Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition

 PC
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 57
  3. Negative: 7 out of 57

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  1. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 11, 2020
    8
    Short but very cool difficult game with great story. And its an important piece of gaming history.
  2. Khaos25
    May 4, 2013
    10
    This game is really a gem. Very short but difficult, there is almost no background story. However, the chemistry between the hero Lester and his alien friend nicknamed Buddy is very clear. Gameplaywise, its simple but challenging and the ending is really satisfying. You don't have to love the game but I think every gamer should try it at least once.
  3. Mykwon
    Nov 25, 2013
    10
    Another World resurrected! One of the best games ever made! Éric Chahi should be known and praised by every gamer on this planet for this beautiful gem he offered to the world 20 years ago!
  4. thecolonel
    Jan 9, 2014
    10
    This game was made in the early 90's so you have to understand how incredible a job Eric Chahi did in creating the atmosphere given the tools he had. The art style and direction he employed combined with the quality of his artwork truly exploded beyond the story telling limits of a 16-bit system to deliver an experience that EVERYONE who plays video games to appreciate them as an art formThis game was made in the early 90's so you have to understand how incredible a job Eric Chahi did in creating the atmosphere given the tools he had. The art style and direction he employed combined with the quality of his artwork truly exploded beyond the story telling limits of a 16-bit system to deliver an experience that EVERYONE who plays video games to appreciate them as an art form needs to go though. BUY THIS GAME.… Expand
  5. aziegle
    Jan 11, 2018
    10
    this game is an absolute masterpiece for the ages. period. no obnoxious spastic hyperactive button mashing, no life meter, no score, just pure artistic atmosphere and ingenuity ahead of its time. in a world of game design companies that sought to pile on the next mindless clone of a clone, one single game designer dared to be different, eric chahi.
  6. Genek13
    Nov 21, 2019
    10
    Nostalgia back to my childhood, back when I was watching my older brother playing this game on AMIGA 600.
    MASTERPIECE game from early 1990's.
  7. Danric
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    A master class in world building.
    Without a single line of text, dialogue, HUD or pointers to speak of, Éric Chahi transports the player to a hostile world of breathtaking sights and sounds where friendship against all odds is vital to see it through.
    The story is entirely up to the player, and subjectivity pays dividends for creative minds. One character in particular is intentionally    A master class in world building.
    Without a single line of text, dialogue, HUD or pointers to speak of, Éric Chahi transports the player to a hostile world of breathtaking sights and sounds where friendship against all odds is vital to see it through.
    The story is entirely up to the player, and subjectivity pays dividends for creative minds.
    One character in particular is intentionally devoid of details in order to be as terrifying, menacing and primal as your imagination want it to be.
    As with most works of modern art, Another World is often misunderstood and many players approach this work expecting, well, a conventional game and will understandably be disappointed and dismiss it as a badly designed game.
    Make no mistake, everything in this game is trying to kill you and some people are bound to rage quit but the the game has a rhythm to it, the solution to puzzles are very simple and if you put your mind to it, you can breeze through the whole thing in mere minutes.
    All Éric Chahi asks, is for you to empathize with the loneliness, fear and urgency of the protagonist in order to make sense of his predicament, get this done and you're in for the cinematic blast of your 16 bit life.    … Expand

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  1. GameFront
    Apr 23, 2013
    75
    Its HD add-ons make it inviting, but it’s important to keep in mind that there’s no shame in tracking down a friendly FAQ to get through this one: it takes players to another world, and the game is certainly from another time.
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  2. Hooked Gamers
    Apr 22, 2013
    95
    Another World is a short experience, and those five words are the only negative ones I can come up with. Despite getting (embarrassingly) stuck on some puzzles, and having to play the game’s last sequence a few times, I finished the game in about five hours. Yet I didn’t feel gipped, I didn’t feel let down, or like there should have been more to it. As I watched the game’s ending, I just felt a sense of satisfaction. This was five hours of my time that I enjoyed immensely, frustration-inducing moments and all.
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