Tinykin

 Xbox Series X
User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 98 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 88 out of 98
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 98
  3. Negative: 7 out of 98

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  1. JazGalaxy
    Sep 11, 2022
    6
    TInykin is a competently constructed game. The controls are great, the camera and graphics are well done, and the style is competent. ... it's just not particularly fun or mentally interesting. Do not let the pikmin comparisons trick you. This game is NOTHING LIKE PIKMIN. While you do have several different kinds of "tiny kin" who follow you around in a mob, Ala pikmin, you do not chooseTInykin is a competently constructed game. The controls are great, the camera and graphics are well done, and the style is competent. ... it's just not particularly fun or mentally interesting. Do not let the pikmin comparisons trick you. This game is NOTHING LIKE PIKMIN. While you do have several different kinds of "tiny kin" who follow you around in a mob, Ala pikmin, you do not choose which tinykin to deploy and they are all bound to one button to use. The game "auto" deploys whatever tiny kin are necessary for a task, and the task is always highlighted on the screen. This braindead interactivity is MUCH MORE CLOSE TO SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE than Pikmin. Except in Sunshine, when you saw gunk and pressed a button to "fix gunk", you at least had the gameplay element of moving the controller around to eliminate the gunk. In Tinykin, you see an obstacle, you place your reticle over the obstacle and press the "tinykin button" and they jump out and solve the issue. It is completely brain dead.

    This is another example of a modern brain dead video game that others would describe as "chill" and "relaxing". To me it's just a waste of time, tedious and boring. Minus all of the pointless embellishments, Tinykin is a 3D platfomer with no danger, no death, no strategy, and no challenge. Zero. It's not present. It's just a game where you jump around on platforms collecting widgets and occasionally press a button to interact with a background object.    … Expand

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#10 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2022
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#24 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2022

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Gameblog.fr
    Jan 9, 2023
    80
    Yes, Tinykin is definitely a good one. The game may be short, but it feels great. With its mastered and skilfully used gameplay, stimulating exploration, a lot of humour and an appealing art direction, Splashteam's game manages to give us a great time. In short, it's a real breath of fresh air that will certainly delight fans of the genre and will certainly surprise all the others.
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  2. GameMAG
    Oct 30, 2022
    80
    Tinykin is a minuscule and and relaxing experience with some fun Nintendo-vibes. The game is quite short, but for its five hours runtime you won't have the chance to ever feel bored.
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  3. Shacknews
    Sep 8, 2022
    90
    Tinykin is a meaningful experience that reminds me of why I fell in love with video games. I hope a lot of people play it so we get more colorful and wonderful titles like Tinykin because games like this are what it’s all about.
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