SummaryKine is a 3D puzzle game about three whimsical machines that aspire to be musicians. Embark across a theatrically rendered cityscape by solving increasingly difficult 3D puzzles. Guide Euler, Quat, and Roo as they struggle to form a band and find their big break.
Rated Efor Everyone
Developer:Gwen Frey
Kine
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Oct 17, 2019
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Oct 28, 2019
85
Kine is a wonderful puzzle game that will exercise your spacial awareness and charm you with its story. The characters are relatable and surprisingly nuanced, and the visuals are appealing. The music is excellent and integrated into the gameplay in inviting ways. While the game gets incredibly difficult, serious puzzle players are sure to enjoy the challenge. It helped that Roo, Quat, and Euler reminded me of so many old friends, and I found myself wanting the best for the funky boxes as they strived to make their way in the big city. Maybe you will too.
Dec 2, 2019
80
3D puzzle game in which you move three instruments trying to form a band. Somewhere along with the storyline you also become a space and movement strategizing guru. I wholeheartedly recommend it to all puzzle loving gamers.
Nov 1, 2019
80
An amazing experience from beginning to end, though there isn’t enough content to justify the $19.99 launch price. Wait for a sale, then definitely pick it up, and you won’t be sorry.
Jan 9, 2020
75
Kine isn’t original, and it’s got some pretty obvious gameplay flaws. But when a game is as charmingly put-together as this one, you won’t have much difficulty ignoring all that and focusing on the positives.
Oct 31, 2019
60
Adding insult to injury is the somewhat uncooperative camera and the din of discordant sound effects every time you try to make an illegal move (hint: frequently). While those with a penchant for the punishing should check out Kine, less adept puzzlers may wish to stay away.
Oct 28, 2019
50
It never feels good to solve a puzzle through sheer trial and error, and while every puzzle game has one or two duds there are just too many in Kine to allow for the good puzzles to feel worth it. It’s a shame that such a beautiful aesthetic was wasted on this, because the game is not nearly as exciting as the jazz riffs that accompanies it.
Oct 31, 2019
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Despite the frustrating camera, these sequences feature the game’s best puzzles as they start to combine the different movements and mechanics of the trio into stages that are not only clever, but give you the feeling of cooperation between these three instruments as they play together. It is in these moments when Kine is exceptional: it uses the interdependence of the instruments in the puzzle-solving as a metaphor for the band playing music together.
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Dec 4, 2023
10
One of the most unique looking styles to a game, which ultimately ends up drawing you in with its sheer character (I don't know how to use these words, I don't do this often). I'm a musician and music lover myself, and although I'm not pursuing a musical career, I'm actively trying to find my way in life. The sheer joy and wonder that has went into creating this game is one of those rare sparks of hope that's keeping me going further. I might not be echoed by many on this stop of the journey, but somehow, in some way, this game just got through to me. Thank you!
Platforms:
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date:Oct 17, 2019
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