Unmechanical
2012 video game
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Unmechanical is a 2.5D puzzle video game developed by now defunct Swedish studio Talawa Games and published by Teotl Studios.[1] It was released in 2012 for Windows.[2] It was later available for iOS. It is available on Steam, GOG.com, GamersGate, OnLive, Rain, Desura and on the App Store.[3] Unmechanical: Extended is an extended edition of the original game, developed by Czech developer Grip Games. It features new levels and bonuses. It was also released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2015.
Grip Games (Extended)
| Unmechanical | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developers | Talawa Games Grip Games (Extended) |
| Publishers | |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows iOS Xbox One PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 OS X Linux |
| Release | Windows iOS
OS X, Linux
|
| Genre | Puzzle |
| Mode | Single-player |
Gameplay
Unmechanical features puzzle solving and exploration. The game began as a student project. Unmechanical focuses on accessible controls that make it easy, and challenges the player with a wide array of puzzles.[citation needed]
Reception
| Publication | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iOS | PC | PS4 | Xbox One | |
| Destructoid | N/A | N/A | 7/10[8] | N/A |
| Eurogamer | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/10[9] |
| Famitsu | N/A | N/A | 30/40[10] | N/A |
| GamesMaster | 86%[11] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| GameSpot | N/A | 7/10[12] | N/A | N/A |
| GamesTM | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5/10[13] |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | N/A | N/A | 7/10[14] | N/A |
| Official Xbox Magazine (UK) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/10[15] |
| PC Gamer (UK) | N/A | 77%[16] | N/A | N/A |
| PC PowerPlay | N/A | 7/10[17] | N/A | N/A |
The iOS and PlayStation 4 versions of Unmechanical received "generally favourable reviews", while the PC and Xbox One versions received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4][5][6][7] In Japan, where the PS3 and PS4 versions were ported for release and published by Cross Function on 21 October 2015, followed by the Xbox One version on 21 December 2015, Famitsu gave the PS4 version a score of one eight, one seven, one eight, and one seven for a total of 30 out of 40.[10]
