Fracter is an adventure developed by 4L Games, released 12 July 2018 on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Fracter is
Fracter is an adventure game developed by 4L Games and released in 2018. It was published by The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"Set in a mysterious labyrinth of glowing black architecture, Fracter follows a veiled young hero who has set out on a perilous quest to dispel the darkness within. Players must explore this realm of shadows, discover secrets hidden in the dark and outsmart ominous creatures while solving each meticulously designed puzzle using their only force against darkness: light. Fracter features dramatic landscapes in shades of gray, an eerie ambient soundtrack and a poetic, self-reflective narrative that leads players on an emotional journey to restore light to a darkened world."
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Fracter holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Fracter launched on 12 July 2018, within three weeks of Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit and Sonic Mania Plus. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, Sonic Mania Plus.
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