Liberated (video game)

Liberated is a 2020 indie action-adventure video game developed by Polish studio Atomic Wolf and published by Walkabout Games. It was released worldwide on Nintendo Switch on June 2, 2020 with a version for Microsoft Windows on July 30, 2020.[1][2][3][4]

Liberated
Developer(s)Atomic Wolf
Publisher(s)Walkabout Games
EnginePlayable Graphic Novel
Platform(s)
ReleaseNintendo Switch
  • WW: June 2, 2020
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: July 30, 2020
Genre(s)action adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

The game features hand-drawn interactive art in the style of a comic books, with the intent of making the player feel like they're inside an actual graphic novel.[5] The story is a tech-noir/cyberpunk thriller about democracy slipping into authoritarianism.[3]

Reception

Liberated received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the Nintendo Switch version of the game holds a score of 59/100 based on 19 reviews.[6] The game received praise for its art style and music, but received criticism for its gameplay, level design, and poor performance for the Nintendo Switch version.

References
  1. "Liberated". Nintendo America. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. "Liberated". Nintendo Europe. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. "Liberated blends noir comic art style with Inside-style gameplay". Polygon. 12 August 2019.
  4. "Liberated on Steam". Steam. Retrieved 2021-01-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Feature: Liberated Developer On The Challenges Of Creating A Truly Playable". Comic Book. 25 January 2020.
  6. "Liberated for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  7. Hornshaw, Phil (June 5, 2020). "Liberated Review". GameSpot. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  8. Gipp, Stuart (June 1, 2020). "Liberated Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  9. Miller, Zachary (June 8, 2020). "Liberated (Switch eShop) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  10. Vincent, Brittany (June 1, 2020). "Liberated review: Future imperfect". Shacknews. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
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