Chris Schilling
PC GamerBelow review
Published 12/17/2018
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68
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PC - 12/14/2018
BELOW
Explore the vast marine abyss aboard your little B.E.L.O.W (Bathyscaphe for Extreme Low-Oceanic Work) and collect samples from these unexplored zones.
- Developer
- Niwala
- Publisher
- Niwala
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Exploration-drivenDefining · Curated baseline
Punishing / high-pressureDefining · Curated baseline
Atmosphere-driven / aesthetic identityDefining · Curated baseline
Serious / dark / groundedStrongly · Curated baseline
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Side-content richStrongly · Curated baseline
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Critic avg
69
32 scored reviews
Total coverage
32
All coverage currently scored
Score range
40–90
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 69 across 32 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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32 included scored reviews
90–1002 reviews · 6%
80–893 reviews · 9%
70–7912 reviews · 38%
Below 7015 reviews · 47%
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Brendan Lowry
Windows CentralBELOW PC review: An atmospheric world can't save a shallow experience | Windows Central
Published 12/17/2018
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60
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