Fall Guys

 PlayStation 4
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1132 Ratings

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  1. Bulletnot
    Aug 17, 2020
    5
    Pros: it’s easy to get into, fun with friends to play these small ridiculous maps.
    Cons: you play a lot of the same maps over and over and it got old fast for me, has much to do with luck whether you win or not
  2. fish613
    Aug 6, 2020
    5
    Honestly, this game deserves around a 5/10, maybe 6/10.
    Here are the issues:
    1.You're going to repeat A LOT of levels. There are not many levels in this game and the game gets very repetitive. It's going to strongly depend on how much fun you like playing the game, when it comes to how quickly you will get bored. 2.Hardly any cosmetics. You barely start the game with any cosmetics    Honestly, this game deserves around a 5/10, maybe 6/10.
    Here are the issues:

    1.You're going to repeat A LOT of levels. There are not many levels in this game and the game gets very repetitive. It's going to strongly depend on how much fun you like playing the game, when it comes to how quickly you will get bored.

    2.Hardly any cosmetics. You barely start the game with any cosmetics to choose from. Even LBP (a VERY similar game when it comes to dressing up your character) back in 2008 (yes, 2008) has tons of different designs and combinations right from the beginning of the game. In this game, prepare to look EXACTLY like every other player online. Even after playing for several hours, I still don't have a way to make myself stand out from other players. Even the selection of cosmetics in the "store" are lacking. VERY disappointing.

    3. Microtransaction. Yup, this game has microtransactions. And on top of that, it costs $20 (unless you have PS+, which costs anywhere from $40-$60/year, depending on if you get it on sale).

    4. Gameplay is TERRIBLE. You jump, land and start flopping around on the ground. Even if you don't touch anything.... you can jump, land on flat surface with nobody around and start ragdolling.

    5. The game can be glitchy/laggy. There have been moments (and I even recorded these moments to make sure I was losing my mind) where I would beat someone else at something (like jumping through a hoop before them) but the game registered them beating me at it first.

    Good Stuff:

    1. The game is easy to pick up and start playing. Right from the menu, you click "Play", jump into a room and battle. Lose? That's ok, you can be in another room battling within seconds after losing the previous level.

    2. The game is cute and has a certain charm to it. The characters are funny and silly.

    Final Thoughts:
    I found the game was worth downloading and playing. But within the first 20minutes of playing, I could tell I would probably hardly ever play this game after a couple of days, and I still feel that way now (after it's been a couple of days). Even though I did have fun playing this game and I enjoyed a lot of aspects of it....I feel like I'm over it at this point. I've done everything in the game several times over and there's no reason for me to go back to it. Try it out... it doesn't take long for someone to know whether they're going to like the game or not. There's nothing new to discover after the first 10-30 minutes of playing it.    … Expand
  3. Captain_N
    Aug 25, 2020
    5
    While some of the challenges can be fun, the extreme lag from the other players is what keeps ruining it for me. When they look far away, they are actually much closer, when you are chasing them, they are further away than it would look
    And seeing just how many challenges has to do with players interacting, I'm just not having fun with any of them. and then there are just too many things    While some of the challenges can be fun, the extreme lag from the other players is what keeps ruining it for me. When they look far away, they are actually much closer, when you are chasing them, they are further away than it would look
    And seeing just how many challenges has to do with players interacting, I'm just not having fun with any of them. and then there are just too many things that are nothing but luck dependant.

    I want to like this game but I feel like it's one of the most frustrating experiences I've had in years.    … Expand
  4. MaBeo
    Aug 27, 2020
    5
    Very few levels to play at, half of levels are pretty bad, small and uncreative. Most annoying level LITERALLY appears 4 times more often than any other.
  5. danield80
    Oct 13, 2020
    5
    A cheap cash-grab that becomes dull and stale after half an hour of playing.
    A game with controls that could be possibly fit into an NES controller.
    20€ for a game a being with only medulla oblongata could easily play. Fortnite is for free.
    And finally, another PS+ excuse for Sony.
  6. Dizzle_Dogg97
    Aug 10, 2020
    5
    This game has a lot of potential and it looks fun but there are some glaring issues that prevent this game from being enjoyable:

