VIDEOVERSE

 PC
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11

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  1. PhoneTheo
    Aug 14, 2023
    10
    Very fun game, extremely nostalgic if you are a 2000s kid, the story and characters are awesome and the choices you make have a huge impact.
  2. Camo_River
    Aug 17, 2023
    10
    Come for the nostalgic 2000s vibes, stay for the heartfelt story and memorable characters. Essential for anyone who grew up with MSN messenger or spent their teens investing in online forums.
  3. AnnoyingDog
    Sep 1, 2023
    10
    Wow, I loved this game! I really enjoyed seeing a video game era I was too young for. VideoVerse is both cosy and comforting, while also being a raw, cringe online simulation. I don't think I've played anything like it. I fell in love with the characters and their struggles and just want to protect them all! The soundtrack is amazing too. I want to replay VideoVerse again and get anotherWow, I loved this game! I really enjoyed seeing a video game era I was too young for. VideoVerse is both cosy and comforting, while also being a raw, cringe online simulation. I don't think I've played anything like it. I fell in love with the characters and their struggles and just want to protect them all! The soundtrack is amazing too. I want to replay VideoVerse again and get another ending since I heard there are a few.… Expand
  4. sleepyhart
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    Really lovely and touching game, felt really authentic in its world and narrative to that early internet/2000s experience (visuals are obviously stylised in different way to lean into retro feel but felt they fitted in with overall vibe). Surprisingly touching in places as well and some interesting bits of branching in narrative as well - definitely diving back in to see how choices affectReally lovely and touching game, felt really authentic in its world and narrative to that early internet/2000s experience (visuals are obviously stylised in different way to lean into retro feel but felt they fitted in with overall vibe). Surprisingly touching in places as well and some interesting bits of branching in narrative as well - definitely diving back in to see how choices affect overall story. Impressive effort as well for such a small team working on it - in presentation and also in going beyond usual limitations of its engine.… Expand
  5. Dodogame
    Aug 9, 2023
    9
    Very good quality game makes you want to play, I like the friendship mixed with romance, perfect game, very good. Moreover, there are plenty of choices to play in incredible different ways. The only problem is that it's like something is missing, we don't know what happens when she gets off the bus at the end.
  6. Karatay38
    Aug 17, 2023
    0
    visual novels aren't my cup of tea but this one was extra boring like the whole starting sequence introduction of character i just couldn't do it

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#6 Best PC Game of 2023

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. TouchArcade
    Nov 1, 2023
    100
    While Videoverse might not hit as hard for you if you weren’t around back then, it absolutely delivered in making me think fondly of the past, and delivered a heartfelt story with the closest time capsule experience to the early 2000s internet there has ever been. I can’t wait to see what developer Kinmoku does next. This one is special. The only game to get me nostalgic like this before was Gone Home, and I think Videoverse ended up excelling over that in just about every way. If the premise sounds interesting, just grab it. You won’t regret it.
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  2. Hardcore Gamer
    Aug 22, 2023
    90
    Videoverse is game that managed to hit me with the force of a truck in various ways, from the more subtle things like the in-game community’s reaction to a collapsing world around them to the parts that were more upfront, like Emmett and Vivi’s budding relationship. But even if you don’t have any emotional connections to similar online groups, what’s here is still an engrossing visual novel, one with a great story and a clever retro gaming world to explore. Videoverse is a definite highlight for the genre and one not to be missed out on.
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  3. RPG Fan
    Aug 17, 2023
    94
    Videoverse has to be one of the most authentic time travel pieces of media I’ve ever experienced. I’ve played countless games that lean heavily on nostalgia—oftentimes cheaply—to try to make me feel like a kid again or at least like I was immersed in something similar to those RPGs of yore. Videoverse might be the only title to truly accomplish that.
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