Gorogoa Reviews

Gorogoa is ranked in the 95th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
IGN
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8.5 / 10.0
Jan 31, 2018

Gorogoa crafts its inventive, sliding-tile puzzles and magical world with a graceful simplicity across a compact but fulfilling adventure. The excitement of solving each puzzle may be lost on a repeat playthrough, but its hand-drawn art and clever payoffs are no less satisfying to watch unfold again and again. Gorogoa manages to say so much without uttering a single word, endowing it with a mystery that invites a more attentive, thoughtful revisit — and one that I was more than happy to accept.

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9 / 10
Mar 19, 2018

An ageless story, told in a unique and remarkable way. It may be short, but Gorogoa pushes the boundaries of puzzle design in all the right directions.

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9.8 / 10.0
May 23, 2018

You will be hard-pressed to find a puzzling game more beautifully crafted as Gorogoa. Everything from its music to the hand-drawn puzzle frames ignites the imagination to keep search and digging for more. Even with its short length, Gorogoa is a satisfying game. It is also an exercise in asking questions about our own devotion and the lengths that we might go to in order to connect with the divine.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 28, 2018

Gorogoa is a remarkable puzzle experience, it presents an engaging story in such a fresh way.

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10 / 10
May 31, 2018

Gorogoa is an immaculate puzzle game. Gorgeous art, beautiful but ominous ambient music, and mind-blowingly clever design combine for something special. It's a game like nothing we've ever played before, and with a modest run-time and low price-point to boot, you have no reason not to snag this outstanding experience.

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Jun 6, 2018

Gorogoa definitely falls into the category of games that I wish were longer, but it is difficult to find many genuine faults with the game.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 28, 2018

It's impossible to describe Gorogoa in words. All the sentimentality and complete harmony in all of its elements, together with an innovative gameplay, make this a unique game that will hardly be replicated.

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Unscored
Jan 15, 2019

There’s a rare, beautiful harmony between how you play Gorogoa, how it tells its story, and the lesson it seems to be imparting.

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87 / 100
Jan 9, 2022

Gorogoa was a very pleasant surprise for me. Usually, I don't really like puzzle games but this one, I really enjoyed. It invites you to play with the puzzles and to find out how they work - just at it should be. Due to its design, Gorogoa is a piece of art that you should add to your collection.

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