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MADiSON

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

What works

  • Intense horror atmosphere
  • Challenging and creative puzzles
  • Immersive story and narrative
  • High quality graphics and sound design
  • Effective jump scares

Things to keep in mind

  • Some puzzles are obscure or frustrating
  • Camera sway and head bob can cause discomfort
  • Game length considered short by some
  • Lack of customization and accessibility options
  • Price perceived as high by some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh

  • Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward

  • Poppy Playtime

  • Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人

  • ROUTINE

  • Remothered: Tormented Fathers

More value-seeking

Games that feels like MADiSON but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Venge

  • Dark Fracture: Prologue

  • Visage

  • The Story of Henry Bishop

  • Among Ashes

  • Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy

Less violent

Games that feels like MADiSON but with less combat and destruction

  • Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn

  • Scauage

  • Creepy Shift: House For Sale

  • A Chair in a Room : Greenwater

  • The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

  • Out of Sight

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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

Last update: 21/08/2026