Claybook is an arcade developed by Second Order, released 31 August 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Claybook is
Claybook is an arcade game developed by Second Order and released in 2018. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the game, you step into the shoes of brave kids who bring the Claybook to life. Each chapter of the book challenges you with unique obstacles and puzzles. You possess clay blobs and morph them to different shapes in order to overcome tricky situations. Each shape has its own strengths and weaknesses, some even have special powers.
How it plays
Its themes are action and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Claybook holds a critic score of 67 out of 100. That places it above 30% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 2 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Claybook launched on 31 August 2018, within three weeks of Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition.
Official trailer
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