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Degrees of Separation

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Degrees of Separation
DeveloperMoondrop
PublisherModus Games
DesignerStig-Owe Sandvik
ProgrammerAlejandro Ruiz Temina
Artists
  • Stig-Owe Sandvik
  • Karoline Skoglund Olsen
Writers
  • Chris Avellone
  • Jason McNamara
ComposerKristian Brastein
Platforms
ReleaseFebruary 14, 2019
Genres
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Degrees of Separation is a 2019 puzzle video game developed by the Norwegian studio Moondrop and published by Modus Games.

Release

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In September 2018, Modus Games announced that they would publish the game in February 2019.[1] It was released on February 14, 2019, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and for Windows via Steam.[2]

Story and Gameplay

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The game revolves around two characters - Ember, a girl from a kingdom that thrives off of heat and Rime, a boy from a kingdom that thrives off of ice - who must use their powers of heat and ice in order to discover what has led to the downfall of their respective kingdoms.[3] The game is a co-operative platformer, and has both local and online multiplayer.[4]

Reception

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The PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch versions of the game all received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5][6][7][8] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 37% of critics.[9] Reviewing the game for Nintendo World Report, James Jones praised the story while criticizing the number of bugs.[10]

References

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  1. "Degrees of Separation Coming to Consoles and PC". Modus Games. 2018-09-26. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  2. "Degrees of Separation Is Out Today – All Your Base Online". All Your Base Online. 2019-02-14. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  3. Ahern, Colm (2019-02-11). "Chris Avellone on Degrees of Separation and how to write games". VideoGamer. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  4. "Degrees of Separation Online Multiplayer is Now Live". GameSpew. 2019-11-06. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  5. 1 2 "Degrees of Separation PC Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Degrees of Separation Xbox One Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Degrees of Separation PlayStation 4 Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Degrees of Separation". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  9. 1 2 "Degrees of Separation". OpenCritic. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  10. 1 2 Jones, James (March 18, 2019). "Degrees of Separation (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved January 18, 2026.