Unbound: Worlds Apart

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  • Summary: Explore beautiful, hand-crafted Metroidvanian worlds by conjuring different magic portals. Each portal gives you unique abilities to solve puzzles, outsmart abominable creatures, and unravel mysteries.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Pure Nintendo
    Sep 17, 2021
    90
    Unbound: Worlds Apart blends gorgeous design and animation with puzzle platformer challenges that incorporate a number of unique mechanics to create an extensive and exciting adventure.
  2. Gaming Nexus
    Aug 11, 2021
    90
    A fantastic Metroidvania. The graphics and animation are great and the music is nice and relaxing, provided the occasional difficulty spike isn't stressing you out. There are performance stutters on the Switch version, and a couple of trial-and-error areas that can get annoying, but overall they didn't really sway my overall opinion on the game. If you're a fan of Metroidvania-style games, definitely give Unbound: Worlds Apart a shot.
  3. God is a Geek
    Jul 28, 2021
    85
    Unbound: Worlds Apart is an excellent platform game with plenty of interesting portal puzzles, but it has a lot frame drops on Switch.
  4. COGconnected
    Jul 29, 2021
    80
    Unbound: Worlds Apart is an excellent Metroidvania that is a must for fans of the genre. The imaginative use of the ever-evolving portals ensures that each area feels unique, helping to create a great sense of pace. Although there are some performance issues, they don’t spoil the beautiful adventure through this grand, fantasy world.
  5. Hey Poor Player
    Jul 31, 2021
    80
    Performance woes aside, Unbound: Worlds Apart is easy to recommend to any fans of the Metroidvania genre. With its outstanding presentation, clever mix of puzzles and platforming, and a truly unique hook, it’s a game that will keep you glued to your controller from start to finish. So if you’re looking for an enthralling adventure into a vibrant fantasy world, look no further. Unbound: Worlds Apart is a window into a strange and fascinating realm that you’ll want to explore.
  6. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Aug 9, 2021
    75
    Unbound: Worlds Apart is a unique puzzle platformer. The variety of portals it uses is ingenious, and the hand-drawn art is beautiful. However, its frame rate stutters, and some sections are particularly grueling.
  7. GameSpew
    Aug 4, 2021
    60
    Unbound: Worlds Apart isn’t a bad game by any means, but after a few hours of play it simply begins to feel bland and a little repetitive. Your portal powers seem interesting at the outset, but chances are you’ll eventually get tired of using the same combination of them to overcome platforming challenges and to make your way past creepy arachnids and other oversized bugs unscathed. If you’re in the market for a challenging puzzle platformer there are worse out there, but you’re probably not going to remember your time with Unbound: Worlds Apart once you’re done with it.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Weight4Jake
    Aug 12, 2021
    10
    This game deserves a high score. Such crisp controls, platforming and puzzles. It can get challenging at times but the checkpoints are soThis game deserves a high score. Such crisp controls, platforming and puzzles. It can get challenging at times but the checkpoints are so forgiving and encouraging. It’s not super difficult, just a little bit of challenge & a whole lot of brain teasing fun.… Expand
  2. taranasus
    Jul 30, 2021
    10
    (FIRST!) Unbound Worlds Apart is an amazing Metroidvania platformer with beautiful art, great music and an extremally fun portal mechanic that(FIRST!) Unbound Worlds Apart is an amazing Metroidvania platformer with beautiful art, great music and an extremally fun portal mechanic that alter the way you go about puzzles from one area to another.

    If you're a fan of Ori or Hallow Knight, you can't miss this. Taking inspiration from both you are tasked with challenging some excellent puzzles and precision platforming, with a cute engaging story and an even cuter protagonist (Soli). However do be careful of the precision platforming, I nearly broke my switch in two out of frustration.

    At times the game gets a little atmospheric which only serves to aid in your immersion and enjoyment.

    Great title in its own right that pays homage to its inspiration sources. 10/10 would be a cube again.    … Expand
  4. NindieSpotlight
    Dec 17, 2021
    9
    While they weren’t initially very well-represented on the Switch, in the past 2 years the Metroidvania genre has been thriving thanks to aWhile they weren’t initially very well-represented on the Switch, in the past 2 years the Metroidvania genre has been thriving thanks to a wide variety of indie titles. With that in mind, doing things a little differently would likely be a good idea, and that’s where Unbound makes a case for its potential success, by leaning a bit in the opposite direction most titles choose. While exploration and rewards for persistence are building blocks all titles in the space should have, and that are represented well here, rather than placing an emphasis on combat as most games do within the space, Unbound leans into the puzzles instead. Through the creative use of portals and a variety of powers you’ll wield as the game moves on you’ll be able to navigate through some tough challenges that vary in style and difficulty, making for an experience that never is quite able to get dull and that will put you to the test in some cases to work through how to properly make your way through some intricate maze-like level design. While perhaps not as ideal for the action-oriented set I found the more cerebral approach in this case to be satisfyingly refreshing compared to the norm.

    https://www.nindiespotlight.com/2021/07/mini-reviews-july-30th-edition-nintendo.html    … Expand
  5. GodAmongUs
    Jul 31, 2021
    9
    Excellent game if you like games like Celeste, Ori, and Hollow Knight then this game is for you. Really good puzzles and platforming with aExcellent game if you like games like Celeste, Ori, and Hollow Knight then this game is for you. Really good puzzles and platforming with a unique mechanic that you don't see often in games. Maybe it was inspired from Titanfall level? Also, the graphics are just amazing.… Expand
  6. flowerfun
    Jan 3, 2022
    9
    This is one of the best Metroidvanias I have EVER played. The game makes a great first impression with its graphics and music, the graphicsThis is one of the best Metroidvanias I have EVER played. The game makes a great first impression with its graphics and music, the graphics look amazing and GORGEOUS!!, and the music sounds beautiful. The game's whole gimmick is also very fleshed out and makes some very fun and interesting puzzles. I highly recommend this game if your a Metroidvania fan… Expand
  7. Fortius
    Feb 1, 2023
    9
    Unbound: Worlds Apart is an amazing platformer/puzzle/metroidvania that hits all of the right marks for me. They managed to create a game withUnbound: Worlds Apart is an amazing platformer/puzzle/metroidvania that hits all of the right marks for me. They managed to create a game with very unique puzzle mechanics while ensuring it was visually stunning with a wonderful soundtrack. The puzzles start out easy and get progressively more challenging but the checkpoint system ensures that it isn't punishing. It is truly amazing this little gem isn't more popular as I loved every minute of it!… Expand
  8. Cleb
    Aug 13, 2021
    3
    The begining of this game is such amazing, we expect a lot of things during the story and didn't happens.... the game is a massive sequence ofThe begining of this game is such amazing, we expect a lot of things during the story and didn't happens.... the game is a massive sequence of similiar puzzles and it become boring easily… Expand

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