    *The controls are terrible. Half of the time I am jumping onto a flat surface, falling over and scrambling to get up for 5 seconds. The lag delay from pressing a button to the action happening is intolerable. The grab mechanic is glitchy as grabbing a tail    This game has a lot of potential and it looks fun but there are some glaring issues that prevent this game from being enjoyable:

    *The controls are terrible. Half of the time I am jumping onto a flat surface, falling over and scrambling to get up for 5 seconds. The lag delay from pressing a button to the action happening is intolerable. The grab mechanic is glitchy as grabbing a tail from point blank will not work
    *Too many players in the lobby. Half of the time you are clustered in a horde of players getting bounced off a cliff, glitching out or getting grabbed. Some players will even spawn on top of you and knock you over
    *The game gets boring after 20 minutes. There aren't many mini games to play and you know every one of them after a few play throughs
    *Team mini games are trash. Half of the time you are paired up with people who have no idea what to do or you get ganged up on by the other teams

    On the positive side of things, Fall Guys does have some good things going for it:
    *Nice cosmetic and levelling up systems. Constant reward gives more incentive to play
    *The game itself has enjoyable characters, good graphics and can be funny to watch
    *A more creative BR game as it is not just a generic shooter like Fortnite, Cod and Apex.

    Fall Guys is a brilliant idea, just executed poorly. Nothing that some patches can't fix though. Drop the player count to 40, smoother controls, less player collision and more variety in mini games. Looking forward to see what this game can offer in the future    … Expand
  7. sebastianali
    Oct 25, 2020
    5
    Este juego party tiene mucho carisma, humor y un estilo visual unico que acompaña fenomenalmente las partidas, volviendose estas adictivas, aunque los controles son bastante torpes, sobre todo a la hora de saltar y estar todos muy juntos. Empiezan a tropezarse todos los jugadores y no es tan satisfactorio intentar moverse con el personaje. Entiendo lo que querían hacer, querían darle masEste juego party tiene mucho carisma, humor y un estilo visual unico que acompaña fenomenalmente las partidas, volviendose estas adictivas, aunque los controles son bastante torpes, sobre todo a la hora de saltar y estar todos muy juntos. Empiezan a tropezarse todos los jugadores y no es tan satisfactorio intentar moverse con el personaje. Entiendo lo que querían hacer, querían darle mas humor al juego, y lo respeto, pero el problema es que esto termina afectando al gameplay. Las partidas son generalmente carreras en las que tenes que clasificar al siguiente round, el diseño de nivel es ingenioso y acompaña a las intenciones visuales y jugables del juego, pero sin pulir ciertos aspectos que lo hacen algo frustrante y que encima carece de multijugador local o de cualquier modalidad offline, dejando tambien atras, un modo donde se puedan practicar estas modalidades en solitario, o poder elegir manualmente las fases al jugar con tus amigos de forma online, lo cual es un pecado cuando incluso juegos party de hace 20 años incluían estas características importantisimas que personalmente termino disfrutando mas. Tenemos también una tienda muy similar a juegos anteriormente vistos que tienen micropagos, y si bien el juego tiene bastante contenido, es fácil desbloquear nuevas cosas y los micropagos no afectan en nada a la jugabilidad, 20 dolares me parece un poco caro, honestamente, debió de haber sido gratuito. Puedo recomendarlo, y se que el juego se estará actualizando, pero le faltó un poco mas de esfuerzo por parte de los desarrolladores para explotar todo su potencial.… Expand
  8. IvanBogatkov
    Aug 8, 2020
    5
    Good idea,but game looks terrible. Maybe for 5yrs olds this will be awesome but its impossible to play this game when u have IQ more than 40. Boring and weird looking game
  9. phantom123
    Aug 25, 2020
    5
    It's a fun time waster but definitely not worth the 20$ you have to pay on PC and if you aren't a PS Plus member then it's not worth the price of admission simply because the game just screams free to play what with it's limited mini games and it's Fortnite inspired item shop

    Some minigames are really fun yet others not so much especially the team based ones and I personally experienced    It's a fun time waster but definitely not worth the 20$ you have to pay on PC and if you aren't a PS Plus member then it's not worth the price of admission simply because the game just screams free to play what with it's limited mini games and it's Fortnite inspired item shop

    Some minigames are really fun yet others not so much especially the team based ones and I personally experienced multiple occasions where certain people ran faster than I did for some reason making games like the tail grabbing thingy a nightmare ...In addition luck is crucial and you don't necessarily need to be skilled at the game . Mini games like the sea saw can be extremely unfair for example ..

