Broken Pieces

Broken Pieces

September 9, 2022

ActionAdventureSurvival PCPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X/S

When Elise and her fiance decided to leave urban life and settle near the French coast, she could not imagine that she would end up completely alone. Now, surrounded by strange phenomena in a dark, post-Cold War climate, Elise will have to investigate and unravel the mysteries surrounding the region …

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Alicia Brunskill Rapid Reviews UK Sep 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

70.0

"Broken Pieces caught my eye as it seemed like it had the potential for a fulfilling single-player adventure. After spending quite a lot of time immersed in multiplayer games recently, this promised to be a welcome change of pace. Find …"

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Andrew Farrell SmashPad Sep 2022
70.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

45.0

"Broken Pieces has strong world design and interesting mechanics, even if the action feels needlessly shoehorned in."

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Audra Bowling RPG Fan Sep 2022
75.0 /100

Graphics

68.0

Gameplay

32.0

Story

72.0

"Broken Pieces is a nostalgic mystery adventure that feels like it might be missing one or two components still."

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Ben Sheene Digital Chumps Sep 2022
68.0 /100

Graphics

55.0

Gameplay

62.0

Story

47.0

"An ambitious amalgamation of familiar formulas, Broken Pieces starts strong but a lack of direction and variety bog down the narrative, eventually causing the game to fracture and cloud the earlier hours of enjoyment with doubt."

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Ben Thomas New Game Network Sep 2022
74.0 /100

"Broken Pieces is a decent light adventure set in a nice-looking coastal town with satisfactory puzzles and some twists to the formula, despite minor aggravations and dull combat."

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Cosmin Vasile Softpedia Sep 2022
75.0 /100

"Broken Pieces has a decent narrative and puzzles that mostly make sense, with a camera system designed to evoke nostalgia. But the combat sections, few as they are, are mediocre and players need to quickly become invested in the story …"

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Giovanni Panzano Everyeye.it Sep 2022
55.0 /100

"Broken Pieces is a project created by a software house still in its infancy, an adventure that unfortunately has proved problematic on several fronts."

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Ján Kordoš SECTOR.sk Sep 2022
50.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

45.0

Story

60.0

"The mysterious thriller about the invasion of a picturesque French village could have gone better. When the game ends, you boredly click on exit, you uninstall the game with the feeling that you actually forgot what happened in it."

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Jess Clayton-Berry GameLuster Sep 2022
50.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

30.0

Story

60.0

"Broken Pieces isn’t a bad game, but it&s;s not very impressionable either. In fact, I found that none of its components stood out at all and this psychological thriller was certainly missing the &s;thrill&s; aspect."

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Kat Bullock FingerGuns Sep 2022
60.0 /100

Graphics

45.0

Gameplay

55.0

Story

60.0

"Set in a picturesque village inspired by real world French Brittany, Broken Pieces is an adventure thriller game with a great foundation. The premise, visuals and soundtrack are all interesting and make a great first impression. The execution of everything …"

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Pierre-Yves Lanthier Chalgyr&s;s Game Room Sep 2022
82.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

85.0

"Overall, Broken Pieces by Elseware Experience, Benoit Dereau, Mael Vignaux and Freedom Games was a journey that I’ll remember for some time. Well paced and not overly complicated in its puzzles, this adventure felt well balanced as it tells its …"

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Stephanie Sung COGconnected Sep 2022
69.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

80.0

"Broken Pieces is a creative game with a plot containing a variety of puzzles, decent exploration, and questionable combat. Being the only character in the entire game, it can get rather lonely. However, that adds to the overall experience of …"

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