Mixtape Reviews
Mixtape is one of those games that will either captivate you from the very first frame and leave you with a genuine sense of admiration, or come across as a boring project with minimal interactivity that doesn't deserve the press's rave reviews. Which category you fall into - you'll just have to find out through experience.
Review in Russian | Read full review
One should never underestimate the power of music in video games. After all, anyone who played Saints Row: The Third remembers the belting Bonnie Tyl...
Mixtape nails its presentation and story, making it a music-focused adventure that takes you back to simpler times.
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Review in Russian | Read full review
Even if I wanted to try ponder, this game leaves no room for any "buts." The combination of visuals and sound is a true spectacle; the narrative magically blends story, pacing, and direction; and the experience proves to be a catharsis that's hard to shake off. Mixtape is simply, without any qualifiers, a real masterpiece.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Mixtape captures the bittersweet essence of youth with remarkable precision — the blend of freedom, uncertainty, friendship, and the quiet fear that everything is about to change. It’s this emotional honesty that lingers long after the credits roll, making Mixtape a game that stays with you well beyond its final scene.
Review in German | Read full review
Mixtape succeeds in delivering a memorable narrative experience. Rather than relying on complex gameplay systems, the game builds its identity through music and cinematic direction, creating a journey filled with emotion and nostalgia. Because of that, it will strongly appeal to players who enjoy interactive storytelling and experiences that prioritize atmosphere and narrative over traditional gameplay mechanics.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Much like an actual mixtape, Mixtape messy in places, deeply personal, and likely to have a track or two that everyone can enjoy.
Mixtape had me hooked from the first note to the last memory. Mixtape is a heartfelt, beautifully crafted journey that captures the magic of growing up and looking back on the moments that shape us. Its striking visuals, emotional storytelling, and unforgettable soundtrack come together in a way that feels both intimate and cinematic. I genuinely enjoyed my time playing, and even though the adventure is brief, it leaves a lasting impression that stays with you long after the final scene fades.
"Mixtape is a game which understands its influences but not why they work. The discourse around it has made that harder to see clearly. It is a game made by people with clear passions. Having love for your inspirations does not equate to creativity or good execution, though. With Mixtape, it results in a mediocre coming of age film in the form of a video game."
Mixtape, from The Artful Escape studio Beethoven & Dinosaur, is a delight. It's a celebration of teenage life that makes its point, aptly, just as a teenager would.
Lovely, beautiful, heartwarming, and unable to convince me it needed my input as a player at all.
A musical delight from start to finish, Mixtape sets a new standard for coming-of-age stories in video games and does so with a masterful sense of style.
Despite the limited gameplay and slightly repetitive nature of wandering around rooms to click on objects, Mixtape is an experience I’ll remember for a long while. The sharp dialogue that feels real and stays the right side of grating, easy-going storytelling, excellent soundtrack, and supreme confidence to play around with the medium make Mixtape well worth tuning into, even if some will be put off by a perceived lack of things to do. I still haven’t really figured out if Mixtape is a video game, but I do know that I thoroughly recommend you give it a spin.
The vibes are immaculate here even if you've never heard the term "shoegaze" before in your life.
Mixtape has an incredible atmosphere, and like my favorite coming-of-age stories, makes me nostalgic for a life I never lived.
Music can make us feel incredibly powerful or cathartically vulnerable. And when the right song hits at the right moment, it may just send a happy shiver down your spine, which is how I spent much of my time with Mixtape, and why I'll never forget it.
Mixtape takes players through a journey to a rebel adolescence and the last day enjoying it with friends.
Mixtape's greatest accomplishment is that it more than lives up to its name. This is a thoughtfully curated collection of music, sure, but before that, it's an exciting, sentimental, funny game. Rather than simply twiddling your thumbs while the licensed music plays, you're living life with a soundtrack – the only way Stacey Rockford would have you do it.
Mixtape is a coming of age tale that hits all the right notes from beginning to end. While it's a short game that you might only play once, that does not take away from how special the journey is along the way. Witty, hilarious writing, incredible voice performances, gorgeous art direction, and consistently creative gameplay beats are paired with a flawless soundtrack that serves as the backbone for every single scene perfectly in a '90s period piece that knows exactly what to drive home. The result is a wholly unique gaming experience that's loaded with nostalgic charm, great humor, and many poignant moments that will make you reframe how you think about your own personal memories of youth. I cannot recommend it enough.