Teardown Reviews

Teardown is ranked in the 83rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8 / 10.0
Nov 14, 2023

Teardown is really damned fun.  The devs took a solid premise and built a great sandbox around it.  Performance on console is better than I could have hoped for, and with proper mod and DLC support it should have tons of content for years to come.

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70 / 100
Nov 14, 2023

When played just for fun, Teardown is an excellent experience of destruction, with your imagination being the limit to create the most varied situations. Unfortunately, some of this is limited to a repetitive campaign mode and one that can become frustrating on many occasions.

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8 / 10
Nov 14, 2023

Blowing stuff up is fun, and Teardown gets that. Its varied voxel environments combine with nuanced physics and deformation systems to make levelling buildings, eviscerating vehicles, and orchestrating massive explosions a thrill. An inconsistent campaign and lack of multiplayer don't keep it from setting a new standard for video game destruction.

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60 / 100
Nov 14, 2023

Teardown has some cool tech and ideas behind it but is too structured and restrictive to give the player the freedom they crave.

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9 / 10
Nov 14, 2023

Teardown looks and feels unreal, even though the engine used isn’t what you may think. The game uses a proprietary game engine developed by Tuxedo Labs founder Dennis Gustafsson, and it clearly utilizes that engine down to every last voxel. If you’re feeling creative, you can enter Teardown‘s Sandbox mode. You take the wheel when it comes to the game’s pre-made levels. And if you want to make your own levels, the game’s intuitive Creative mode will do just that. You can even access some of the top mods made by the PC community on console via Mod Pack 1. It’s an excellent idea because for games like, the hype can be kept alive by simply letting your community run wild. When it comes to content, you’ll never find yourself looking with Teardown. In fact, multiple DLCs are in the works, and Time Campers launches alongside the Teardown next-gen console version.

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Nov 14, 2023

This is a stunningly beautiful destruction simulator that tasks you with pulling off high-stake heists.

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9.5 / 10.0
Nov 14, 2023

Teardown is one of the most fun games I have played this year. The combination of destructible environments and timed heists never gets old. Not quite mindless, Teardown is still a great way to turn your brain off and just blow stuff up. It is packed with so much content that you likely won't get bored of anytime soon.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 15, 2023

Teardown is a fun and ballistic sandbox for people intent on watching the world burn. Its war chest of tools and curated mods offer near limitless possibilities in the coolest game of its kind since Minecraft.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 15, 2023

Teardown is superb. The perfect mix of creative gameplay, sandbox destruction and a rewarding gameplay loop add up to something truly special. I could not put it down, as I was constantly thinking about how to complete each objective and it let my creative juices flow. Teardown is one of my favourite games this year and is truly unique in an increasingly repetitive medium.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 15, 2023

Teardown on PS5 is a great adaptation of the mayhem filled sandbox simulator that fans loved on PC. It plays well, performs great, and while there are a few minor issues like the cumbersome user interface, Teardown is a great time nevertheless.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 20, 2023

Apart from a few edges in terms of play, the absence of co-op and a sometimes repetitive campaign, Teardown is surprising.

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7 / 10.0
Nov 27, 2023

It ultimately comes down to how much you want a game that gives you insane levels of power but that also puts checks on it. You’re the creative type who appreciates that balance, there’s plenty to like in Teardown. If you just want to go smashy-smashy, you can do that here, too, but the end result may be more frustrating than you’re expecting.

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Dec 11, 2023

I had a blast with Teardown as it really got its hooks in me with its clever combo of destruction and strategic missions. Great stuff!

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Jan 12, 2024

If you have had a bad day and what to let off some steam, Teardown is the game for you. Similarly, if you want to solve puzzles and pull off amazing heists, this is the game! I thoroughly enjoyed my playthru of the various modes and loved not only how simple it is to learn, but also how intricate and destructive it can be. The voxel graphics look amazing and the physics engine is a true marvel.

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