Marcus Stewart
Screen RantEtherborn Review: A Short and Mostly Sweet Puzzler
Published 7/11/2019
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PS4 / PC / XONE / Switch - 7/18/2019
Etherborn
Etherborn is an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice calls to you, patiently awaiting your arrival. As your first thoughts emerge, you realise your journey has just begun. You must reach this ethereal voice to fully understand your own existence.
- Developer
- Altered Matter
- Publisher
- Akupara Games
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Puzzle / logic-focusedDefining · Curated baseline
Atmosphere-driven / aesthetic identityDefining · Curated baseline
Strategic / planning-heavyStrongly · Curated baseline
Systems / mechanics-drivenStrongly · Curated baseline
Exploration-drivenStrongly · Curated baseline
Short / focusedStrongly · Curated baseline
Unconventional / experimentalStrongly · Curated baseline
Serious / dark / groundedModerately · Curated baseline
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Story / character-drivenModerately · Curated baseline
Whimsical / playful / lightheartedSlightly · Curated baseline
Highly replayableSlightly · Curated baseline
Reflex / execution-heavySlightly · Curated baseline
Cozy / low-pressureSlightly · Curated baseline
Punishing / high-pressureSlightly · Curated baseline
Side-content richSlightly · Curated baseline
Run-based / proceduralNot present · Curated baseline
Combat / action-focusedNot present · Curated baseline
Buildcraft / customization-heavyNot present · Curated baseline
Loot / progression-drivenNot present · Curated baseline
Multiplayer / socialNot present · Curated baseline
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Critic avg
71
21 scored reviews
Total coverage
21
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Score range
60–90
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Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 71 across 21 scored reviews, with a 30-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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21 included scored reviews
90–1002 reviews · 10%
80–894 reviews · 19%
70–796 reviews · 29%
Below 709 reviews · 43%
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