Teardown

Teardown

April 21, 2022

Simulation PCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/S

Plan the perfect heist using creative problem solving, brute force, and everything around you. Teardown features a fully destructible and truly interactive environment where player freedom and emergent gameplay are the driving mechanics. Tear down walls with explosives or vehicles to create shortcuts no one thought was possible. Stack objects, …

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Critic Reviews (32)

Adil Farooq FandomWire Apr 2022
90.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

60.0

"Teardown looks and feels unreal, even though the engine used isn’t what you may think. The game uses a proprietary game engine developed by Tuxedo Labs founder Dennis Gustafsson, and it clearly utilizes that engine down to every last voxel. …"

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A.J. Maciejewski Video Chums Apr 2022
80.0 /100

"I had a blast with Teardown as it really got its hooks in me with its clever combo of destruction and strategic missions. Great stuff!"

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Alessandro Barbosa GameSpot Apr 2022
70.0 /100

"Teardown&s;s incredibly destructible environments and meticulously detailed physics make it a satisfying destruction game despite a disappointing campaign."

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Andrew Duncan GameGrin Apr 2022
90.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

86.0

Story

38.0

"Spend ages planning with explosives and cables only to see it fail again and again - until it doesn&s;t. Teardown is fantastic fun."

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Ben Lombardo GamingTrend Apr 2022
60.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

20.0

"Teardown tears down the fabric of what a demolition physics game can be, yet replaces that with too many restrictions. All your fun will come from the creativity of your imagination, but that satisfaction falls apart when you&s;re limited by …"

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Brodie Gibbons Press Start Apr 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"Teardown is a fun and ballistic sandbox for people intent on watching the world burn. Its war chest of tools and curated mods offer near limitless possibilities in the coolest game of its kind since Minecraft."

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Chris Jarrard Shacknews Apr 2022
90.0 /100

"Teardown is everything that drew me to video games in the first place. It gives me something I’ve never seen before with its voxel sandbox and marries it with cutting-edge graphics technology. If I was still a kid and you …"

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Christian Harrison PlayStation Universe Apr 2022
85.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

30.0

"Teardown is a beautiful game set in a world that’s more destructible than anything in games before, allowing players complete control over a voxel sandbox. The detail of the world and physics is nothing short of amazing and will be …"

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Christian Kobza Push Square Apr 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

65.0

"Blowing stuff up is fun, and Teardown gets that. Its varied voxel environments combine with nuanced physics and deformation systems to make levelling buildings, eviscerating vehicles, and orchestrating massive explosions a thrill. An inconsistent campaign and lack of multiplayer don&s;t …"

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Chris White God is a Geek Apr 2022
90.0 /100

"Teardown is ridiculously fun, featuring a fully destructible voxel environment and the freedom to cause as much chaos as you wish."

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Daman Shelley NoobFeed Apr 2022
82.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

45.0

"Teardown is a game that clearly shows that the devs care a lot about their audience and that they want players to have as much fun as they possibly can have with their game. The game is certainly an interesting …"

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Danilo Di Gennaro 4News.it Apr 2022
75.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

95.0

Story

60.0

"Teardown, needless to deny it, is a decidedly fascinating production. The ability to integrally shape the game world with one&s;s actions is a concept that is the preserve of very few other titles. Tuxedo Labs thus marks, in this sense, …"

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David Flynn GamingTrend Apr 2022
60.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

55.0

Story

40.0

"Teardown has some cool tech and ideas behind it but is too structured and restrictive to give the player the freedom they crave."

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Dominic Sheard DarkZero Apr 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

74.0

"Teardown is an impressive game that surprised me with what it was offering."

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Dwayne Jenkins We Got This Covered Apr 2022
70.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

30.0

"Teardown is a wonderful game when it’s utilizing its strengths. Tuxedo Labs created a technical marvel of a game reminiscent of Red Faction: Guerrilla where destruction is its bread and butter and deserves endless praise on that front. Nothing’s quite …"

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Giovanni Panzano Everyeye.it Apr 2022
80.0 /100

"Apart from a few edges in terms of play, the absence of co-op and a sometimes repetitive campaign, Teardown is surprising."

