EarthNight Reviews

EarthNight is ranked in the 51st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8 / 10.0
Dec 2, 2019

While EarthNight looks and sounds like it could be the product of a bygone decade, the gameplay and structure are very modern

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7 / 10
Feb 20, 2020

A simple idea executed very well.

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7.5 / 10.0
Feb 7, 2020

While being quite repetitive in longer sessions, there is something quite addictive about Earth Night. Your upgrades and character improvements mean you will descend further and further towards Earth and eventually quell the dragon invasion. The movement systems and level traversal, once you get used to them, are fun and give levels a ballet-like quality. If you fancy something a bit different and something beautiful then I can definitely recommend Earth Night. It has a lot going for it.

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Wccftech
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Jan 22, 2020

EarthNight has some novel ideas when it comes to making an auto-runner worth coming back to time and time again, but the inconsistent difficulty spikes and RNG elements can quickly put an otherwise good run into freefall.

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Feb 24, 2020

EarthNight provides solid auto-running platforming that can be fun in spurts but its uneven difficulty and sheer blandness keep it grounded.

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8.5 / 10.0
Feb 6, 2020

I'm hopelessly addicted to the dragon apocalypse. I willingly fling myself out of a ship onto the backs of dragons again and again. Sometimes the random nature of EarthNight can create runs that feel nigh impossible, but those are balanced out by the times when I do really well. There's a certain momentum to removing the ability to go backward, creating zen in the utter chaos. EarthNight is the perfect blend of its elements—incredible visuals, a driving soundtrack, and fast-paced gameplay that is rewarding to learn. Slay just one dragon, and you can't help but want to slay them all.

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8 / 10
Dec 4, 2019

Auto-runners don’t get much better than this, and it’s a blast to play through.

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6 / 10
Dec 3, 2019

EarthNight is an endless runnner that was originally made for mobile devices, which means this Switch adaptation is hardly a monument when it comes to its technical components. Nevertheless, this game has some fun moments to provide and those who enjoy the style have enough content here for some fun moments, even if the experience never reaches outstanding levels.

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10 / 10.0
Dec 8, 2016

EarthNight's impossibly stylish gameplay and art direction draw players into a whimsical fantasy of dragon slaying. Its multitude of secrets, carefully rewarding platforming, and retro heartbeat allow each moment and each run of this gem to always surprise and captivate.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 18, 2019

A good entry into what feels like a genre of old, successfully maintaining the fun, and feeling fresh when it wasn't that long ago this would've felt played out. The visuals are the real feature, especially when the package is as light as it is, altogether making it a great game for mobile, and a decent one for the Switch.

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4 / 5.0
Dec 3, 2019

EarthNight has limited scope, but does what it does very well.

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GameSpace
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Dec 3, 2019

Simple, yet sophisticated platformer that keeps you coming back for more. EarthNight is a highly addictive platformer with great progression caked in. While this review was done on PC, it is easily a must have for mobile platforms.

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Cubed3
Top Critic
5 / 10
Mar 24, 2020

EarthNight is really a product of its genre. It's rare that auto-runners feel truly unique, and while this does a decent job of introducing new mechanics regularly, it does such a poor job with enemy placement that you will have to run through the same kind of courses over and over before you get to see them - unless you skip on through the fray, and that only works so long. Even when you find these new ideas, they are often just one tweak shy of something a lot better than they ended up being, and it's a shame such an original idea feels so flat.

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7.5 / 10.0
Feb 19, 2020

After all is said and done, EarthNight is an incredibly intriguing game.

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Harvard L.
Top Critic
Dec 18, 2019

I think that perhaps it’s the trappings of the autorunner genre which holds Earthnight back from greatness. This is a game with wildly original ideas that kept me enthralled throughout, but I did keep wishing that it would slow down and give the player some time to breathe.

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Dec 16, 2019

Earthnight is a pretty package that contains dull gameplay and technical issues that simply shouldn't exist in this style of game.

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8.5 / 10.0
Dec 2, 2019

undefined.Thankfully, EarthNight wins the day with its enthralling style and art, packing in so many secrets inside its distinctive look. A few issues crop up, chiefly the narrower viewpoint during the fast levels and some long-tail grindy repetition, but the overwhelming killer vibe of this uniquely beautiful video game make it something special, even if dozens (hundreds?) of games have made use of the terms roguelite, procedural generation, and platformers since EarthNight was first revealed half a decade ago.

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Feb 3, 2020

Snuffing out dragons as you run and jump through trippy over-the-top stages makes for one mind-blowing journey.

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8 / 10.0
Dec 3, 2019

When you see or hear the words endless runner the typical reaction is to go straight into eye-rolling mode...

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Dec 6, 2019

My biggest complaint with EarthNight is that the game was constantly tripping over its own ideas, even the good ones. For $14.99, it’s not an expensive game, but I still find it hard to recommend. If you like rogue and don’t mind a very grindy, often confusing experience, you might wanna pick it up. For everybody else, at least wait til some patches have smoothed out the rough edges in the Switch version. Despite all that, I was impressed by Cleaversoft’s creativity in EarthNight, and hope it is put to better use in their next adventure.

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