Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Dec 16, 2020
    70
    Here’s the thing about WILDFIRE: This game is fun. The art is excellent. The music is solidly okay. The charm and memorability is fleeting and lacks the kind of variety of gameplay experiences you might have playing other games. This game will force you to think outside of the box. However, I am unsure if most will want to complete the game twice to fully unlock everything. Playing on the Switch brings its own unique challenges, like the issues with lag and aiming with the Joy-Con joysticks. If you and your friend played this game separately, you most likely will have had the same type of experience.
  2. Dec 15, 2020
    70
    Amazing fun and inexplicably addicting, Wildfire is a worthy addition to your collection, especially if you like a good stealth game. However, the game is inexplicably laggy, to the point of annoyance. Fingers crossed that a patch is forthcoming.
  3. Dec 3, 2020
    70
    Fans of stealth games who missed Wildfire’s original release should certainly consider its Switch incarnation. The technical issues do unfortunately make this the admittedly inferior version of the game, but they aren’t enough to sully a brilliantly approachable and creative indie stealth adventure.
  4. 60
    The frequent slow down significantly hurts my ability to recommend Wildfire on Switch. The back half of the game features a near constant lag that had me hoping for the experience to end. There is fun to be had still; I liked going back through early levels trying to puzzle out how to make it through while completing the optional challenges. However, the amount of joy I gained from those experiences doesn’t negate the fact that Wildfire just runs poorly on Switch. If you’re interested, it’s probably better to play this on PC.
User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Mar 4, 2021
    7
    Decent game, this, with a few innovative ideas and mechanics - but the two main things with it, stealth and platforming, just feelDecent game, this, with a few innovative ideas and mechanics - but the two main things with it, stealth and platforming, just feel frustratingly imprecise at times. The story is also nothing special, but overall, a decent game worth getting on a sale, I'd say. Full Review »