Kine Reviews

Kine is ranked in the 51st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Recommended
Oct 16, 2019

Don't let the cuteness fool you, Kine is one of the cleverest puzzle games around.

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7 / 10
Oct 18, 2019

If you've got a mind for puzzles, Kine is great. If you're into the narrative, Kine might make you feel like an afterthought.

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Unscored
Oct 16, 2019

Even though Kine does a great job of drip-feeding you its complexities, I hit a wall once I reached the main stage.

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7 / 10
Dec 22, 2019

Overall, this is an intelligent, neatly packaged puzzler worth checking out.

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Nintendo Enthusiast
Dominick Ashtear
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Oct 27, 2019

Kine is a wonderful puzzle game that will exercise your spacial awareness and charm you with its story. The characters are relatable and surprisingly nuanced, and the visuals are appealing. The music is excellent and integrated into the gameplay in inviting ways. While the game gets incredibly difficult, serious puzzle players are sure to enjoy the challenge. It helped that Roo, Quat, and Euler reminded me of so many old friends, and I found myself wanting the best for the funky boxes as they strived to make their way in the big city. Maybe you will too.

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Pure Nintendo
D. Crowley
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Nov 1, 2019

An amazing experience from beginning to end, though there isn't enough content to justify the $19.99 launch price. Wait for a sale, then definitely pick it up, and you won't be sorry.

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5 / 10.0
Oct 26, 2019

But the bad puzzles are so incredibly frustrating and feel so much more difficult than anything that came before them that they overshadow the entire game. It never feels good to solve a puzzle through sheer trial and error, and while every puzzle game has one or two duds there are just too many in Kine to allow for the good puzzles to feel worth it. It's a shame that such a beautiful aesthetic was wasted on this, because the game is not nearly as exciting as the jazz riffs that accompanies it.

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Oct 22, 2019

Indie puzzle games don't get much more challenging and charming as Kine so if you're a genre fan then you need to give it a try.

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8.6 / 10.0
Oct 17, 2019

With its challenging 3D-style puzzling and great jazz soundtrack, Kine simply has its own vibe

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8.4 / 10.0
Mar 3, 2020

I will finish this review by making the words of the creator of the game my own: if you like music, challenges or rare and yellow robots, then Kîne is made for you. A pleasant surprise that shows that talent and effort, even the smallest of studies can achieve great things.

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