Viewfinder

 PlayStation 5
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23

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  1. royalguy07
    Aug 28, 2023
    6
    A Simple Concept with manageable puzzles in a peaceful setting. The mechanics of the game are simple and intuitive to learn and master. The puzzles ascend in complexity but never really take longer than a couple minutes to solve. If you are stuck it is almost always because you are overthinking the simple solution. The background story feels a little bloated and irrelevant, stakes are laidA Simple Concept with manageable puzzles in a peaceful setting. The mechanics of the game are simple and intuitive to learn and master. The puzzles ascend in complexity but never really take longer than a couple minutes to solve. If you are stuck it is almost always because you are overthinking the simple solution. The background story feels a little bloated and irrelevant, stakes are laid out but there is no real reason to care about them.… Expand
  2. Ska-Tea
    Aug 18, 2023
    6
    Gotta give it to this game,

    It ain't Portal, but its such a Mind bending experience that comparing it to the amount of work would be laughable. As the game progresses you have new challenges culminating in a time trial that ends the game too soon. There was this one level that put you in levels on levels in this picture quest, that I loved, but as soon as they scaled back and did    Gotta give it to this game,

    It ain't Portal, but its such a Mind bending experience that comparing it to the amount of work would be laughable. As the game progresses you have new challenges culminating in a time trial that ends the game too soon. There was this one level that put you in levels on levels in this picture quest, that I loved, but as soon as they scaled back and did picture teleporting, they dropped the ball on a game that could have been a mind bending experience. They gave you a lot in the beginning and then kinda scaled back to rehash old challenges.    … Expand

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#46 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2023
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#79 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2023

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Gamereactor Finland
    Nov 7, 2023
    90
    One of the best puzzle games this year.
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  2. PLAY
    Sep 6, 2023
    80
    With such a strong central mechanic, you could forgive Viewfinder for setting it and forgetting it – but it doesn’t, iterating and surprising with each level. [Issue#31, p.82]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Aug 11, 2023
    80
    It may not be quite as picture-perfect as we'd hoped for, but Viewfinder's most memorable vignettes will surely earn it a permanent slot in your brain's own photo album. [Issue#388, p.121]
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