Last Day of June

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

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  • Summary: Join Carl and June on what begins as a magical outing to their favorite spot, and try to unlock the sequence of events that could save the day and June's life in this cinematic experience that will compel you to ask yourself: "What would I do to save the one I love?"

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Nintendo Insider
    Apr 9, 2018
    80
    Last Day Of June is a short but satisfying tale that uses the Groundhog Day formula to immerse you in a touching and thoughtful way. While it doesn’t shy away from very serious real-world situations, it also doesn’t tastelessly sink you too deep into its dark depressive undertones either. It has a clever approach, especially considering the choice of medium that it uses, which is all so beautifully and carefully constructed to tell you its story.
  2. God is a Geek
    Mar 22, 2018
    80
    I’ll mention that this soundtrack is worth the price of admission itself but the story is fantastic and this is no doubt an experience you will remember.
  3. Pocket Gamer UK
    Mar 21, 2018
    80
    Last Day of June is an emotive and nicely balanced narrative adventure with a few issues holding it back.
  4. Eurogamer Italy
    Mar 25, 2018
    80
    Heart-breaking, devastating and sometimes adorable. Last Day of June is a simple but well-written story about love, death, loss and the cruel company of loneliness. A piercing and deeply emotional adventure, partially ruined only by regular backtracking sequences.
  5. NintendoWorldReport
    Mar 22, 2018
    75
    Last Day of June is mostly quite good. It’s a story-driven game with one of the best-told stories I’ve seen in some time, and it offers an emotional edge that’s likely going to leave you with a lot of feelings by the time you reach the credits. The gameplay, however, is passable at best and annoyingly repetitive at worst, and while it didn’t fully keep me from wanting to reach the end, it added a somewhat frustrating slog to get there.
  6. Cubed3
    Mar 19, 2018
    70
    Last Day of June is a great example of how to turn a short tale into an engaging interactive experience, one that importantly does not overstay its welcome. There may be one or two frustrations along the way but, all-in-all, it tugs at the heart strings in the right places on the story front, and also engages the brain on the gameplay side of things enough to make everything feel extremely satisfying once it reaches its conclusion.
  7. Nintendo Life
    Mar 20, 2018
    70
    Looking past the mediocre puzzle and adventuring elements as well as the cinematic repetition, Last Day of June excels at storytelling – conveying emotion on-screen in a way few other games manage to achieve. The developer has admittedly done a sound job at making a title involving such depressing themes as beautiful as possible – through its unique animation, perfectly synced soundtrack and stunning visuals. If you do intend on playing this, the ending is as catastrophic as it is comforting.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Lukemon
    Apr 14, 2018
    9
    Last Day of June è uno di quei giochi che una volta giocati ti rimangono dentro, che ti segnano e che rimarranno per sempre come punto diLast Day of June è uno di quei giochi che una volta giocati ti rimangono dentro, che ti segnano e che rimarranno per sempre come punto di riferimento. Un game design e un character design magistrali, accompagnati da colonne sonore davvero gradevoli, sempre pertinenti, e che accompagnano perfettamente l'esperienza. Una trama meravigliosa e da subito coinvolgente, con dei personaggi che trasmettono una carica empatia notevole, nonostante non parlino e non abbiano gli occhi. Assolutamente da giocare, e da plus si aggiunge la natura ibrida, quindi anche portatile, di Switch.… Expand
  2. Switchindiefix
    Mar 31, 2018
    8
    The Last Day of June is a beautifully crafted game with a mature and heartbreaking story that will leave an impression on anyone who plays it.The Last Day of June is a beautifully crafted game with a mature and heartbreaking story that will leave an impression on anyone who plays it. I’ve thought about it a lot since finishing and have told everyone I know who likes games to check it out. What lets The Last Day of June down is its lack of direction. I feel like if there was more of a focus on the actual game parts of TLDOJ then it would be a 10 out of 10. However, because of this lack of direction and other smaller problems, it is brought down from being a masterpiece to being good or great- which still isn’t too bad!… Expand
  4. tomashrabek
    Feb 7, 2021
    8
    Very interesting game principle – intertwining stories that combine a result that you are trying to change. It's satisfying to reach theVery interesting game principle – intertwining stories that combine a result that you are trying to change. It's satisfying to reach the emotional climax, but the game is very, very short. What's worth noting is the great soundtrack by Steven Wilson, from the time before he started recording crap.… Expand
  5. Gerdo
    Mar 28, 2023
    8
    Pretty decent game, story is charming and heart wrecking, gameplay and music are fine, art is very good… performance, optimization and loss ofPretty decent game, story is charming and heart wrecking, gameplay and music are fine, art is very good… performance, optimization and loss of frame rate is what drives this down; it is very noticeable and while it is not a deal breaker, it interrupts a rather fine experience.… Expand
  6. b00lpr0p
    Mar 22, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wish I had liked the ending as many people do, but I just hated it. I mean, you spend the whole game struggling to save your beloved one and be together again, just to find out that this is impossible. I give it a 6 because it's a beautiful game, but I think the ending is totally anti-climax.… Expand
  7. RedPixel
    Aug 27, 2019
    6
    I generally enjoy story games, and this (as you know) has a touching story. I like the notion of the intertwined stories; I like the mashup ofI generally enjoy story games, and this (as you know) has a touching story. I like the notion of the intertwined stories; I like the mashup of Groundhog Day / DK64-we-each-have-different-skills / try-to-get-this-Rube-Goldberg-machine-working ideas; and of course, it's all visually beautiful. It's fairly tedious to play, though, and just generally not terribly well crafted as a game. Some really great ideas that didn't quite gel.… Expand

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