- When Code Violet was announced, fans were hyped as it looked like a spiritual successor to Dino Crisis.
- However, it is finally here, and early reviews point towards a first major PS5 flop of 2026.
- The game has an underwhelming story, janky mechanics, and loads of technical issues.
Teamkill Media announced Code Violet almost a year ago as a PlayStation exclusive. What made fans really excited was that it felt like a Dino Crisis spiritual successor, but after a couple of days, it finally arrived, and the hype has already died.
Reviews indicate that the first PS5 exclusive of 2026, Code Violet, is a big flop. It has a 40 score on critics’ sites, with almost no reviewers recommending it due to multiple issues and underwhelming gameplay.
Why it matters: What would’ve been a massive hit if done right, Teamkill Media missed almost every shot and created the first flop of the year.
On both Metacritic and OpenCritic, the game sits at a 40 score. The biggest complaints include wasteful combat, tiring exploration, and a bunch of technical issues. It just doesn’t pick up the pace, even if you are well within the story.
On the surface, it has many interesting prospects, like a sci-fi horror plot with a mix of action and survival gameplay, but the execution isn’t there, which makes everything else fall apart, leading to an underwhelming experience.
IGN says that it can be fun at times, but the rest of the issues, including the technical problems, make it hard to recommend to anyone. So, amid high demand for Dino Crisis, fans aren’t getting the spiritual successor they hoped for.
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