- Music, Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Kine is a 3D puzzle game about three whimsical machines that aspire to be musicians. Embark across a theatrically rendered cityscape by solving increasingly difficult 3D puzzles. Guide Euler, Quat, and Roo as they struggle to form a band and find their big break.
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Warm, contemporary, plot-driven and cool.
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- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- contemplativerelentless
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Nintendo EnthusiastOct 20198.5/10Kine is a wonderful puzzle game that will exercise your spacial awareness and charm you with its story. The characters are relatable and surprisingly nuanced, and the visuals are appealing. The music is excellent and integrated into the gameplay in inviting ways. While the game gets incredibly difficult, serious puzzle players are sure to enjoy the challenge. It helped that Roo, Quat, and Euler reminded me of so many old friends, and I found myself wanting the best for the funky boxes as they strived to make their way in the big city. Maybe you will too.
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EurogamerRobert PurcheseOct 2019Don't let the cuteness fool you, Kine is one of the cleverest puzzle games around.
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Pure NintendoNov 20198/10An amazing experience from beginning to end, though there isn't enough content to justify the $19.99 launch price. Wait for a sale, then definitely pick it up, and you won't be sorry.
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NintendoWorldReportMatthew ZawodniakOct 20195/10But the bad puzzles are so incredibly frustrating and feel so much more difficult than anything that came before them that they overshadow the entire game. It never feels good to solve a puzzle through sheer trial and error, and while every puzzle game has one or two duds there are just too many in Kine to allow for the good puzzles to feel worth it. It's a shame that such a beautiful aesthetic was wasted on this, because the game is not nearly as exciting as the jazz riffs that accompanies it.
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VideoGamerImogen DonovanOct 20197/10If you've got a mind for puzzles, Kine is great. If you're into the narrative, Kine might make you feel like an afterthought.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Gwen Frey
- Publisher
- Gwen Frey, Chump Squad
- Released
- October 16, 2019
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person, Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
IGDB rating 7.5/10 from 1 ratings.
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