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What Lies in the Multiverse

What Lies in the Multiverse is a story-driven 2D adventure that one could call a dramatic comedy. Filled to the brim with hilarious, cartoonish hijinks, the narrative also presents the player with mature and…

90 4 March 2022

What Lies in the Multiverse is an adventure developed by Studio Voyager, released 4 March 2022 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What What Lies in the Multiverse is

What Lies in the Multiverse is an adventure game developed by Studio Voyager and released in 2022. It was published by Untold Tales. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Game Maker.

The premise, in the publisher's words

When a gifted boy (known only as The Kid) is zapped into a totally new universe, he encounters Everett - a sarcastic, eccentric, and mysterious scientist with the power to shift dimensions. Bonded with a dangerous mutual curiosity for parallel worlds, they embark on an investigation into the unknown. Together they venture off to a strange island where they will find key answers about Everett's past and the universe, all while being hunted by old yet dubious acquaintances who are looking to capture them and put a stop to their dimension shifting shenanigans.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

What Lies in the Multiverse holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 16 points above the year average.

What it launched against

What Lies in the Multiverse launched on 4 March 2022, within three weeks of Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Tunic and Ghostwire: Tokyo. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Tunic, Ghostwire: Tokyo.

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When did What Lies in the Multiverse come out?
What Lies in the Multiverse was released on 4 March 2022 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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