A character in Until Dawn. Video game characters are looking amazingly realistic.
A character in Until Dawn. Video game characters are looking amazingly realistic.
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Will you make the right choices to survive Until Dawn?

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 6 min

Editors note: This has some story spoilers.

As a movie, Until Dawn might be a forgettable horror flick. But as a video game, it’s much more interesting as an immersive and emotional experience. And it’s proof that interactive horror games don’t have to suck.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.