your camera, not your character, and the camera spins quite slow (with controller) even on the highest settings so there are situations where your character is facing the enemy but you still have to pan over to shoot them and can miss out on a good moment to damage the enemy. The only other issue is you cannot use the item needed to solve a puzzle directly in the inventory so sometimes you have to “fail” at a puzzle before the prompt even pops up for you to use the item you need to solve it.

Overall though this game is a MUST PLAY if you are a fan of survival horror.
Solid 9.5/10

Fun game to play during the fall/Halloween season. Definitely has the mood right for it. 10/10 but F*CK THOSE CROW STICKS THAT POISON YOU!