- Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
inbento is a chill pattern-matching puzzle game where you prepare Japanese lunch boxes (bento) while enjoying a cute story about parenthood and growing up. Recreate over 120 puzzling recipes, master tricky mechanics and learn about the life of the kitten family as you pour your love into the food you create.
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Warm, earnest, contemporary and resolved.
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- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
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GameSpewMar 20209/10inbento is a sublimely sweet and thoroughly addictive puzzler that deserves a place in any puzzle fan’s collection, even if you’re a dog person at heart.
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Cubed3Feb 20219/10Part of Inbento's appeal is the strong cat theme, which matched with cute puzzles to solve, makes it a good fit for the Nintendo Switch. The desire to find out what happens to the cat characters is motivation when facing a tough puzzle that seems unsolvable. The limited number of moves is not as limiting as it sounds because there is no limit to how many times the puzzle can be attempted, nor are there time limits, making it easy to dip in and out.
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Pure NintendoKirk HinerMar 20208/10inbento is a joyful little game that's wonderfully presented. It's perhaps too challenging for young kids, however, and not varied enough for adults. That doesn't mean it's not worth playing, but rather—like lunch itself—that it's best enjoyed if you and a youngster can share the time spent with it.
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Video ChumsA.J. MaciejewskiMar 20203/5 starsMaking the perfect meal for a feline fellow may be a tricky endeavour but it's one that's impressively rewarding. Meow.
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Snippets via OpenCritic, where 73% of critics recommend it.
About the game
- Platforms
- Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Afterburn
- Publisher
- 7levels, Afterburn, Crunchyroll Games
- Released
- September 3, 2019
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 3 h rushed · 3 h main story · 7 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 9 ratings.
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