Octahedron Reviews

Octahedron is ranked in the 86th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10
Apr 4, 2018

Octahedron is a great platforming experience with a unique identity, style, and gameplay. Its dozens upon dozens of levels are a tiny bit on the short side, but mastering those challenges is what kept me coming back for more. It's one of the more distinct offerings as part of the Square Enix Collective and is something of a hidden gem.

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90 / 100
Apr 18, 2018

Octahedron is a bombastic, prismatic, punishing rhythm game that is a ton of fun, while it lasts.

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4.5 / 5.0
Mar 26, 2018

Octohedron is an incredible pure-platforming challenge designed with endless creativity.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 19, 2018

Indie games have shown the value of smaller studios making unique games beholden only to their vision and not the economic constraints of AAA development, and Demimonde's Octahedron now stands shoulder to shoulder with the best of them, thanks to an amazing soundtrack, creative level design and presentation, and singular vision.

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9 / 10.0
Jun 7, 2018

Intelligent puzzle design, striking visuals and a soundtrack straight out of late 90s raves make for one of the most interesting titles I've experienced so far this year, even if it is occasionally marred by difficult and frustrating puzzle design.

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9 / 10.0
Apr 4, 2018

With almost 50 levels, multiple difficulties, and four medals to unlock in each stage, Octahedron has enough content to keep players busy for hours.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 19, 2018

Every level has been given the kind of pixel-perfect love that the genre’s greatest have received, every jump inch perfect and every puzzle a challenge without becoming frustrating at any point. In fact, the game’s difficulty ramps up so steadily and doles out new concepts at such an ideal pace that no death feels cheap and yet no victory feels unearned.

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8.5 / 10.0
Apr 11, 2018

OCTAHEDRON is a treat for the eyes and the ears, and its vibrant rhythm guides you through its platforms.

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8.2 / 10.0
Mar 20, 2018

Octahedron is a unique platformer that really does something different in the genre. The dependence on creating your own platforms and facing a whole variety of different hazards leaves the game feeling varied throughout, whilst the psychedelic visuals and slick 60fps framerate remain a treat on the eyes too – even if they can become a little repetitive over time. Best of all though is that the game is just a hell of a lot of fun to play. Its clever ideas are accessible and easy to pull off throughout, and whilst there are a fair few difficulty spikes that can be frustrating, they don’t stop Octahedron from being enjoyable from the start to the end.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 16, 2018

Octahedron can take a while to click, but once you're past the early stages and get over the denial of your abilities it really surprises with its inventiveness.

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8 / 10
Mar 27, 2018

A fast paced, challenging and innovative platformer with a very unique look and sound that hangs with the best in the genre.

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Cubed3
Top Critic
8 / 10
May 19, 2018

For just under a tenner, Octahedron is a mightily impressive package. Its '80s-derived neon-aesthetic is a very cool backdrop for one of the most impressive 2D platforming experiences on offer so far this year. The sense of challenge is very finely-tuned and progressive, being unforgiving while still managing to keep the player coming back for yet another round. While there's a very detached introductory cut-scene, which is weird and ultimately is context that nobody needs, the gameplay itself is addictive, inventive, and something all indie platforming fans will want to try out. It looks amazing and runs at a smooth 60fps, which really helps the sense of fluidity. In addition, the chiptune and electronic soundtrack is so good that Cubed3 just had to bust out the studio monitors. The only disappointment relating to the music soundtrack is that it couldn't interact with the gameplay further than platforms moving to the BPM.

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8 / 10
Mar 19, 2018

Octahedron has a brutal difficulty curve but is also incredibly rewarding if you give it the time it needs

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8 / 10.0
Apr 2, 2018

Octahedron is quite the spectacle to look at with its colorful visuals and unmatched style in the platforming genre. While the gameplay isn't exactly revolutionary, this is still an enjoyable indie title that you can keep coming back to if you need some something exciting in your life.

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8 / 10
Apr 2, 2018

Octahedron is a delightful puzzle platformer with the best soundtrack of the year.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 10, 2018

Octahedron is a flashy, but difficult platformer that appeals to casual platforming fans in addition to completionists.

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79 / 100
Mar 20, 2018

Octahedron gets more mileage than you'd think out of the ability to summon platforms beneath your feet.

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7.8 / 10.0
Apr 5, 2018

Octahedron is a kind of platform in which the use of power to create platforms is very important and in which music has a great presence. In addition, the gameplay along with the amount of hours the game can offer us make Octahedron go beyond being a simple game to become a continuous challenge level by level.

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7.5 / 10.0
Mar 20, 2018

While I can see some gamers getting frustrated when the difficulty first spikes, those who stick with it will be rewarded with dynamic gameplay and visual and auditory delights.

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73 / 100
Mar 22, 2018

With accelerated pace and plenty of challenge, Octahedron tries to innovate among several other platform games and gets some merit, even with problems in gameplay, inaccurate commands and a not so much creative visual.

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