The Pedestrian

 PlayStation 5
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17

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  1. HaloFever
    Jan 24, 2023
    8
    Excellent little puzzle game. I absolutely love the premise and the aesthetic. I could play a whole platforming game based on sign gal or sign guy. What keeps this game from perfection the tediousness of some of the puzzles. I want to enjoy a game, not rewire a house.

    The premise of the game is novel. You are the person in one of those caution signs. Your power is that you can move from    Excellent little puzzle game. I absolutely love the premise and the aesthetic. I could play a whole platforming game based on sign gal or sign guy. What keeps this game from perfection the tediousness of some of the puzzles. I want to enjoy a game, not rewire a house.

    The premise of the game is novel. You are the person in one of those caution signs. Your power is that you can move from sign to sign. What is your goal? Who knows. You follow clues and traverse a city. Your signs may be 2-D, but the word around the signs is very much alive and in 3D. It’s been awhile since I’ve been wowed by this kind of innovative concept.

    The puzzles themselves simple enough. Where the game goes wrong is in taxing the player with multiple steps of completing a circuit, retracing, and completing an circuit again. Cut puzzles are fun. Work is not. The obvious problem for a puzzle game such as this is that puzzle that is too difficult will frustrate players and a puzzle that is too easy is just going through the motions. I like games that start with easy puzzles that teach me how to solve the hard puzzles. I also like puzzles that have a trick to them, as in some unexpected way of solving them. Solving a tricky puzzles opens up a part of your brain to something new. The Pedestrian only touches on this, and that is where the game maxes out at being good and not great.

    All in all, this is a fun little game with fantastic quality.

    Full disclosure: I received this game as part of my PS+ collection. (This is how I find most games these days). My play through was a little over 3 hours. Your mileage my vary.    … Expand
  2. morikules
    Dec 20, 2022
    10
    A beautiful looking puzzle game with a very cool mechanic and the twist in the end let my mouth stand wide open all the time, because it came with such a surprise. Fantastic!
  3. ehtaco
    May 28, 2023
    7
    Interesting puzzle game with a great aesthetic. Bit on the tedious side at times, but enjoyable nonetheless.
  4. MCLO
    Feb 1, 2021
    8
    Amo jogos de quebra cabeça e este é muito muito bom! Dificuldade crescente, mecânicas bem explicadas e desafiadoras sem serem muito frustrantes, além de um estilo de arte legal. Pontos negativos são a curta duração, não aproveitar mais o último e surpreendente tipo de quebra cabeça e falta de mais trofeus, inclusive platina.
  5. synaptical
    Mar 30, 2021
    9
    Really a fun puzzle game that has a fair amount of challenges! I think for the price you get very good contents

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#25 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Mar 8, 2021
    80
    If you’re tired of 2.5D puzzle-platformers with a horror tinge, The Pedestrian’s signswitching action will serve as a refreshing roadside alternative. [Issue#186, p.89]
  2. DarkStation
    Feb 19, 2021
    100
    The Pedestrian is one of the best puzzle experiences I’ve had on the console. It starts off strong and carries that energy throughout the rest of the adventure, dishing out new mechanics and obstacles at a comfortable pace that never had me feeling bored or disinterested. Mix together the gameplay with an animated setting and a jaunty musical score and the end result is a delectable delight of video game entertainment.
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  3. PlayStation Country
    Feb 16, 2021
    80
    The Pedestrian is an ace collection of puzzles thematically linked by some very clever set dressing as you traverse 3D environments via 2D puzzles. It's really quite good. Get on it.
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