The Library of Babel
April 7, 2023
Inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’ short story of the same name, The Library of Babel invites you to a world 20,000 years after the extinction of humanity. The world is now run by advanced robots, who know very little about their mythical creators. All is well and orderly in a …
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"The Library of Babel has a solid setup and some nice narrative moments. It’s well presented and the central quest is good enough to keep players engaged. The title’s problem is that it struggles to make gameplay fun or varied."
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68.0
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72.0
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75.0
"A game that stealth and infiltration lovers will love. This title from the Spanish team Tanuki Game Studio has managed to build an adventure under an exciting dystopian future."
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70.0
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85.0
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95.0
"Showcasing platform concepts, investigation missions and moments of stealth, The Library of Babel presents itself as an interesting action title, even with problems in the quality of life of the gameplay, such as when using the items, and in its …"
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85.0
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70.0
"Library of Babel is full of beautiful art, excellent worldbuilding, and a story worth telling. Unfortunately, poorly designed platforming and boring stealth segments make up the majority of the gameplay, putting a damper on an experience that was clearly a …"
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68.0
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72.0
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73.0
"The Library of Babel takes its short story inspirations and runs, crafting a compelling, strange sci-fi world that isn&s;t always as fun to explore as it is to read about, or just simply vibe in."
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85.0
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70.0
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85.0
"With a mix of classic cinematic platforming and adventure Babel does it’s own thing, but it isn’t all positives"
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25.0
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30.0
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70.0
"There&s;s a great game waiting to be checked out from The Library of Babel, but it&s;s currently buried under platforming puzzles that are too annoying to be fun. It&s;s a beautiful game with a compelling story, but it needs some …"
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85.0
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65.0
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70.0
"The Library of Babel has great graphic design and setting, but don&s;t expect much more than that. Unless you&s;re one of those players who likes to suffer from tight platforming sessions and a confusing item management system, it&s;s better to …"
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