Duskfade Duskfade Reviews: What Critics and Players Say
This page compares named reviews and store ratings. It is not our own hands-on review.
Direct review summary
August 16 snapshots were broadly positive: Metacritic 79 from 15 critics and 8.4 users, Steam Very Positive at 218, and PlayStation 4.57/5 at about 1.1K. The numbers use different methods.
Critic scores
| Source | Recorded value | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| Metacritic | 79 / 15 critics; 8.4 users | Aggregator scores |
| Steam | Very Positive / 218 | Store user reviews |
| PlayStation | 4.57/5 / about 1.1K | Store ratings |
How to compare the sources
Metacritic aggregates critic and user scores; Steam shows a label plus review count; PlayStation shows a store rating. They are not one shared scale and should not be averaged.
Named critic themes
- Polygon calls it a delightful approximately 20-hour adventure with clear Kingdom Hearts, Mario and Jak & Daxter comparisons.
- GamingTrend emphasizes an emotional story and the obvious Kingdom Hearts comparison.
- Console Creatures frames it as an early-2000s-style mix of Jak and Daxter, Ratchet & Clank and Kingdom Hearts, while noting the era's rough edges.
- I Dream of Indie presents a PS2-era platformer with Kingdom Hearts vibes and praises the visual direction in its review opening.
Player ratings
Steam showed Very Positive from 218 reviews, while PlayStation showed 4.57/5 from about 1.1K ratings on August 16. These are store ratings, not our own survey.
How this review roundup works
No first-hand review, score or recommendation is authored here. Open the named reviews for their full methods, criticisms and context.
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- Metacritic — Duskfade — source for 79 from 15 critics and an 8.4 user score on August 16 only.
- Steam — official Duskfade store — source for Very Positive rating from 218 reviews on August 16 only.
- PlayStation Store — Duskfade — source for the 4.57/5 score from about 1.1K ratings recorded on August 16.
- Polygon — Duskfade review — source for the attributed approximately 20-hour, delightful-adventure and comparison themes.
- GamingTrend — Duskfade review — source for the attributed emotional-story and Kingdom Hearts comparison themes.
- Console Creatures — Duskfade review — source for the attributed early-2000s comparison and rough-edge framing.
- I Dream of Indie — Duskfade review — source for the attributed PS2-era/Kingdom Hearts framing and the reviewer’s praise for its visual direction.