Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Sep 27, 2022
    70
    It's a relaxing and simple game with a peaceful narrative. On the other hand, this permeates a casual delivery without much distinction, with mechanics and character construction that could be considered flat. Various Daylife is a good installment for your cell phone, but the jump to Nintendo Switch was too big for it.
  2. Oct 3, 2022
    66
    Various Daylife is held back by its mobile game nature and too many wrong choices that transform the game in a series of jobs and actions that no one would really love to do.
  3. Sep 30, 2022
    60
    With a boring gameplay loop and a wasted combat system, Various Daylife proves that porting games from mobile to console isn't always a good idea.
  4. Sep 30, 2022
    60
    Various Daylife is the epitome of an experimental RPG. This is the kind of game that you’ll have a much better time with if you limit yourself to only fifteen minutes or maybe half an hour a day. Stay within that time frame, and the daily stat management, quick quest runs, and the simple class system will just about hit the spot. Play for much longer, and you’ll soon realize how relatively shallow the gameplay loop really is. We’d give this one a very light recommendation for anyone who’s obsessed with the work of Team Asano or for those who want a simple and light RPG for their Switch—if neither of those describes you, you’re not missing much by choosing to pass.
  5. Sep 27, 2022
    60
    Various Daylife is an RPG originally designed for mobiles with the intention of being played for short periods of time. It has well-designed battle mechanics, and despite trying to provoke a sense of routine, players with little patience for casual systems will leave it after a couple of hours.
User Score
1.8

Overwhelming dislike- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 4 out of 4
  1. Oct 4, 2022
    3
    Loading, loading, loading. For basically a text based adventure game there is so much lag between each screen that it is incrediblyLoading, loading, loading. For basically a text based adventure game there is so much lag between each screen that it is incredibly infuriating to play. I got the game before any reviews were out, without knowing what the gameplay was like. FYI, apparently this game is a port from mobile. Idk what the other platforms are like, but this is a bad port. Cannot recommend. Besides the lag, the actual gameplay is lackluster. Very boring. Not much to do except click the work option that gives the most experience each day. Full Review »
  2. Aug 16, 2023
    0
    **** game. Never played it. Sounds like an Ai generated game with an octopath traveler looking as logo. RPG nowdays a the **** type of game**** game. Never played it. Sounds like an Ai generated game with an octopath traveler looking as logo. RPG nowdays a the **** type of game because it turned in to a cheap way to make fast money. Square took inspiration off of EA because the only games they make now days are doodoo. Also dunkey i love you. Knack 3 baby ** knack is back (ohh yeahh) Full Review »