- Publisher: Chillingo Ltd , Chillingo
- Release Date: Aug 25, 2011
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Jan 23, 2026Mixing elements from a variety of popular casual fare, Contre Jour manages to create a highly-engaging experience that delights at every turn.
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Jan 23, 2026Contre Jour HD is a crowning achievement, an app that earned every one of its five stars. Smart, attractive and fun, it's one of the best reasons to own an iPhone or iPad.
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Jan 23, 2026Contre Jour gets its hooks in you right from the start-- and what beautiful hooks they are.
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Sep 8, 2011If you're looking for the next gem for smartphones and iPad, it may very well be Contre Jour. This puzzle-game with a poetry twist draws inspirations from Limbo for its visuals, World of Goo for its drops, Portal for its... portals, Cut the Rope for its mechanics combining dexterity and brains. A very nice blend of many different elements that fit together very well.
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Sep 2, 2011It's a beautiful, challenging experience.
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Aug 25, 2011Contre Jour oozes with a dark, silky charm that grabs your attention right after you first launch the game. Before you know it, you'll be 20+ levels deep without any recollection of how much time has passed.
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Sep 14, 2011Contre Jour doesn't break any new ground, but still its unique graphic style, gorgeous music and solid gameplay make it a must-buy for puzzle lovers.
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Jun 19, 2012This game is easily one of the best games on the app store to date, and definitely well worth the asking price.
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Dec 4, 2011Contre Jour is a great puzzle game, that definitely deserves gamers attention.
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Sep 12, 2011A clever puzzle game with solid mechanics that cements Chillingo's position as one of the iOS heavyweights.
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Sep 5, 2011With 60 levels offering hours of patient probing, it's another impossibly good-value offering.
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Aug 31, 2011Contre Jour's amazing presentation communicates to players an immediate and palpable sense of specialness – something meaningful. But its gameplay reveals something considerably more standard. Contre Jour is still a great game – a must-own for iOS puzzle fans.
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Aug 29, 2011A game that feels so inviting that you'd be a fool to turn away. Come to the light.
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Aug 29, 2011It's slowly getting harder and harder to love new cutesy physics based puzzlers, but Contre Jour breaks through with its elegant visuals and interesting approach to world manipulation.
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Aug 25, 2011Add one part Limbo, one part World of Goo and a dash of Cut The Rope - get Contre Jour.
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Sep 27, 2011Contre Jour offers a unique gameworld alongside a particularly attractive atmosphere. Throw in an endearing character and proven play mechanics and you've got a serious competitor to Cut the Rope.
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