    The controls are awful on purpose as well which I never really liked as a design choice . When you press R2 and the bean thingy doesn't grab on to the ledge it leads to frustration for me and not fun and it also doesn't help that there is MASSIVE input delay

    I don't want to sound like a stick in the mud and I can see how it can be fun for the entire family . A Takeshi's castle gimmick for a game is an excellent idea but the execution isn't really to my liking ..

    The reason for the 5/10 is because I find it expensive for what if offers , otherwise it would have gotten a 7/10 due to it's originality and it's achievement of making people laugh ...    … Expand
  10. GregLobstery
    Jul 22, 2022
    5
    If you've seen streamers/youtubers play this game it makes it seem really fun but the actual game is pretty mid. Laggy as hell at times and is not nearly as smooth to control as you would think at first. Just go play mario party or something
  11. soryn1989
    Aug 10, 2020
    5
    Okish, fun to play a couple rounds until moving to something else. It gets annoying sometimes with the controls or with matchmaking, it is ok to pass some time, play a couple of rounds and that's it.
  12. Mitch176
    Aug 8, 2020
    5
    Such a fun game. Despite the server issues this is a load of fun to play. Recommend
  13. Molxium
    Sep 23, 2020
    5
    It`s a fun game to play at first, but since it doesn`t have precise control and there`s so much moving part, you don`t really control the outcome, and that`s frustrating.

    It`s a nice game to watch streamers and play with friends. But alone, you`ll get done with it under 2 hours.
  14. Joker9086
    Aug 9, 2020
    5
    El juego es divertido sin embargo tiene muchos puntos negativos que lo vuelven demasiado frustrante. Por ejemplo molesta mucho el hecho de que el juego en algunas situaciones depende tanto de la suerte. Los modos como los de equipos pasas a la siguiente fase simplemente si te toca un equipo bueno. Esto claramente con un juego estilo survival no encaja para nd porque teoricamente deberianEl juego es divertido sin embargo tiene muchos puntos negativos que lo vuelven demasiado frustrante. Por ejemplo molesta mucho el hecho de que el juego en algunas situaciones depende tanto de la suerte. Los modos como los de equipos pasas a la siguiente fase simplemente si te toca un equipo bueno. Esto claramente con un juego estilo survival no encaja para nd porque teoricamente deberian pasar los mejores. Ademas de esto el gameplay es bastante torpe. El personaje se la pasa tropezandose incluso cuando ni te tocaron.Finalmente los niveles son siempre los mismos haceindolo sumamente repetitivo… Expand
  15. PhiFO
    Aug 8, 2020
    5
    Played about 200 matches and while I had fun with most of them, team games were the least enjoyable part of the experience. In a game where 'Winner Takes All', the idea of pairing up with the dimmest lobby members and entrusting them with your survival can cause frustration.
  16. Bryce4802
    Aug 9, 2020
    5
    The game control's very poorly and feels very weird when you are jumping, which you will be doing a lot. The minigames get very repetitive very fast and it feels like you see the same 5 every match. The servers are also constantly kicking me out, the game is a lot of fun for around 20 minutes then get boring and repetitive very fast.
  17. Millenium45
    Aug 19, 2020
    5
    Fall Guys is a fun game when it works, but there are too many bugs and connection issues for it to truly live up to its potential.

    The positives: 1. The game is legitimately fun and, if you don't smile while playing this with your friends, you're probably dead inside. There's tons of charm to this game and it's a genuinely great joy to play, owing to some hilarious player interactions    Fall Guys is a fun game when it works, but there are too many bugs and connection issues for it to truly live up to its potential.

    The positives:
    1. The game is legitimately fun and, if you don't smile while playing this with your friends, you're probably dead inside. There's tons of charm to this game and it's a genuinely great joy to play, owing to some hilarious player interactions and watching as jelly beans haplessly careen into the abyss.

    2. The challenging platforming rounds are exceptionally designed, with Slime Climb being the pinnacle of Fall Guys level design.

