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Cubed3Button City (Nintendo Switch) Review
Published 12/25/2021
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60
-8 vs critic avg
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 / Mac / Switch - 8/9/2021
Button City
Button City is a colorful low poly adventure game about cute animals and an arcade. Play as Fennel the fox as you explore a diorama world, play exciting arcade games, and meet cute animal friends. Explore a high-jinks story to save the arcade from a greedy fat cat who threatens to tear it down.
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- Subliminal
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- Subliminal
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Whimsical / playful / lightheartedDefining · Curated baseline
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Highly replayableModerately · Curated baseline
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Critic avg
68
19 scored reviews
Total coverage
19
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Score range
50–90
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 68 across 19 scored reviews, with a 40-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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19 included scored reviews
90–1002 reviews · 11%
80–893 reviews · 16%
70–796 reviews · 32%
Below 708 reviews · 42%
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Cosmin Vasile
SoftpediaSoftpedia Button City Review
Published 10/8/2021
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75
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalDanreb Victorio
SmashPad"Button City" Review
Published 9/7/2021
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Score
50
-18 vs critic avg
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Read originalNick Mangiaracina
MonsterVineButton City Review – Squad Up
Published 9/6/2021
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80
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalDaniel Hollis
Pure XboxMini Review: Button City - All Style, No Substance
Published 8/16/2021
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50
-18 vs critic avg
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Read originalKim Snaith
GameSpewButton City Review – GameSpew
Published 8/11/2021
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50
-18 vs critic avg
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Read originalZoey Handley
DestructoidReview: Button City – Destructoid
Published 8/11/2021
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50
-18 vs critic avg
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Read originalKieron Verbrugge
WellPlayedPushes The Right Buttons
Published 8/10/2021
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65
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalCharlie Kelly
Checkpoint GamingButton City Review – A flawed, yet wholesome adventure
Published 8/10/2021
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50
-18 vs critic avg
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Read originalRyan Keenum
Screen RantButton City Review: Wholesome Nostalgia Incarnate
Published 8/10/2021
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Score
90
+22 vs critic avg
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