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FranchiseThe Blair Witch Project

Blair Witch

Critic score11 critics
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First release
Aug 30, 2019
Publisher
Bloober Team
Genres
Indie, Adventure · Action, Horror, Thriller, Survival
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, experience a new story-driven psychological horror game that studies your reactions to fear and stress. A story of the human descent into darkness. Experience an original story based on the legend of Blair Witch from the makers of Layers of Fear. Find the way through the haunted woods. Navigate your way through a cursed forest that warps and distorts both time and space. Your sanity against her curse. Stand against the horrors of the Blair Witch and the decaying sanity of a man burdened by his past. How will you face your fears? How you react to danger and behave under pressure will ultimately teach you more about yourself.

Also known as Blairwitch.exe

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Storyline
It’s 1996. A young boy disappears in the Black Hills Forest near Burkittsville, Maryland. As Ellis, a former police officer with a troubled past, you join the search. What starts as an ordinary investigation soon turns into an endless nightmare as you confront your fears and the Blair Witch, a mysterious force that haunts the woods...Read more

It’s 1996. A young boy disappears in the Black Hills Forest near Burkittsville, Maryland. As Ellis, a former police officer with a troubled past, you join the search. What starts as an ordinary investigation soon turns into an endless nightmare as you confront your fears and the Blair Witch, a mysterious force that haunts the woods...

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 30, 2019
Xbox One
Aug 30, 2019
PlayStation 4
Dec 03, 2019
All 4 release dates
Nintendo Switch
Jun 25, 2020
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
4h
Main + Extras
6h
Completionist
15h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
exploration, violence, psychological horror, dark, investigation
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At a Glance

Critic Score
72
Main Story (IGDB)
4h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
6h
Completionist (IGDB)
15h
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Overview

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Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 6,566 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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