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Edge

In Edge players take direct control of the cube and roll their way around the game's dozens of levels. Search for all the prisms and find the shortcuts to improve your times.

86 1 December 2008 from $0.83

Edge is an adventure developed by Mobigame, released 1 December 2008 on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. It currently starts at $0.83 at Steam.

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What Edge is

Edge is an adventure game developed by Mobigame and released in 2008. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Edge is a puzzle-platform game developed by Mobigame for PC and iOS devices. The objective is to guide a rolling cube through maze-like levels and reach the goal. Originally released on the App Store in December 2008, it has been removed and re-added to the store multiple times due to a trademark dispute with Tim Langdell of Edge Games, concerning the use of the word "Edge" in the title. This had caused the game to be briefly released as Edge by Mobigame and Edgy, before ultimately returning to the App Store under its original name in January 2010. The game was released on multiple platforms including mobile phones, PlayStation Portable, Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, Wii U, and…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 47 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Edge holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 21 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon XP 1.5 Ghz or higher, 512 MB RAM and DirectX 9 compatible, 64MB VRAM. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $0.83 at Steam, 88% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Edge launched on 1 December 2008, within three weeks of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Left 4 Dead, Call of Duty: World at War and Prince of Persia (2008). It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Left 4 Dead, Call of Duty: World at War, Prince of Persia (2008).

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Edge 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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Quick answers

Edge — frequently asked questions

When did Edge come out?
Edge was released on 1 December 2008 for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Edge cost?
The cheapest current price for Edge is $0.83 at Steam, which is 88% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Edge?
At minimum, Edge needs Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon XP 1.5 Ghz or higher, 512 MB RAM, DirectX 9 compatible, 64MB VRAM graphics, 250 MB HD space of storage.
How many GB is Edge?
The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("250 MB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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