Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

July 25, 2024

AdventurePuzzle Nintendo SwitchPCPlayStation 5

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure follows the story of Jemma, a small-town misfit on a journey of self-discovery. Venturing out beyond her stiflingly cozy confines, she finds an inspiring world - but also one ruled by fear, and a strange, immovable ‘static’ force. Can she disrupt a culture of stagnation, and …

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A.J. Maciejewski Video Chums Jul 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

30.0

"As one of my new favourite indies of the year, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is a joy to play with its unconventional puzzles."

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Alana Hagues Nintendo Life Jul 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

80.0

"Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure dares to be different, and it succeeds with aplomb. By interweaving a heartwarming and inclusive story with addictive gameplay, Furniture &a; Mattress teaches us that puzzle games can be more than just a vehicle for making …"

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Alberto Desfassiaux Atomix Jul 2024
88.0 /100

Graphics

84.0

Gameplay

93.0

Story

82.0

"Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is another indie triumph. The way the game innovates and presents new ideas is a very special thing. It&s;s only real problem is the way it handles difficulty and frustration."

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Alexandre Galvão GameBlast Jul 2024
70.0 /100

Graphics

45.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

65.0

"Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure stands out for its originality and charm, offering a magical and compelling experience. The soundtrack, charming art direction and plot help create an immersive, captivating atmosphere. However, the gameplay, while innovative, presents challenges that may hinder …"

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Alex Orona NintendoWorldReport Jul 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

75.0

"Looking deeper into the mechanics, I was in awe at the clever nature each solution took. At the end of the day, Arranger is a complete package of puzzle, story, heart, art and music. If only it stood out more …"

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Axel Bosso TheGamer Jul 2024
70.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

45.0

"Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is both a pleasing and frustrating puzzling journey that leaves you thinking both about the steps you make in-game and the ones that you might or might not make in your real life. This could have …"

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Christian Donlan Eurogamer Jul 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

80.0

"This is a lovely mixture of puzzling and exploration, with a delirious wraparound twist."

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David Silbert The Punished Backlog Jul 2024
65.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

45.0

Story

20.0

"In isolation, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is a tough but fair puzzle game. Once the game clicks, there’s a zen-like flow to zooming about the environment (speedrunners, take note). But the puzzle element is only one part of its RPG …"

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Eric Oliveira PSX Brasil Jul 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

88.0

Gameplay

78.0

Story

84.0

"Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure manages to combine the best of a good puzzle game with a captivating story in a very well told narrative. With simple concepts, it gives a show of excellence in everything it has proposed."

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Evan Norris VGChartz Jul 2024
65.0 /100

Graphics

40.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

70.0

"Even with a few underdeveloped components, Arranger is very much like its heroine Jemma: charming and hard to ignore."

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Franco Borgogna La Orden del Pixel Jul 2024
100.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

70.0

"Furniture &a; Mattress debuts with Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, a title that captivates thanks to an original movement mechanic and an intelligent approach to its puzzles. A title that with only a handful of hours offers one of those breaths …"

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Gareth Brading Entertainium Jul 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

75.0

"Arranger is a palate-cleansing puzzle game which hits all its notes with fine precision."

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James O&s;Connor Press Start Jul 2024
75.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

75.0

"Arranger takes a type of game puzzle that is often irritating and turns it into something pretty cool – even if some of that frustration remains. It&s;s absolutely gorgeous and full of interesting mechanical ideas, and though its core premise …"

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Jemma Casson Pure Nintendo Jul 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

66.0

"Arranger is a creative outing with a perfectly balanced sense of adventure. The light-hearted tone is coupled with the unique sliding mechanic to present something different and, most importantly, fun. This is a title worth checking out."

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Jenni Lada Siliconera Jul 2024
60.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

55.0

Story

65.0

"I appreciate Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure and what it sets out to do, as the concept is great and some puzzles are thought-provoking."

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Jerry Williams RPG Fan Jul 2024
75.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

70.0

"A chill, breezy puzzle game with some quests and novel ideas that&s;ll spark the imagination every now and then."

