APE OUT Reviews

APE OUT is ranked in the 91st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
PC Gamer
Top Critic
70 / 100
Mar 7, 2019

A sensational audiovisual experience that starts to drag around halfway in.

Read full review

7 / 10
Mar 7, 2019

Ape Out prioritizes style over substance, but it's weird and interesting enough to justify a play.

Read full review

7 / 10
Mar 1, 2019

A fun little action gore-fest.

Read full review

7 / 10
Mar 10, 2019

An author game, Ape Out is a rhythm way in which we set the beat --punching our way through it.

Review in Spanish | Read full review

7 / 10.0
Aug 27, 2020

Despite a few missteps in level design, Ape Out delivers a solid beat 'em up experience with its aesthetic.

Read full review

62 / 100
Feb 28, 2019

Mashing up unique aesthetics and gameplay doesn't always yield a perfect result, and Ape Out tries to fit together two disparate ideas without successfully navigating the challenges of such an endeavor. Too many elements just don't work at a fundamental level, making it an uneven effort at best.

Read full review

Mar 11, 2019

Ape Out is a beautiful game that is impossible to forget, yet finds itself with plenty of imperfections. The lengths the game goes to empower players in the world of a trapped gorilla are perfect and make the game easy enough to recommend. That said, some minor tweaks to the procedural level generation and more options to take out goons could have given Ape Out the tools to rise to the top. A sequel could do more to improve on the gameplay formula and should be on everyone’s radar, assuming Ape Out 2 is planned for the future, of course. Until then, Ape Out remains as an experience everyone should give a try, even if its gameplay does not quite meet the savory standards of its own presentation.

Read full review

Loved
Feb 28, 2019
Ape Out - REVIEW (Switch) video thumbnail
Buy
Mar 1, 2019

Ape Out is a very special, surprisingly wonderful, downright brutal arthouse experience

Read full review

A-
Mar 13, 2019

Ape Out offers a simple, yet stylistic experience that will keep you occupied and entertained for hours. It stands out as a truly unique indie game that you don't want to miss. The challenge speaks for itself and is a real visual and audio treat.

Read full review

Recommended
Mar 1, 2019

Ape Out is a beautiful and bloody game that's given surprising depth by a tremendous soundtrack.

Read full review

B
Apr 3, 2019

Between the game’s stylish presentation and unique use of music, Ape Out feels unlike much else on eShop. The game is very much an impressive achievement from developer Gabe Cuzzillo, and those who value quality over length will find a great option in Ape Out.

Read full review

B
Mar 20, 2019

Ape Out is a rare breed. An arcade experience that both infuriates and ingratiates itself to you thanks to exciting, riveting mechanics and a wonderful sense of style that is only seriously held back by its brevity.

Read full review

Unscored
Mar 1, 2019

Like so many games, Ape Out is a power fantasy. Unlike so many games, Ape Out seems keenly aware of its purpose.

Read full review

Unscored
Feb 28, 2019

If nothing else, this is a game where you, a gorilla, can punch a man so hard that he crumbles into his constituent parts, and then pick up his arse and hoof it at one of his mates. I don’t know what else to tell you.

Read full review

Unscored
Mar 1, 2019

Ape Out by Greg Cuzzillo is a fun fresh game that's too addictive for its own good. You'd be bananas not to give it a shot.

Read full review

Unscored
Mar 13, 2019

Ape Out is a sort of a Beat'Em Up filled with some Jazz and a lot of Violence. For some people can be a little short but after using soldiers as human shields or just throwing them to the walls stays as a fun and quite interesting experience we don't see that often.

Review in Spanish | Read full review