    The okays:
    1. The music is infectious but quickly fades into the background. It's good but nothing breathtaking, a solid soundtrack lost in the chaos of the gameplay.

    2. The progression system is rewarding but becomes tedious over time. Kudos, the currency you earn by qualifying through rounds, add up quickly. Experience for the battle pass, however, is a slow grind that is only slightly influenced by your performance; when you're working towards the next stage in the pass, which is 2000 experience away, the small bonuses from finishing first or in the top 20% or 50% don't add up as quickly as you would expect for placing well.

    The negatives:
    1. This game is plagued with connection issues. Looking past the terrible opening weekend where games could barely connect and players would disconnect in the middle of matches because the company "didn't expect so many people" to play a battle royale released for free on Playstation Plus, there are constant hiccups and latency issues. For instance, during a team game called Hoopsie-Daisy, you might jump through a hoop just before a member of the other team but they'll be rewarded a point instead of you. The worst offenders of this latency issue are games revolving around tails, where a player needs to grab a tail from another player. If you grab the player with the tail and hold onto them, even being dragged along with them as they try to flee from your grasping hands, there are times where you won't be able to steal the tail. The developers have said "ouch, that's not the experience we're going for" when asked about it and are working on a fix, but so many matches have been swung by this broken mechanic. It's frustrating and not fun, which is terribly disappointing given how frequently tail games show up in the game rotation.

    2. Matchmaking is a genuine nightmare, spawning uneven teams against impossible odds. If you go into a round with 19 or some other prime number of people remaining, there is an exceptionally high chance that a team game will be next in the queue. One team will be up a player and have that advantage, while the other team just wasn't lucky enough to get that extra help. This happens constantly and sucks away a lot of the fun, since the game simply doesn't want you to win that round. It's possible to win, of course, but it's a lot harder than it needs to be; this is doubly true when the alternative to another team game would be another free-for-all where you might not end up with a prime number of players remaining.

    3. The controls are inherently frustrating by design; it makes sense that bipedal jelly beans could struggle to land on their feet after any sort of jump, so it makes sense that they fall over ever little speed bump. It's still super frustrating and, what makes it worse, it's incredibly inconsistent. When you fall over after walking down from a small ledge or being tapped ever so slightly by another player, it doesn't make any sense for the player right behind you to stick the landing when falling from a greater height. The amount of times I have just blankly stared at the television and said "what" after seeing the exact scenario is incredibly high.

    4. The vast majority of maps are boring and don't offer a high level of challenge. Yes, this is a game that anyone can pick up and play; I understand that. However, many of the maps are mind-numbingly simple. Roll-Out is a prime example: You can not lose on that stage unless another player sabotages you or you are trying something risky for the sake of combating staleness.

    5. This game is hellish to play by yourself. Without the buffer of a friend to play with, you are stuck playing a game with bad controls, bad netcode, and boring maps. Helping a friend qualify or laughing about a failure is amazing, but this game is cold and boring without someone else in your party.