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Hayden Nelson MKAU Gaming Apr 2022
90.0 /100

Graphics

95.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"This game is as every bit of fun as it looks. Each mission gives you as much time as you need to drive vehicles into walls or just drive a front-end loader straight through a house. The first mission makes …"

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Huw Saunders Cultured Vultures Apr 2022
90.0 /100

Graphics

72.0

Gameplay

88.0

Story

36.0

"Small but perfectly formed, if you get any joy at all out of smashing things to smithereens, there&s;s hours of fun to be had with Teardown."

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Jan Kalný INDIANTVCZ Apr 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

45.0

Story

20.0

"Teardown is one of those examples that prove that you can create a unique, great and fun game with a relatively simple idea and let the players take care of the best moments. It&s;s a beautiful puzzle sandbox game that …"

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Jay Claassen NoobFeed Apr 2022
85.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

82.0

Story

45.0

"Teardown is an incredible heist simulator built in a very detailed voxel world that would put any other game like it to shame. With the nearly endless options to lower or raise the difficulty, Sandbox and Creative Modes, tons of …"

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Jesse Norris XboxEra Apr 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

40.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

60.0

"Teardown is really damned fun. The devs took a solid premise and built a great sandbox around it. Performance on console is better than I could have hoped for, and with proper mod and DLC support it should have tons …"

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John Cantees GamingBolt Apr 2022
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

40.0

"Teardown has some genuine moments of chaotic fun that are sometimes interrupted by long periods of tedium and some minor performance issues."

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Kyle Nicol WayTooManyGames Apr 2022
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

30.0

"Teardown is an exciting and experimental destruction engine with some stunning moments. Whilst the heist missions do add a little extra variety to the sandbox, its full potential isn’t reached with them. Regardless ,if you just want to blow stuff …"

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Marco Aurélio Couto PSX Brasil Apr 2022
70.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

20.0

"When played just for fun, Teardown is an excellent experience of destruction, with your imagination being the limit to create the most varied situations. Unfortunately, some of this is limited to a repetitive campaign mode and one that can become …"

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Matthew Pollesel Gaming Age Apr 2022
70.0 /100

"It ultimately comes down to how much you want a game that gives you insane levels of power but that also puts checks on it. You’re the creative type who appreciates that balance, there’s plenty to like in Teardown. If …"

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Natalie Clayton PC Gamer Apr 2022
90.0 /100

Graphics

50.0

Gameplay

50.0

Story

50.0

"An endlessly delightful destruction sandbox."

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Nathan Carter Gaming Nexus Apr 2022
95.0 /100

Graphics

87.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

68.0

"Teardown is one of the most fun games I have played this year. The combination of destructible environments and timed heists never gets old. Not quite mindless, Teardown is still a great way to turn your brain off and just …"

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Ryan Easby MMORPG.com Apr 2022
85.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

25.0

"Teardown is quite a fun game with a short campaign and an incredible amount of potential."

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Sebastian Hawden PlayStation Universe Apr 2022
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

78.0

"Teardown is superb. The perfect mix of creative gameplay, sandbox destruction and a rewarding gameplay loop add up to something truly special. I could not put it down, as I was constantly thinking about how to complete each objective and …"

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Spencer Legacy MonsterVine Apr 2022
90.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

90.0

"Teardown is one of the most satisfying games I’ve ever played. The Campaign has some wonky design that can be a bit of a slog, but the mechanics behind destruction and the sheer joy that comes from knocking over huge …"

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Troy Dunham Geek to Geek Media Apr 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

92.0

Gameplay

78.0

Story

35.0

"This is a stunningly beautiful destruction simulator that tasks you with pulling off high-stake heists."

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Victor Tan Rectify Gaming Apr 2022
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

45.0

"Teardown does a great job in delivering on its premise, offering players the ability to pull off professional heists any way they want by manipulating the environment to their advantage. You will always have something to do if you get …"

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