Ryan Craddock
Nintendo LifeReview: Tumblestone (Switch eShop)
Published 10/9/2017
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Tumblestone
Tumblestone is a casual puzzle and competitive multiplayer game from the creators of The Bridge. Tumblestone's beautiful, hand-drawn artwork will captivate you while the maddeningly addictive gameplay will keep you playing "just one more round" with your friends. At first glance Tumblestone may resemble other Match-3 games, but it completely reinvents the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.
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- The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
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- The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
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Critic avg
84
11 scored reviews
Total coverage
11
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Score range
60–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 84 across 11 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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90–1004 reviews · 36%
80–896 reviews · 55%
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Below 701 review · 9%
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Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight Tumblestone Review
Published 10/3/2017
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85
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalCasey Gibson
Nintendo World ReportTumblestone (Switch) Review
Published 10/2/2017
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80
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalNeal Ronaghan
Nintendo World ReportTumblestone (Wii U) Review
Published 8/30/2016
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90
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalTracey
PS3Blog.net[PS4] Tumblestone Review
Published 8/25/2016
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92
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalthe_nmac
PS4Blog.net[PS4] Tumblestone Review
Published 8/15/2016
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85
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalTim Latshaw
Nintendo LifeReview: Tumblestone (Wii U eShop)
Published 7/29/2016
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90
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalPatrick Hancock
DestructoidReview: Tumblestone
Published 7/26/2016
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85
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalCindy Minguez
TrueAchievementsTumblestone Review
Published 7/15/2016
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Score
60
-24 vs critic avg
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Read originalBecca Smith
GameSpewTumblestone Review
Published 7/15/2016
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100
+16 vs critic avg
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