Solo (2018)

Merge Games, Team Gotham

Main
3
hours
Main + Extra
4
hours
Platinum
6
hours

Solo is a puzzle exploration game in which a sailor is traveling through a vast archipelago, solving puzzles, wondering about love. A personal experience both for puzzle lovers and creative indie games aficionados. Solo is a game about love. About love as fuel, the force that drive us. It is a universal feeling, but each of us experiences it in a different way. Individually, it holds different meanings depending on a variety of factors such as: culture, gender, sexuality or traumas. That's why Solo will explore this theme in an introspective way, to have the players identify and reflect on their own experiences.

Platforms

Switch PC PS4 XONE

Genres

Adventure Indie Platform Puzzle Role-playing (RPG)

Languages: English and 4 more

Interface Audio Subtitles
Chinese (Simplified)
English
Spanish (Spain)
French
Japanese

Media

Critic Reviews

FingerGuns

By Paul Collett
50

Solo should have been two separate games really, one a standard cutesy platformer that you can throw on PSN and let people who enjoy puzzle platformers if that’s their bag and the other should have been a more meaningful journey where you do find out stuff about your past or present love or even if you’re suffering heartbreak. Being asked a question about sex and having such a personal question add nothing to the game is a bit of a bitter pill to swallow.

07 Aug, 2019 Read full review

cublikefoot

By Claire Ferrin
70

Although it may not be the game for everyone, Solo manages to tell a captivating story while also having some excellent puzzle design. However, there are some technical issues, mainly with the camera.

20 Jun, 2018 Read full review

GameGrin

By Thomas Hughes
85

While many will look at Solo and see a gorgeous art style, those who play it will experience an introspective journey about love. Its delivery of core themes can be a little vague at times, but Solo is one of the most charming titles I've played in a long time.

26 May, 2018 Read full review

SA Gamer

By Garth Holden
80

An introspective puzzle game that teaches you about love, travelling, the importance of self-love and challenges some of those hyperbolic statements we make about how far we would go for our loved one. Team Gotham has a right treat here.

24 May, 2018 Read full review

Geeks Under Grace

By Danny Vargas
75

Solo is not only a work of art but a labor of love. Team Gotham certainly poured out their hearts into this game, and it shows. The visuals are amazing and the music hits all the right notes (pun intended). The game invites the player to reflect on their beliefs on the nature and importance of romantic love. Unfortunately, the game is not flawless, with missteps in the controls and in some heavy-handed philosophical conclusions. Nevertheless, Solo is an overall great gaming experience.

16 May, 2018 Read full review

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