Aran Suddi
TheSixthAxisIn Other Waters Review – TheSixthAxis
Published 4/27/2020
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PC / Mac / Switch - 4/3/2020
In Other Waters
In a future where humanity's ceaseless consumption has expanded out to encompass the stars, and Earth's last biological life clings to a poisoned planet, In Other Waters tells the story of Ellery Vas, a biologist who stumbles upon extraterrestrial life. When a routine exoplanet study goes wrong, and her partner Minae Nomura disappears into an alien ocean, Ellery is left with little more than an antiquated diving suit and a strange AI to guide her. Together they will trace Nomura, and in turn, discover impossible life, journey this alien ocean and dredge up secrets that were meant to be lost forever, beneath these turquoise waves.
- Developer
- Jump Over the Age
- Publisher
- Fellow Traveller
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Critic avg
78
15 scored reviews
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15
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Score range
60–95
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 78 across 15 scored reviews, with a 35-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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90–1004 reviews · 27%
80–895 reviews · 33%
70–794 reviews · 27%
Below 702 reviews · 13%
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Nirav Gandhi
TechRaptorIn Other Waters Review
Published 4/15/2020
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70
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalDavid Wildgoose
GameSpotIn Other Waters Review - The Life Aquatic
Published 4/13/2020
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90
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalStuart Gipp
Nintendo LifeReview: In Other Waters - A Chilled-Out Journey Of Discovery Quite Unlike Any Other On Switch
Published 4/11/2020
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90
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalSteve Boxer
Metro GameCentralMetro GameCentral In Other Waters Review
Published 4/7/2020
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalConnor Trinske
Screen RantIn Other Waters Review: A Slow, Sentimental Mystery
Published 4/6/2020
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70
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalDavid Flynn
GamingTrendGamingTrend In Other Waters Review
Published 4/5/2020
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90
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalStephanie Sung
COGconnectedIn Other Waters Review – Diving Into a New World
Published 4/3/2020
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77
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalJordan Helm
Hardcore GamerReview: In Other Waters
Published 4/3/2020
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalEdwin Evans-Thirlwell
EurogamerIn Other Waters review - an ocean sanctuary for the meditative explorer
Published 4/2/2020
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+2 vs critic avg
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