    Final Verdict: Fall Guys is an accessible and enjoyable battle royale, a welcome breath of fresh air in a quickly bloating genre. It's fun and colorful and easy to pick up, perfect for party nights or playing with friends. However, the game is riddled with inconsistent connections, non-functioning controls, and a boring map rotation that has very few exciting choices. Pick it up if you can party up; if not, consider getting a group together before investing any substantial time into this game.    … Expand
  18. Ridleymain
    Jan 5, 2021
    5
    This game is really fun until you win. After that it's really repetitive and is not nearly as fun.
  19. Glemial
    Aug 26, 2020
    5
    This game is a good idea but badly executed. It is a game with a lot of potential but that until the moment leaves something to be desired.
    The problens starts with the servers issues. You will experience a lot of times the servers going do down, and you losing all the progress that you made in that match. The game will not even give you a copansation for your time wasted. That's so    This game is a good idea but badly executed. It is a game with a lot of potential but that until the moment leaves something to be desired.
    The problens starts with the servers issues. You will experience a lot of times the servers going do down, and you losing all the progress that you made in that match. The game will not even give you a copansation for your time wasted. That's so frustating!
    Another problem is the lack of maps n the game. You are going to play the same maps a ton of times until you get bored and move to another game. Dude, look at the graphics of this game and how simple the maps are. What is the difficulty to make more maps? A game like this needs at least 50 maps to play. And why in the hell they dont make a way to the community create maps?
    I only give this game 5 because has potential, but by now is really not worth to buy    … Expand
  20. Fallen_angel_19
    Sep 6, 2020
    5
    fallguy1177 on dlives stream was hacking there are alot of hackers on this game you need to do something about this
  21. Elite_Soldier
    Nov 21, 2020
    5
    A pretty average game, its good to play with friends to have some casual fun.
  22. Qprjames
    Oct 31, 2020
    5
    This would be my favourite ps4 game (and I gave all the top games) but the servers are so bad it is pretty much unplayable. So sad, as I’d love to sink my $$$$ into a new version each year. If the servers were fixed and had more levels (not the same repetitive levels) this game could easily match mariokart etc for playability and popularity. But it’s obviously been made on the cheap whichThis would be my favourite ps4 game (and I gave all the top games) but the servers are so bad it is pretty much unplayable. So sad, as I’d love to sink my $$$$ into a new version each year. If the servers were fixed and had more levels (not the same repetitive levels) this game could easily match mariokart etc for playability and popularity. But it’s obviously been made on the cheap which is soooooo disappointing… Expand
  23. biggy-gamer
    Nov 4, 2020
    5
    Really fun for the first couple of days, gets old fast, i do not recommend spending 20 dollars on this game. I regret buying this game, even playing with my friends did not make it more enjoyable. Cheaters is another hugely frustrating matter. Overall just a really mediocre game after the first couple of days.
  24. PotatoGames
    Nov 15, 2021
    5
    The game itself is fun, but it's beyond repetitive with very little improvements over time. The lack of consistent new maps doesn't help this matter.

    None the less this is a great party game to play with friends online. Would recommend it's lack of voice chat/text chat and game play as a good starter game for kids.
  25. Haris_k
    Mar 2, 2022
    5
    I thought I would fall in love with the game based on the videos I saw but it ended up just being alright. It got old pretty fast.
  26. Catboy
    Jun 21, 2022
    5
    It’s enjoyable I played the switch port but, it’s frame rate would dip at times and at first I couldn’t enter the game also some of the mini games are ****
  27. Phantasm0
    Jun 26, 2022
    5
    If your game includes your best friends, no hackers, and no diconnections from the server, it can be a very enjoyable little game. Unfortunately, almost every game consists of those things, and the developers have done nothing to fix it.
  28. MaxieZeus
    Sep 6, 2022
    5
    Not really a deep game in any sense but can be fun when you play with your friends.
  29. Absalon_
    Jun 11, 2023
    5
    Fall Guys offers a lighthearted and entertaining experience for a short burst of fun. The colorful visuals and whimsical challenges provide laughs and enjoyable moments with friends. However, the lack of long-term depth and repetitive gameplay may leave players craving more variety and lasting engagement. While it's a decent party game for casual gatherings, it may not have the stayingFall Guys offers a lighthearted and entertaining experience for a short burst of fun. The colorful visuals and whimsical challenges provide laughs and enjoyable moments with friends. However, the lack of long-term depth and repetitive gameplay may leave players craving more variety and lasting engagement. While it's a decent party game for casual gatherings, it may not have the staying power to keep players hooked for extended periods.… Expand
  30. Wosh664
    Jun 12, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. yes, is game that is that it not is but also no, if you go and do a die if you can yes bad no and again"… Expand
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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 52 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 52
  3. Negative: 1 out of 52
  1. LaPS4
    Nov 9, 2020
    72
    Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is a game that bets on simplicity and entertainment, with very good sensations and awaiting tweaks that enhance it even more.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 15, 2020
    80
    Sixty funny characters crammed together on a small area, competing with each other, while avoiding various traps and causing all sorts of unpredictable, amusing situations – what’s not to like here? The rules are simple and the entry threshold is low, so pretty much anyone can pick up Fall Guys and instantly have fun. [10/2020, p.60]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 7, 2020
    100
    Fall Guys is an extremely addictive and accessible fun for the entire family. It is hilarious even when you are losing terribly, which makes it the biggest hit of the summer and possibly also the winter ahead of us. [Issue#306]
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