Haven

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Worth Playing
    Dec 11, 2020
    90
    Haven is a cute and enjoyable mix of light survival, light RPG, and serious romance novel. It's exactly the kind of game to play if you want to relax for a few hours and see adorable people being adorable. The surprisingly enjoyable RPG combat and gentle survival mechanics make the game feel more like a game, while at heart it is closer to a visual novel. If you like warm and fuzzy feelings, Haven is a great choice, as long as you don't mind the occasional risqué dialogue.
  2. 4P.de
    Jan 19, 2021
    82
    Rich exploration of a mysterious world centered around two endearing protagonists.
  3. COGconnected
    Feb 19, 2021
    80
    Haven is a noteworthy story that defines what it is like to find your home with your loved one. Yu and Kay have their ups and downs, but Haven shows that love conquers all hardships. The game is about exploring and finding new places, and of course being free to love whoever you want. Like all relationships the game isn’t perfect, but it successfully presents a warm and powerful narrative that demonstrates an adult relationship with characters that we can all relate to.
  5. WellPlayed
    Feb 10, 2021
    80
    With a heaping of exploration, a pinch of turn-based JRPG and wonderful visual novel finish, Haven takes its varied inspirations and bakes them into something sweet, layered and extremely satisfying.
  6. Digital Chumps
    Jan 11, 2021
    80
    Haven presents a lush alien world, one rife with resource gathering and loaded with turn-based combat, as a suitable venue for its forbidden love story. Such an unorthodox collection of disparate elements may have had trouble connecting if not held together by widely relatable and sharply written interpersonal dialogue. It’s an assembly that allows its pair protagonists to thrive inside moments of tedium, suggesting a story worth telling takes precedent over action not always worth doing.
  7. PlaySense
    Dec 23, 2020
    80
    A creative mixture of genres, Haven tells a believable and engaging story, accompanied by a wonderful soundtrack. It gets a bit repetitive toward the end, but don’t let that stop you from experiencing this.
  8. PlayStation Universe
    Dec 3, 2020
    80
    The Game Bakers have done a wonderful job creating a unique world and telling a love story that's believable and intriguing. I was fully invested in Kay and Yu and shaping their relationship. Though the game is all about the story, the game's turn-based combat is truly unique and demands your attention. What seals the deal is Havens's fantastic soundtrack providing some of the best electronic music I've heard in a while. For those looking for a different type of game, Haven is a great alternative for those looking for a great character-driven and emotional. experience.
  9. Multiplayer.it
    Dec 8, 2020
    78
    Quotation forthcoming.
  10. Jeuxvideo.com
    Dec 3, 2020
    75
    A charming surprise and should mark the genre of adventure game thanks to the quality of the writing, the few mechanics borrowed from RPGs, the possibility of playing as a duo and its accessibility.

Awards & Rankings

21
#21 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2020
19
#19 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2020

User Reviews

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User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 42
  3. Negative: 10 out of 42
  1. SuperkenGaming
    Jan 6, 2021
    5
    Haven
    Cute and Pretty and Pretty Boring
    Haven is a 3rd person exploration game where you play solo or coop as Kay and Yu, two lovers that    Haven
    Cute and Pretty and Pretty Boring
    Haven is a 3rd person exploration game where you play solo or coop as Kay and Yu, two lovers that escaped to a lost planet together.. at first Haven looks promising with its beautiful color and design, its race like mechanics for floating around this lost planet… but almost instantly turns into a head scratching, what is this?
    its kind of instantly boring and never does much to ease this feeling, there is cute boyfriend girlfriend dialog between the two, you can explore the world to find different ingredients to cook for eachother, and you can collect materials to upgrade your items and your home called the nest, and the game looks and feels the same for at least 4 hours… I couldn’t muster up the care to see haven all the way through to the end, it is just so repetitive, all 4 hours look the same and have you doing the same things,clean up this iron goo, pacify these rogue creatures in a little turn based combat, and float across these bridges to a new patch of land just to do the same thing…
    I couldn’t take it anymore…
    Sadly there is no aspect here I could see that could make anyone else feel otherwise..
    Not even the relationship building between to two..
    I just couldn’t care where cleaning up this world would take me..
    I give Haven
    a 5/10    … Full Review »
  2. dark0153
    Mar 27, 2023
    0
    Horrible coop experience
    - only tracks trophies for 1 user
    - duo attacks are broken by enemy attacks - locked movement for 1 player - dialogue    Horrible coop experience
    - only tracks trophies for 1 user
    - duo attacks are broken by enemy attacks
    - locked movement for 1 player
    - dialogue choices must be confirmed by both players, even if each player controls one character

    Should be removed from PS store or have the coop part disabled
    Not sure how this dumpster fire passed QA and Sony certification    … Full Review »
  3. Nuhman1990
    Jun 21, 2021
    10
    Game was awesome when you play with your Gf or wife !! Had a good gaming experience! Relaxing music and enjoyable story!!
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