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Joe Richards PlayStation Universe Jul 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

95.0

Gameplay

88.0

Story

75.0

"Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is a wonderfully inventive iteration of the classic tile-puzzler that manages to blend well-realised gameplay with a particularly contemporary story that will strike a chord with a great deal of people who play it. Every aspect …"

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Jordan Biordi CGMagazine Jul 2024
85.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

85.0

"Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure made sliding-block puzzles fun and interesting. That in and of itself is the highest praise I could give it."

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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight Jul 2024
90.0 /100

"A smart, and simply different, mix of puzzle and RPG elements that feels fresh"

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Keza MacDonald Guardian Jul 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

30.0

"It definitely exhausted my brain from time to time – now and then I was just shifting stuff around in circles because I couldn’t figure out how to make three blocks land on three separate switches at the same time, …"

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Lyle Carr God is a Geek Jul 2024
90.0 /100

"Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is an engaging puzzle game full of heart, charm and a whole lot of variety."

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Marco Aurélio Couto PSX Brasil Jul 2024
85.0 /100

Graphics

35.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

78.0

"Just like Jemma&s;s search for identity, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure managed to find a very good place among the genre titles. The way its story develops and the ability to solve more challenging puzzles mix together to create a beautiful …"

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Matthew Pollesel Gaming Age Jul 2024
65.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

60.0

"Arranger has enough flaws that I can’t say I love it, either. There are good ideas, and occasionally very good execution, but on the whole none of it feels like it ever clicks into a coherent, must-play whole."

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Melika Jeddi Screen Hype Jul 2024
82.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

80.0

"Overall, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is an incredibly strong entry into the puzzle genre. A lot of indie puzzle games can be hit and miss, but this one definitely was a hit. Sure, it had a few minor flaws, but …"

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Mitchell Demorest Slant Magazine Jul 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

85.0

"This continuity also deepens your connection to the world in interesting ways. Since every step Jemma takes affects everything around her, it means that she’s always moving other people in ways they find helpful or annoying. Sometimes she solves problems …"

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Nate Shearer NextPlay Jul 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

55.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

35.0

"Arranger crafts a charming puzzler that feels smaller than it deserves due to its fleeting puzzle elements. Its serviceable narrative coupled with a brief game length may turn away some gamers. However, with its accessible difficulty curve, lack of fail …"

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Nathan Hermanson video games are good Jul 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

95.0

Story

85.0

"Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is an explosion of creativity. The team of artists behind it turned one simple concept into an adventure worth taking, turned simple tiles on a grid into a world full of imaginative concepts, and, hopefully, will …"

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Paula Moore LadiesGamers.com Jul 2024
100.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

80.0

"Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is a game focused on the core experience of exploration and puzzle-solving. It brings a refreshing twist to the RPG genre. Its innovative grid system, storytelling, and visuals make it a standout title for me on …"

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Saras Rajpal Final Weapon Jul 2024
70.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

70.0

"Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is an addicting and fun title with a beautiful art style and a near flawless performance, regardless if you&s;re playing on docked mode or handheld mode. Despite the short runtime, a lack of any content for …"

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Stefano Calzati The Games Machine Jul 2024
85.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

85.0

"Arranger: A Role-puzzling Adventure is a beautifully crafted concept game, short, intense, full of ideas and too much fun, both for the fingers and the brain. A beautiful story (with a very likeable protagonist, like all the other characters), simple, …"

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Stephen Tailby Push Square Jul 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

80.0

"Arranger is a delightful puzzle adventure game that we thoroughly enjoyed from beginning to end. Its tile-sliding puzzles are simple but well designed, and new ideas are introduced at a steady rate, adding variety without overcomplicating things. On top of …"

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Thomas Arnold GameXplain Jul 2024
80.0 /100
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90.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

65.0

"Furniture &a; Mattress&s; debut game moves all its threads with surgical precision to get puzzles and adventures to share a triumphant close-up."

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Will "FncWill" Hogeweide Rectify Gaming Jul 2024
100.0 /100

Graphics

96.0

Gameplay

100.0

Story

97.0

"Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is a true masterpiece that sets a new standard for indie games. Its innovative gameplay mechanics, unique world design, and captivating narrative come together to create an unforgettable experience that will leave players eager for more"

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