Cradle

 PC
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. CD-Action
    Oct 17, 2015
    80
    One of the best stories among indie games of recent years. [10/2015, p.60]
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  2. Giant Bomb
    Sep 18, 2015
    80
    Uneven pacing and a handful of poor design decisions can't bring down Cradle's unique, sci-fi mystery.
  3. Kill Screen
    Aug 19, 2015
    75
    It’s too bad that half the game—the half that tries so hard to be a game—makes you wish you could double jump with some rocket implants.
  5. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 21, 2015
    73
    Cradle’s small, but rather open game world includes only our yurt, a spooky abandoned amusement park, an air tram line and endless Mongolian steppe. You’d think it would make a perfect stage for a very personal story, but developers decided otherwise: through newspaper clips, letters and dialogue they chronicle a global epidemic. [Sept 2015, p.85]
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  6. DarkZero
    Aug 13, 2015
    70
    I enjoyed my time with Cradle, but I dare say many will not. Its detailed, although imprecise storytelling gives many of its suitors reasons to dislike it, to not understand it, and at worst give up on it. Regardless, I believe there is something quite special at work here.
  7. Games.cz
    Sep 25, 2015
    60
    Cradle successfully combines a strange world with mysterious story and beautiful design. But the actual game principles are, unfortunately, lagging behind.
  8. Adventure Gamers
    Sep 21, 2015
    60
    A passable game in a fascinating, unique sci-fi world, Cradle is fine to explore but constantly reminds you how much more it could be.
  9. Eurogamer Poland
    Aug 4, 2015
    50
    Short, truncated and incomplete. Wasted potential for an excellent, intriguing science-fiction game. Cradle's biggest sin is the inability to turn the amazing world into equally good video game.
  10. Riot Pixels
    Aug 17, 2015
    38
    The world of Cradle is huge and beautiful, but oh so ludicrously empty.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Jan 19, 2016
    Smart, subtle and sinister, Cradle is a wonderful work of science fiction that doesn’t quite fit inside the space Flying Cafe have designed for it.

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 75 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 75
  3. Negative: 14 out of 75
  1. NemoZon
    Jul 25, 2015
    10
    Cradle is a beautiful story of a mechanized post apocalyptic world experienced through the eyes of a person who lost his memory and uses aCradle is a beautiful story of a mechanized post apocalyptic world experienced through the eyes of a person who lost his memory and uses a mechanical woman to figure out what is happening in the world.

    Your goal is to do quests and mini games and through those you experience the world around you. It is extremely atmospheric and very frustrating. The game doesn't tell you anything and you can interact with pretty much everything. It took me an hour to do the first quest which can be done in 5 minutes if you know where to look.

    I received the game weeks ago so I'm a bit surprised it is only 13€ albeit it has little to no replay value since the quests are always the same. You can expect to beat the game in less than 10 hours if you're completely clueless, probably around 4 hours in the second playthrough.

    The main voice actor is a bit stiff and I don't like him but overall the game is definitely for anyone who wants to experience a strange and beautiful world.    … Full Review »
  2. jaguararx
    Jul 29, 2015
    10
    Great interactive story with few puzzles. Good music. Good atmosphere. Player must be very attentive to the records on any piece of paper toGreat interactive story with few puzzles. Good music. Good atmosphere. Player must be very attentive to the records on any piece of paper to understand all story in the end. That's an amazing.… Full Review »
  3. kranky
    Aug 2, 2015
    10
    It is so beatiful in every way: story, characters, graphics, world. Maybe gameplay is too simple, but this game is not about it, it is aboutIt is so beatiful in every way: story, characters, graphics, world. Maybe gameplay is too simple, but this game is not about it, it is about the story, like Dear Esther or Ethan Carter.
    But it'll not reveal it's story so easy. You need to look for pieces of the world under every table and in every box. And you need to play it at least 2 times to understand more.    … Full Review »
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