Creatures of Ava (2024)

Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.

Adventure Indie Action Fantasy creature collectorXbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)

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God is a GeekMick FraserAug 20248.5/10
Creatures of Ava comes highly recommended for anyone who wants a low-stress game filled with hope and colour and loads of belly rubs.
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TechRaptorAndrew StretchAug 20248.5/10
Creatures of Ava is a wonderful adventure that wraps together an interesting story about humankind's view of nature, exploration of a beautiful alien world, and interesting creature taming mechanics. While I'd wish to continue exploring this game a major detriment is how you get locked out of half the game as you play through it.
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ShacknewsDonovan ErskineAug 20248/10
Creatures of Ava is a deeply human game about monsters on an alien planet. Its themes of empathy and acceptance shine brightly, setting itself apart from similar titles. It manages to deliver a thoughtful message about acceptance and living in harmony while also being something I can play to kick back and relax after a long day.
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GameLusterNairon Santos de MoraisAug 20245/10
Creatures of Ava is a mostly mediocre experience with few things to keep you interested and, across the board, rather mediocre execution of its ideas.
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VGChartzLee MehrSep 20246/10
There's a certain irony to Creatures of Ava: that an unadulterated alien world teeming with wildlife can feel so tamed and overdeveloped by the very hands who crafted it.
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About the game

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Developer: Inverge Studios
Publisher: 11 bit studios
Released: August 7, 2024
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Engine: Unreal Engine 5
Time to beat: 15 h main story

IGDB rating 7.2/10 from 13 ratings.

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