Doki-Doki Universe (2013)

Doki-Doki Universe is a charming interactive game world that takes you on a journey to explore the concept of humanity. Players will travel to uniquely themed planets and asteroids to meet some of the most bizarre characters in an effort to learn more about them, and hopefully, learn a little bit more about themselves along the way.

Simulator Adventure Science fiction Comedy aliens wizards summoning support robots chicken dolphin spaceship kid friendly dancing talking animals superhero digital distributionPlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita

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The A.V. ClubDerrick SanskritJan 2014
Few games involve this much personal reflection, both in and out of playtime. Doki-Doki Universe may start as a story about cartoon wackiness, but it ends as a story about you.
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PolygonPhilip KollarDec 20138.5/10
Doki-Doki universe is a gleeful game of self-reflection
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ZTGDDrew LeachmanDec 20137.8/10
Originally, I wasn't too thrilled with the game, but after giving it some time and exploring multiple planets, I can see the appeal and I actually enjoyed most of what I played. Just don't expect much action out of the experience and you'll be fine.
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Slant MagazineAaron RiccioDec 20132.5/5 stars
The game treats its themes with such absurdity and reductive PSA qualities that there might as well be a planet named Glee.
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The Digital FixLewis BrownDec 20135/10
Say what you want about Sony, but their ability to dig through the randomness of third-party content and produce the odd anomaly is almost unrivalled. And really, 'anomaly' is a great way to describe the latest uncovering, HumaNature Studios' Doki-Doki Universe. Ambitiously releasing on PS Vita, PS3 and PS4 at the same time Doki-Doki Universe is a tale about humanity, about self-realisation, about magicing items out of a non-existent hat. It's also about flying poo, but more about that later. Hold on to your (hopefully real) hats, this is about to get crazy. Again.
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About the game

Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Developer: HumaNature Studios
Publisher: HumaNature Studios
Released: December 2, 2013
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view

IGDB rating 6.9/10 from 17 ratings.

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