Tacoma

 Xbox One
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Eurogamer Italy
    Aug 4, 2017
    70
    Less personal than Gone Home but still an enjoyable experience. If a walking simulator is what you’re looking for, Tacoma is able to provide a few strong emotional moments searching for signs of the crew of the space station Tacoma, during their last days aboard. A lack of real empathy with the crew, however, is its weakest point, one that is difficult to forgive. The AR functionality is a very good addition, that we’d like to see in other similar games.
  2. SomosXbox
    Aug 2, 2017
    70
    Tacoma is a very interesting exploration game that will allow us to recompose a history. It is a failure in some technical aspects, however.
  3. GameSpot
    Aug 1, 2017
    70
    Mostly, though, I'm deeply attached to the Tacoma crew, who I only got to know through projections and the things they left behind. Out of everything, that's Tacoma's greatest accomplishment: getting you to care about people who aren't even there.
  5. Everyeye.it
    Aug 3, 2017
    65
    The cold, aseptic and recursive structure of the Tacoma space station is unfortunately reflected in this (almost) emotion-free title.
  6. Game Rant
    Aug 9, 2017
    60
    The game’s technical problems on Xbox One are a real shame, especially since the game is console exclusive to Xbox One, but those looking to look past these issues will be treated to an engrossing and surprising story aboard the Tacoma space station.

Awards & Rankings

57
#57 Best Xbox One Game of 2017
46
#46 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2017
90
#90 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2017

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User Score
6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 60 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 60
  3. Negative: 17 out of 60
  1. KcWright
    Aug 7, 2017
    4
    This game is very underwhelming Gone Home was fantastic Tacoma is not its very boring didnt care about any of the characters the story wasntThis game is very underwhelming Gone Home was fantastic Tacoma is not its very boring didnt care about any of the characters the story wasnt very good save ur money buy something else… Full Review »
  2. ramb0_allstar
    Aug 15, 2017
    6
    Tacoma takes place aboard a space station in the year 2088.

    You play as Amy Ferrier sent by a large space corporation to retrieve on board    Tacoma takes place aboard a space station in the year 2088.

    You play as Amy Ferrier sent by a large space corporation to retrieve on board data of what took place aboard the Space Station Tacoma in its final hours and what happened to the crew. Upon docking you will first come in to contact with Odin the onboard AI for everyone aboard Tacoma. You will make your way through a few different sections of the space station unlocking the final moments of the crew and what actions they took, if any, to either save themselves or save the ones deemed most appropriate to live. You will gather data from each of the quarters and use that data on your journey to finding out what truly happened and what the crew did to stop it.

    The game itself isn’t very long at all. It does make the walking simulator a little more fun with the secret achievements and the oddity here and there. I must say that trying to play this game was a problem. Since launch, a little over a week ago, the game would not load past the boot screen where it says “press A to start”. I waited for a while and tried again and still the same thing, I then tweeted to the TacomaGame twitter handle and received a timely response that I should be happy very soon. That night and update came through allowing me to pass that boot screen and play the game. During my play through I did experience some alarming framerate problems where at times it would drop to 0fps (literally stopping and going) until the fps resumed. A couple of times the game completely crashed back to the home screen during one of these 0fps moments. I didn’t let that deter me in playing and enjoying the game but overall I do have to include that in my review for the game as it can affect another person’s enjoyment overall.    … Full Review »
  3. Darmesis
    Aug 12, 2017
    7
    Played my friend's while dog-sitting for a couple of hours . Not bad. Can't wait for the next time he goes out of town and I get to thePlayed my friend's while dog-sitting for a couple of hours . Not bad. Can't wait for the next time he goes out of town and I get to the story's end to find out that my sister is a lesbian or my brother has transitioned to an Albanian vegetarian.… Full Review »
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