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Checkpoint GamingA missed connection
Published 4/22/2020
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PS4 / PC / iOS / Mac / XONE / Switch - 4/17/2020
A Fold Apart
Lightning Rod Games presents A Fold Apart: an award-winning puzzle game that explores the emotional rollercoaster of a long-distance relationship — in a world of folding paper! After career choices force them along separate paths, a Teacher and Architect vow to make their long-distance relationship work at any cost. Experience both sides of their story as the couple navigates the complexities of (mis)communication and the emotional ups and downs that separation brings. By flipping, folding, and unfolding the paper puzzles in their handcrafted worlds, you can help the couple overcome the emotional barriers of their relationship — but will love endure...?
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Critic avg
76
19 scored reviews
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19
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50–95
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 76 across 19 scored reviews, with a 45-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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19 included scored reviews
90–1003 reviews · 16%
80–897 reviews · 37%
70–796 reviews · 32%
Below 703 reviews · 16%
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Scarlet Bell
GBAtempGBAtemp A Fold Apart Review
Published 4/18/2020
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88
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlex Verdini
TechRaptorA Fold Apart Review
Published 4/17/2020
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85
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalKate Sanchez
But Why Tho?REVIEW: ‘A Fold Apart’ is an Emotional Puzzle
Published 4/17/2020
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80
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalHeidi Hawes
WayTooManyGamesReview - A Fold Apart
Published 4/17/2020
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70
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalKimberley Wallace
Game InformerA Fold Apart Review – Mixed Feelings
Published 4/17/2020
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73
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalJustin Nation
Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight A Fold Apart Review
Published 4/17/2020
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80
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalTim McDonald
PC InvasionA Fold Apart review – Unfolding emotions
Published 4/17/2020
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80
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalBen Branscum
Digital ChumpsA Fold Apart
Published 5/23/2017
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94
+18 vs critic avg
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