Erin McAllister
GameGrinAlder's Blood: Definitive Edition Review
Published 3/22/2022
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45
-27 vs critic avg
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PC / Switch - 3/13/2020
Alder's Blood
Alder's Blood is a grim, dark and damp turn-based, tactical, strategic, 2D game. Lead a group of Hunters in a world, where nature have lost her mind and repelled the civilisation. Use cold steel and trustworthy rifles or guns to fight back.
- Developer
- Shockwork Games
- Publisher
- No Gravity Games
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72
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Critic avg
72
9 scored reviews
Total coverage
9
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Score range
45–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 72 across 9 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 70–79 band.
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9 included scored reviews
90–1001 review · 11%
80–891 review · 11%
70–795 reviews · 56%
Below 702 reviews · 22%
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Emily Byrnes
GameSpaceAlder’s Blood
Published 4/16/2020
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Score
75
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalMartynas Klimas
PC InvasionAlder’s Blood review – Hunting in Yawn-ham
Published 4/13/2020
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Score
70
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalKirstie Summers
Pure NintendoReview: Alder's Blood (Nintendo Switch) - Pure Nintendo
Published 4/9/2020
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Score
90
+18 vs critic avg
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Read originalFingal Belmont
Niche GamerAlder's Blood Review - Niche GamerAlder's Blood Review - Niche Gamer
Published 3/27/2020
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70
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJake Hill
COGconnectedAlder’s Blood Review – This Will Unsettle You For Days
Published 3/21/2020
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Score
78
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalSteven Green
Nintendo World ReportAlder’s Blood (Switch) Review
Published 3/19/2020
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Score
75
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalJordan Hawes
WayTooManyGamesReview - Alder's Blood
Published 3/12/2020
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Score
65
-7 vs critic avg
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Read originalJed Pressgrove
Slant Magazine'Alder’s Blood' Review: A Grim Reimagining of Turn-Based Tactics
Published 3/10/2020
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80
+8 vs critic avg
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