Dustin Chadwell
Gaming AgeCookie Cutter: Overkill Edition review for Nintendo Switch
Published 4/1/2025
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 - 12/14/2023
Cookie Cutter
Love turns to rage and chainsaws in Cookie Cutter, a techno-pop-punk 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania set to the backdrop of a bleak and beautiful dying world. Become Cherry, a rage-driven android on a quest to rescue her beloved creator, Doctor Shinji Fallon, from the clutches of a deranged mastermind.
- Developer
- Subcult Joint
- Publisher
- Rogue Games
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Critic avg
75
14 scored reviews
Total coverage
14
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Score range
50–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 75 across 14 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 80–89 band.
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14 included scored reviews
90–1003 reviews · 21%
80–894 reviews · 29%
70–794 reviews · 29%
Below 703 reviews · 21%
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Richie Vernon
Thumb CultureCookie Cutter Overkill Edition - Switch Review
Published 3/27/2025
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60
-15 vs critic avg
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Read originalFernando da Costa
WayTooManyGamesReview - Cookie Cutter
Published 2/6/2024
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90
+15 vs critic avg
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Read originalJames Cunningham
Hardcore GamerReview: Cookie Cutter
Published 1/19/2024
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70
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalJoseph Moorer
Gaming NexusCookie Cutter Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 1/8/2024
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80
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalMariella Deadman
GamesCreedCookie Cutter PC Review: Fighting Her Way Straight To The #1 Spot Of Side-Scrollers
Published 12/31/2023
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84
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalBenny Rose
Gaming AgeCookie Cutter review for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC
Published 12/29/2023
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85
+10 vs critic avg
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Read originalFingal Belmont
Niche GamerCookie Cutter Review - Niche Gamer
Published 12/24/2023
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Score
70
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalJacob Cowsert
NoobFeedCookie Cutter PlayStation 5 Review
Published 12/23/2023
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Score
65
-10 vs critic avg
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Read originalAdrian Burrows
TheSixthAxisCookie Cutter Review | TheSixthAxis
Published 12/15/2023
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50
-25 vs critic avg
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