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Game RantGame Rant Pneuma: Breath of Life Review
Published 7/16/2015
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PS4 / PC / XONE - 2/27/2015
Pneuma: Breath of Life
Pneuma: Breath of Life is an enthralling first person puzzler putting gamers' minds to the test in a visually stunning world using Unreal Engine 4 and Physically Based Rendering. Pneuma provides players with an unrivalled sense of adventure and a relentless determination to solve each puzzle and progress through a story of self-discovery, exploring the fundamental nature of being. Play as Pneuma and hear his comical self-obsessed inner monologue whilst he takes you on a journey exploring and traversing his world. Progress through a series of challenging puzzles that require perception, observation, and lateral thinking skills to succeed. This game isn't about your skill with a controller, it's about how you perceive and analyse situations. Pneuma's story is one that can only be told through the interactive medium of video games. Push your brain to its limits in this exciting new first person puzzler as Pneuma contemplates the nature of reality and you explore the ontological mystery of the Breath of Life.
- Developer
- Bulkhead
- Publisher
- Deco Digital, Bevel Studios
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68
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The critic average is 68 across 11 scored reviews, with a 55-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.
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70–796 reviews · 55%
Below 704 reviews · 36%
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Sam Brooke
Push SquarePush Square Pneuma: Breath of Life Review
Published 7/5/2015
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalRichard Cobbett
PC GamerPC Gamer Pneuma: Breath of Life Review
Published 3/2/2015
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63
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalEvan Narcisse
KotakuPneuma: Breath of Life: The Kotaku Review
Published 3/2/2015
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100
+32 vs critic avg
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Read originalRoger Hargreaves
Metro GameCentralMetro GameCentral Pneuma: Breath of Life Review
Published 3/1/2015
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60
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalDominic Leighton
TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis Pneuma: Breath of Life Review
Published 2/27/2015
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70
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Read originalMarc Hollinshead
TrueAchievementsTA Review: Pneuma: Breath of Life
Published 2/27/2015
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalBrett Makedonski
DestructoidDestructoid Pneuma: Breath of Life Review
Published 2/26/2015
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50
-18 vs critic avg
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Read originalDave Letcavage
Pure XboxPure Xbox Pneuma: Breath of Life Review
Published 2/26/2015
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalEdwin Evans-Thirlwell
EurogamerPneuma: Breath of Life review
Published 2/26/2015
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75
+7 vs critic avg
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