Heaven's Vault

 Switch
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Nintendo Life
    Feb 13, 2021
    70
    Heaven's Vault is a game deeply concerned with the past, how it affects the present, and whether or not it can predict the future. Its fantastic translation puzzles and intricate story are often overshadowed by its unfortunate need to constantly pause and load, sadly denying it the higher score that it otherwise deserves. Aside from these technological issues, Heaven's Vault is a world that's beautifully realised, with a mystery that you'll be thinking about long after the game is done.
  2. Nintenderos
    Jan 28, 2021
    70
    This game is more interesting for the questions it asks you to ask yourself than for the answers it gives openly. Everyone should play it because everyone will draw different conclusions from this complex and beautiful experience.
  3. Vooks
    Jan 28, 2021
    50
    I love the concepts and world of Heaven's Vault, but I know deep down I would have loved them more as something other than a game.
  5. TheGamer
    Jan 28, 2021
    50
    Heaven’s Vault is a game that was made with love and passion, that much is clear. This is a fascinatingly unique concept for a game, and the Ancient text must have taken a team months upon months of planning and work to put in place, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into a fun or engaging experience when stretched out into hours of vague and unsatisfying puzzling.

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Terrax
    Jun 24, 2021
    10
    I grew up on point and click puzzle games but this game blows puzzle narratives out of the water and sets a new and high bar. The charactersI grew up on point and click puzzle games but this game blows puzzle narratives out of the water and sets a new and high bar. The characters and dialogue are charming and intriguing, you will find yourself emotionally invested in the cast and their goings-on and conspiracies. All this laced together with a fantastically vast array of monumental ruins to explore and slowly translate down a sense of understanding from.

    This game despite having a decently long play time for a single run has -Immense- replayability. The game carries over your old correct translations, and the plots and events can branch and intermingle in so many ways. You might unleash the forbidden in one run or possibly facilitate a cataclysm in another, or even neither. As you make peace with your decisions there is always another on the horizon that will put you in just as intense of a hot seat.

    In spite of being such a "choices matter" game where your decisions are on a clock, the game is uniquely meditative in meandering around ancient ruins and sailing sky streams while making quips with your companion.

    If you've at all got a soft spot for anthropology or archeology this game will press your buttons, test your limits, and kick your sense of wonder wide open as you unfurl what is truly an unforgettable adventure.    … Full Review »
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