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Forma.8

Explore, fight and solve puzzles. Uncover the secrets of a mysterious alien planet in this open world metroidvania adventure, where nothing is what it seems… Accidentally stranded during a crucial mission, the…

78 23 February 2017

Forma.8 is an adventure developed by MixedBag, released 23 February 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Wii U.

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What Forma.8 is

Forma.8 is an adventure game developed by MixedBag and released in 2017. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 29 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Forma.8 holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo (2Ghz) or equivalent, 2 GB RAM and Intel HD series 5000 or equivalent. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it launched against

Forma.8 launched on 23 February 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata and Hollow Knight. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Forma.8 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Forma.8 — frequently asked questions

When did Forma.8 come out?
Forma.8 was released on 23 February 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Forma.8?
At minimum, Forma.8 needs Intel Core 2 Duo (2Ghz) or equivalent, 2 GB RAM, Intel HD series 5000 or equivalent graphics, 600 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Forma.8?
The PC version needs about 0.6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("600 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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