Emily Byrnes
GameSpaceSomeday You’ll Return
Published 5/28/2020
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65
+2 vs critic avg
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PC - 5/5/2020
Someday You'll Return
Someday You'll Return is a story-driven psychological horror game about a desperate search for a missing daughter deep in the woods where you swore you'd never return, brought to you by the creative duo behind J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars.
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Critic avg
63
15 scored reviews
Total coverage
15
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Score range
40–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 63 across 15 scored reviews, with a 50-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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15 included scored reviews
90–1001 review · 7%
80–891 review · 7%
70–793 reviews · 20%
Below 7010 reviews · 67%
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TheSixthAxisSomeday You’ll Return Review – TheSixthAxis
Published 5/15/2020
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70
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalDavid McNamara
Checkpoint GamingSomeday You’ll Return Review – Pretty but infuriating
Published 5/15/2020
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Score
40
-23 vs critic avg
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Read originalJeremy Carr
ImpulsegamerSomeday You’ll Return Review
Published 5/14/2020
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Score
56
-7 vs critic avg
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Read originalEvan Prather
Jump Dash RollSomeday You’ll Return Review - Jump Dash Roll
Published 5/14/2020
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60
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalVikki Blake
EurogamerSomeday You'll Return review - a fascinating but flawed brand of horror
Published 5/12/2020
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75
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalGreg Wheeler
TheReviewGeekAn Overlong But Intriguing Mystery
Published 5/11/2020
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60
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalKieron Verbrugge
WellPlayedDon't Come Back
Published 5/7/2020
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60
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalCodi Spence
GamingTrendGamingTrend Someday You'll Return Review
Published 5/7/2020
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75
+12 vs critic avg
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GameSpewSomeday You'll Return Review – GameSpew
Published 5/7/2020
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50
-13 vs critic avg
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