Latest Reviews of Playdead Games
Step Inside
Reviewing Inside is a tough proposition. On the one hand, this is a game that is fully deserving of a write-up overflowing with superlatives. On the other hand, to describe practically anything that happens in the game in anything other than the vaguest of terms would be to rob the player of the joy of discovering those moments for...
Arachnophobia
Playdead's critically acclaimed Limbo has been slowly creeping onto just about every platform on the planet since its original release in 2010. Now, a whopping five years after its inaugural outing, the experience has lurched its way onto the PlayStation 4. You play as an unnamed boy on the edge of Hell – the title is taken from the...
Heaven or hell?
An enchanting and minimal experience, Limbo is absolutely essential. Limbo's minimalism presents itself from the outset. The opening is bereft of button prompts and exposition, settling for a delightfully simplistic title screen and an opening in which our protagonist — a silhouette of a small boy with radiating white eyes —...
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News Inside and Limbo Dev Teases Its Next Game
Outside
If you followed our Game of the Year deliberations last month, you'll know that we really, really liked Inside. So naturally, when developer Playdead takes to Twitter to announce work on its next project, we're all ears. The studio's official account had this to say: "Thanks for your warm reception of Inside. Since release, Playdead founder...
News Sony Wanted Limbo As An Exclusive
Playdead in the water
Limbo could have come to PlayStation Network as an exclusive — but Sony wanted the IP rights, leading to a break down in the deal. Speaking at Brighton's Develop Conference last week, Sony Computer Entertainment executive producer Pete Smith explained that Sony and Danish developer Playdead were in talks about an exclusive...
News Inside and Limbo Dev Teases Its Next Game
Outside
If you followed our Game of the Year deliberations last month, you'll know that we really, really liked Inside. So naturally, when developer Playdead takes to Twitter to announce work on its next project, we're all ears. The studio's official account had this to say: "Thanks for your warm reception of Inside. Since release, Playdead founder...
News Sony Wanted Limbo As An Exclusive
Playdead in the water
Limbo could have come to PlayStation Network as an exclusive — but Sony wanted the IP rights, leading to a break down in the deal. Speaking at Brighton's Develop Conference last week, Sony Computer Entertainment executive producer Pete Smith explained that Sony and Danish developer Playdead were in talks about an exclusive...