The World Next Door

 Switch
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. GameCritics
    Aug 26, 2019
    75
    The ending is too abrupt and I would have loved to spend more time with the cast, but I’d much rather a game leave me wanting more instead of dragging on and wearing me out hours before credits roll. The World Next Door is a compact little gem that introduces a style and concepts I’d love to see more of. This feels like just the start of something bigger, and I hope the developers get the chance to keep building on their world.
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  1. The Verge
    Apr 14, 2019
    Still, even with its short length The World Next Door remains a fun and interesting game. It also helps that the developers seem to be actively taking feedback and are still working to balance the game.

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11
  1. Skybeast722
    Mar 17, 2021
    7
    Great combat, characters and visuals. The plot was engaging but fell flat at the end.
  2. TheMegaGodz
    Sep 29, 2019
    10
    An amazingly underrated game! With an interesting story, fantastic characters, and a fun combat system, The World Next Door is a guaranteedAn amazingly underrated game! With an interesting story, fantastic characters, and a fun combat system, The World Next Door is a guaranteed good time and an absolute must play!… Full Review »
  3. NotoriousQX
    Apr 29, 2019
    4
    This game is about four hours long, which would be fine if it weren't for the fact that the story/plot of it almost completely fails to followThis game is about four hours long, which would be fine if it weren't for the fact that the story/plot of it almost completely fails to follow through. Several plot hooks and world building elements are brought up and then never actually cashed in on - generally speaking, the world building was weak. This would perhaps be fine if this was a gameplay focused experience, but it isn't. The combat is alright, but it would get old quickly, and the controls/mechanics were not always very responsive during it.

    I was enjoying myself pretty well until the abrupt end where very little is resolved, which is very bad given the fact that it's a largely VN style story-telling experience. The plot was what I was there for, and it completely let me down. Apparently there is an NPC that will tell you more about the plot if you manage to find them several times during the story, though the game never encourages you to do so and unless you haphazardly decide to talk to him every round, you can play the entire game without knowing he exists. I WAS trying to seek him out, but apparently I missed him once or twice, and thus was never told what the plot is. This is made worse by the fact that the game rarely rewards you for talking to random NPCs, so it could easily feel like a waste of time going after them.

    I was very disappointed by where this story went and by how little it used its own world/plot hooks. Even worse was that the characters were decent and the aesthetics were nice. You don't know how much you the story is going to drop the ball until the ending.    … Full Review »
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