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UNDERWARD

Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2025

Should you play it?

UNDERWARD is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Investigators must carry «TEST-SUBJECT» monsters from a deadly underground abandoned hospital ward.

What works

  • Engaging cooperative gameplay
  • Immersive horror atmosphere
  • Dynamic enemy variety
  • Voice chat enhances teamwork
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Very difficult for solo players
  • Lack of checkpoints and save system
  • Low online player base
  • Optimization and technical bugs
  • Oversexualization of nurse characters

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UNDERWARD: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 24/08/2026