SummaryControl and transform Joy, a fallen star who lands in a beautiful land of light and sound. Navigate this mesmerising musical garden in this unique experience completely at your own pace. Bring the world around you to life and return fallen stars to the sky.
Developer:Ubisoft Reflections
Ode
Released On:
Nov 27, 2017
Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
User score
Mixed or Average
6.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
58% Positive
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42% Mixed
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Dec 12, 2017
90
Ode is a beautiful journey through sounds and colors, it's experimentation and exploration in a dreamy world.
Jan 28, 2018
80
Ode is a great musical platformer able to entertain everyone. Simplicity is one of its best elements, because it gives you a heartwarming welcome after a hard day. Everything in this game makes for a perfect sound and by going forward you get a final melody filled with happiness. Besides a lack of levels there are no bad things here.
Dec 4, 2017
80
If you’ve ever wondered what poetry in motion looks like, then Ode’s imaginative mix of music and exploration will leave you with a smile on your face.
Dec 12, 2017
75
Ode is a game that let you relax and do almost nothing. It looks and sounds beautiful, but we doubt you will play it a lot.
Dec 7, 2017
70
With Ode Ubisoft Reflections created another very interesting experience after Grow Home and Grow Up. The game is short and suffers from excessive slipperiness regarding the movement of the character, but it's got some original ideas and a bunch of evocative sequences.
Dec 8, 2017
65
In Ode Ubisoft Reflections takes another experimental look at exploration in games, this time with a main focus on music. It is fun, but it does not really stick like other titles did.
Mar 14, 2018
50
Underneath the artsy surface Ode is a hollow, shallow experience that I will never come back to and can’t recommend. [02/2018, p.39]
User score
Mixed or Average
6.8
38% Positive
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46% Mixed
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15% Negative
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Dec 11, 2017
9
This should be top of your 'get high and play' list. A mind bending transdimensional music trip. If you've ever wondered what its like to be fully immersed in a game - this is for you. -1 for uPlay however, why not steam?
Aug 25, 2019
5
I thought I'd like a game about releasing joy. I normally like these free explore games, and as a musician a game about unlocking the song should appeal. For whatever reason Ode didn't connect with me at all. I started the game 3 times and never even finished the first level. I always ended up exiting before getting to a save point or completing the level. I admit I must be pathetically bad at the platforming elements the game needs me to perform to progress. I got to the same place 3 different times and couldn't figure out how to advance or couldn't execute the jumps needed (I rarely play platformer-type games so maybe that's part of it). Each time I got frustrated and lost interest and said I'll try again later, and each return took me back to start of game. I probably won't try a fourth time though, as it'll probably end the same - and I'm tired of hearing that same song repeat. I guess I'm disappointed as I was looking for something odd and experimental like this to take my mind to a different fun place. I can't recommend it though.
