Another year, another slate of video games coming to the PS5. If everything releases as scheduled, 2026 will be a solid year for gamers. However, not every release is going to be amazing, and that includes the first PS5 exclusive of the year, which players were hoping would be a regarded spiritual successor to the beloved PS1 series, Dino Crisis.
PS5 exclusive Code Violent couldn’t scratch the Dino Crisis itch
That PS5 exclusive is none other than Code Violet, a third-person action horror game developed and published by TeamKill Media. What drew players to the game when it was originally revealed was its similarities to Dino Crisis, Capcom’s dinosaur survival horror game. According to reviews, the new release doesn’t even come close to being a worthy successor to the PS1 classic.
As of this writing, there are three critic reviews of Code Violet on Metacritic, which means there isn’t a Metascore available just yet. However, the scores are not promising. Each outlet has it rated at 40 out of 100, which is a 4 out of 10 on our scale. The review aggregate site OpenCritic has a few more reviews submitted, but still averages the same score. It seems pretty clear that this game is a huge mess.
For the morbidly curious, here is a description of Code Violet, giving players an idea of what to expect:
“In the 25th century, a cataclysm has left Earth uninhabitable, driving humanity’s survivors to Trappist 1-E. Facing extinction due to sterility, the Aion colony harnesses cutting-edge time-travel technology to abduct women from the past to be surrogates in a dark yet desperate bid to save mankind. But their mission conceals a sinister conspiracy. As Violet Sinclair, torn from your time, you awaken in the Aion Bioengineering Complex, swarming with ferocious prehistoric dinosaurs and hostile forces. Carefully manage your inventory, uncover Aion’s dark secrets, fight to survive, and escape during a chaotic evacuation protocol.”
Code Violet launches for PS5 on January 10.
