Sunset (2015)

 PC
Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 34
  3. Negative: 6 out of 34
  1. Edge Magazine
    Jun 21, 2015
    90
    A quiet game within which burns a fierce revolutionary spirit. [July 2015, p.114]
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  2. Multiplayer.it
    May 23, 2015
    90
    Sunset is a complex and adult video game full of facets, which deserves the title of art work.
  3. 4P.de
    Jun 8, 2015
    86
    The world of this game is full of story, art and drama, but waives hurry, judgment or putting the player under the pressure of an ideal decision. Instead you get a beautifully crafted world that gives you the feeling of a virtual existence.
  5. Pelit (Finland)
    Sep 9, 2015
    85
    A flawed, but hugely intriguing experiment in interactive storytelling. Despite the somewhat clunky writing and binary choices, what Sunset does in terms of atmosphere, world-building and theming is very much worth exploring. [Sept 2015]
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  6. CGMagazine
    Jun 23, 2015
    85
    What starts out as merely unpacking boxes, very quickly begins to feel like more of a private peek into someone’s life.
  7. Softpedia
    May 25, 2015
    85
    Sunset might ultimately be an unsatisfying game but the only way for a player to decide how he feels about it is to play through at least 15 days as Angela and see whether he starts to fall in love with her story.
  8. Kill Screen
    May 21, 2015
    84
    The game hangs like a pendulum, waiting for the player’s hand to send it this way or that, to pass through the darkness of civil war, and cast their own meaning—like sunlight—upon the action.
  9. Games.cz
    Jun 24, 2015
    80
    The game will rob your identity, embroil you in a spicy relationship and expose you to a great danger. Sunset is one of the few games that you are not playing, but directly experiencing. Despite some imperfections, fans of the powerful stories should not miss it.
  10. Gamer.nl
    Jun 1, 2015
    80
    Tale of Tales is famous for their art meets games projects and those are not always as accessible. Sunset changes that, because you can pick it up easy. It offers a solid, clear story, without losing its power.
  11. Everyeye.it
    May 29, 2015
    80
    It could look like a "domestic life simulator" at first, but there's much more beneath the surface. It's a love and war story that happens in a small apartment, told in an unique way.
  12. Vandal
    May 25, 2015
    80
    It's one of those games you either love or hate, and we really enjoyed it. It's a more adult-focused experience, deep and different, but you should try it before buying it.
  13. IGN
    May 22, 2015
    80
    Taken slowly, Sunset is a beautiful, fascinating experience.
  14. Digital Spy
    May 20, 2015
    80
    It's a unique take on the war-based theme, and will evoke your inner voyeur, dazzling in its moments of exposition as well as its suggestive junctures.
  15. Washington Post
    May 19, 2015
    80
    Sunset creates a beautiful and sometimes-unnervingly artificial platform for the alienating role-play bound up in employer-employee relationships, staged against a backdrop of historical revolution that threatens to spoil it.
  16. Hooked Gamers
    Jun 9, 2015
    75
    Sunset isn’t like many games you have played before. While it has some pacing issues at times, the game’s portrayal of its themes and narrative are intimately personal and, wholistically, deeply effective.

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User Score
3.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 68 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 68
  3. Negative: 46 out of 68
  1. coustoe
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Not sure why anyone would give this positive reviews, this has to be one of the most meaningless pretensions boring games created, the are noNot sure why anyone would give this positive reviews, this has to be one of the most meaningless pretensions boring games created, the are no gameplay mechanics no reason why you would want to play, this is like someone give you asbestos or lead paint and saying its a game… Full Review »
  2. CiAnObAh
    Jun 16, 2015
    1
    Absolutely rubbish. I did like the look of the game however Game play is what matters and I took some peoples advice on wait till you're aAbsolutely rubbish. I did like the look of the game however Game play is what matters and I took some peoples advice on wait till you're a good bit into the game like about 12 -15 days and I believe it's the worst advice. Just don't get it.… Full Review »
  3. Zachatastic117
    Aug 1, 2015
    1
    First of all; Don't buy this game. Why? Because the developers had the thought that because it didn't get much sales, that gamers should, andFirst of all; Don't buy this game. Why? Because the developers had the thought that because it didn't get much sales, that gamers should, and I quote this directly from their Twitter "...May you die in the same agony that you caused to thousands of defenceless virtual animals.". So they are saying that if you are a gamer, they hope you die a horrible death. 1/10 Don't buy it.… Full Review »
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