Degrees of Separation
2019 puzzle game developed by Moondrop
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Degrees of Separation is a 2019 puzzle video game developed by the Norwegian studio Moondrop and published by Modus Games.
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| Developer | Moondrop |
| Publisher | Modus Games |
| Designer | Stig-Owe Sandvik |
| Programmer | Alejandro Ruiz Temina |
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| Composer | Kristian Brastein |
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| Release | February 14, 2019 |
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| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Release
In September 2018, Modus Games announced that they would publish the game in February 2019.[1] It was released on February 14, 2019, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and for Windows via Steam.[2]
Story and Gameplay
The game revolves around two characters - Ember, a girl from a kingdom that thrives off of heat and Rime, a boy from a kingdom that thrives off of ice - who must use their powers of heat and ice in order to discover what has led to the downfall of their respective kingdoms.[3] The game is a co-operative platformer, and has both local and online multiplayer.[4]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | (PC) 74/100[5] (Xbox One) 65/100[6] (PS4) 70/100[7] (NS) 68/100[8] |
| OpenCritic | 37% recommend[9] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Nintendo World Report | 6.5/10[10] |
The PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch versions of the game all received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5][6][7][8] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 37% of critics.[9] Reviewing the game for Nintendo World Report, James Jones praised the story while criticizing the number of bugs.[10]
