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Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
OpenCritic83IGDB82
Ape Out is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. Build up nearly unstoppable momentum and use your captors as both weapons and shields to crush everyone on your procedurally generated path to freedom.
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Relentless, overwhelming, dark and abstract.
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GameSpaceEd OrrMar 20199.5/10I adore Ape Out. Visually it seems very uncomplicated, but step into the shoes of this gorilla and you will find that its simplicity belies a very considered approach to game design.
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Hardcore GamerJames CunninghamFeb 20194.5/5Ape Out is an absolutely fantastic action game with an incredible sense of style.
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Nintendo LifeMitch VogelFeb 20199/10The Nintendo eShop would be a considerably more exciting and interesting place if it were packed full of games like Ape Out, it's a refreshingly original experience that more than deserves a place in any Switch owner's library. Difficult, frenetic gameplay, a strong art direction, and an even stronger jazz drum soundtrack make this the sort of memorable game that you'll likely keep coming back to over and over for another few runs at the arcade mode. We'd give Ape Out a strong recommendation to anyone looking for a distinct and unforgettable game for their Switch collection; it's a bit of an acquired taste, but this is well worth your time.
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New Game NetworkJosh HinkeFeb 201962/100Mashing up unique aesthetics and gameplay doesn't always yield a perfect result, and Ape Out tries to fit together two disparate ideas without successfully navigating the challenges of such an endeavor. Too many elements just don't work at a fundamental level, making it an uneven effort at best.
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PC GamerTyler WildeMar 201970/100A sensational audiovisual experience that starts to drag around halfway in.
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IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 115 ratings.
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