The Quarry (video game)

The Quarry
Cover art for The Quarry: a montage of the game's main and supporting characters, with a shadowy figure looming above them all.
Developer(s)Supermassive Games
Publisher(s)2K
Director(s)Will Byles
Producer(s)
  • Michael Burnham
  • Rick Blanco
  • Selen Ceri
Designer(s)
  • Nik Bowen
  • Dan Hooley
Programmer(s)Michael Bailey
Artist(s)Liam Grice
Writer(s)
  • Graham Reznick
  • Will Byles
  • Alex Farnham
Composer(s)Ian Livingstone[1]
EngineUnreal Engine 4[2]
Platform(s)
Release10 June 2022
Genre(s)Survival horror, interactive drama
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Quarry is a 2022 interactive drama horror game developed by Supermassive Games and published by 2K. Players assume control of nine teenage counselors who must survive their last night at Hackett's Quarry summer camp amongst supernatural creatures and violent locals. Players make many choices throughout the game which may significantly affect character development, relationships, the story's plot, and its ending. All nine playable characters may survive or die, depending on the player's decisions.

Envisioned as the spiritual successor to Until Dawn (2015) and inspired by teen slasher and monster films such as Friday the 13th and The Thing, The Quarry features a large ensemble cast including Brenda Song, Skyler Gisondo, David Arquette, Halston Sage, Ted Raimi, Ariel Winter, Ethan Suplee, Lance Henriksen, Lin Shaye, Justice Smith, and Grace Zabriskie.

The Quarry was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 10 June 2022. The game received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its narrative design, characters, cast performances, graphics, and its homages to classic horror films, though criticism was aimed at its gameplay, lack of interaction, abrupt endings, and camera system.

  1. ^ Ian Livingstone (10 June 2022). "The Quarry is released!: Excited to announce I composed the score for Supermassive's latest horror title "The Quarry" available now!". Ian Livingstone. Wikidata Q129873660. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Over 80 Unreal Engine-powered games featured during 2022 summer gaming events". Unreal Engine. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.