ghostpia Season One

ghostpia Season One

May 23, 2023

AdventureInteractive Story Nintendo SwitchPC

They say this is an ideal town, a true utopia for ghosts…but is it really? Can you really call this place a utopia? More than anything Sayoko longs to return home, but that may prove harder than it seems. With forgotten memories to recover and a mysterious girl to investigate …

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Ali Haider Twisted Voxel May 2023
70.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

30.0

Story

85.0

"Ghostpia is a visual novel that explores the life of Sayoko in a town inhabited by unique ghosts, offering rich world-building but limited interactivity."

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Arthur Tayt-Sohn Game Lodge May 2023
100.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

95.0

"And as a fan of indie games, I&s;m very pleased to see this type of game developed by Japanese, breaking away from the models of the big studios. As much as I&s;m a fan of the games produced by these …"

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Joe Devader May 2023
90.0 /100

Graphics

86.0

Gameplay

78.0

Story

84.0

"The cast of characters is fun and varied, from the anxious Sayoko to the bubbly and optimistic Yoru, and all of them etch themselves into your memory immediately. Ghostpia never fully throws out an explanation for many of its mysteries, …"

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Juliana Paiva Zapparoli Nintendo Blast May 2023
85.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

95.0

"ghostpia Season One offers five chapters that make a complete plot. Analyzing it from a narrative standpoint, it&s;s hard to describe this visual novel as the impact of the themes it works with will vary from player to player, but, …"

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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight May 2023
65.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

25.0

Story

65.0

"If you’re down for a visual novel where you’re going to just be along the ride, involving a girl who lives in a town of ghosts, it delivers that"

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Matt Sainsbury Digitally Downloaded May 2023
90.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

85.0

"I’m definitely returning for Ghostpia season 2. It’s not just that this game looks quirky. Quirky aesthetics are plentiful. It’s that Ghostpia does something purposeful with the quirkiness, and uses it to enhance a pretty affecting and soulful narrative. I …"

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Megan Cooke GameLuster May 2023
73.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

90.0

"ghostpia is a beautiful experience, and an unfinished one with the potential for season two hovering in the distance, but considering the high price and amount of reading necessary, it is not something I can recommend to most people. For …"

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Oliver Shellding WayTooManyGames May 2023
85.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

45.0

Story

65.0

"As off kilter of a “game” as this might be, it’s nonetheless a heady dose of high strangeness, a cafe blend of Twin Peaks meets Watamote with a fair dash of When Our Journey Ends and just a touch of …"

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Pilar Waldorf NaviGames May 2023
85.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

85.0

"ghostpia Season One is a visual novel that has an incredible artistic section and that will sincerely surprise you if you like what is different."

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