Lost in Random Reviews

Lost in Random is ranked in the 75th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
IGN
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Sep 14, 2021

Lost In Random is a delightful, sprawling action adventure set in a dark but fun Tim Burton-esque universe. Its combat doesn't always hold up but exploring its worlds absolutely does.

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Metro GameCentral
GameCentral
Top Critic
8 / 10
Sep 13, 2021

A dark and comical action adventure with excellent combat mechanics, sharp writing, and a memorable cast of characters.

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7.5 / 10.0
Sep 23, 2021
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8.3 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2021

The lively writing and warm characters show through Lost in Random's spooky façade, offering players an intriguing world shaped with evident care

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7 / 10
Sep 14, 2021

Lost in Random tells a sweet tale with surprisingly deep combat to brighten an otherwise dreary world.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2021

Aside from a couple of noticeable dips with less fleshed-out areas in the final act, Zoink held my attention for my entire 11-hour playthrough. That counts for a lot. If given the chance, I’d love to return to the world of Random in a possible sequel to Lost in Random that smooths over some of these first-game-in-a-new-series pitfalls.

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7 / 10
Sep 13, 2021

Lost in Random is a beautiful Burton-esque fantasy that comes close to evoking the same levels of craft and character as its obvious inspirations. It doesn't quite sustain the wonder from start to finish, but it remains an easy recommendation.

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8.5 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2021

‎Lost in Random does practically everything well, it tells us an interesting and original story that mixes with a gameplay and an innovative combat system risking in everything and winning in almost everything. This is a game to take into account of the most interesting and fun‎.

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TJ Denzer
Top Critic
7 / 10
Sep 10, 2021

Ultimately, I think what Lost in Random reminds me of most is American McGee’s early Alice games, but less brutal and more whimsical. It’s got a similar form of macabre about its world and narrative, but it also has a similar limitation and technical tarnish that those games had. Even and Dicey’s Journey to save Odd and stop the Queen is well written and presented by the game’s action, music, and narrative, but it feels like there’s also varying degrees of jank just sitting in your periphery. Get past that, and I still feel this is a fairy-tale adventure that deserves a cover-to-cover read.

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IGN Spain
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2021

‎Lost in Random is a title of adventure and brave action, which constantly seeks its own form of expression as far as the action is concerned, and that along the way accumulates many successes and some other but. It presents a dark and interesting universe, which constantly flirts with humor and children's terror, achieving a tone that will delight fantasy lovers. He compensates for his lack of finesse in combat with the riskiness of his proposal and with some dialogues that will bring you more than a smile.‎

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8 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2021

A great little game, a bizarre adventure, imbued with friendship, with a Gothic-Burtonian flavor. Some defects son of its independent nature, well masked by the narration and some visual findings.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2021

Despite some clunky movement, Lost in Random features smart combat and a world filled with wonder, mystery, and excitement.

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Unscored
Sep 13, 2021

An adventure with cool combat and a wonderful, wacky world. Doesn't shake things up as much as you might expect, but it's still a fun journey nonetheless.

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75 / 100
Sep 15, 2021

Lost in Random offers a highly enjoyable experience with rich, dynamic gameplay and an interesting plot. While it's weighed down by repetitive fetch quests and some bugs, it's easily still one of the most charming games I've played so far.

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Sep 10, 2021

Lost in Random is an okay 15-hour game, front-loaded with seven fantastic hours. It’s worth playing even if you don’t make it to the end, simply because there’s never been another game like it. Disney goths will delight in its charming blend of cute and macabre, and there are some legitimate thrills to be had with the combat system for strategy-brained players like myself. If it had continued to innovate with new battle mechanics and more cards to collect throughout the entire game, it would be an easy contender for game of the year for me. Unfortunately, it rests on its laurels too early, and the game as a whole suffers for it. I would be eager to return to Random were there ever a sequel, but I don’t think I’ll be revisiting Lost in Random again anytime soon.

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Sep 10, 2021

Lost in Random is all about randomness, and while that idea doesn't go far enough in some cases, the game is still a great coming-of-age tale with tons of laughs and tension.

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8 / 10
Sep 10, 2021

Lost in Random is set in a masterfully crafted world which tells a gothic fairy tale-like story that has plenty of warmth despite its dark hue. With beautiful writing and a touching story, it does a great job at making you really care about what happens to Even, as well as everyone she meets. It also has a truly unique battle system that offers loads of fun in your quest to create a perfect deck. This is a delight to play from beginning to end.

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The Games Machine
Emanuele Feronato
Top Critic
8.3 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2021

Lost in Random would have been an interesting game even with a normal combat system, but developers were brave enough to dare and innovate, definitively not an easy task in late 2021. Maybe the effort spent on combining dice and cards has caused other features to be overlooked, and the game is sometimes a bit slow and with little interaction, but this does not impair the experience of playing an artistically very well done game, with a great story and the right amount of humor like I haven't seen in a long time.

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70 / 100
Sep 10, 2021

I think that if you translated Lost in Random’s dark narrative and engagingly strange visual style into a stop-motion animated style film, it would be a powerful exploration of a harrowing and at times poignant journey through an upside down world ruled by disorder. There’s a lot of that conceit in the game, too, but it’s made less impactful by tepid mechanics and tedious, unrewarding combat. The story and setting are absolutely worth experiencing, but there’s probably a chance you’ll be as disappointed by the gameplay as you are enchanted by the tale.

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7.5 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2021

Charming and often fun, Lost in Random has less going on than I would have liked, even if I had a good time overall.

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