Semblance

Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a…

80 24 July 2018 from $0.99

Adventure Indie Platform Puzzle Action

Semblance is an adventure developed by Nyamakop, released 24 July 2018 on Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $0.99 at GOG.

Verified 31 Aug 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Semblance is

Semblance is an adventure game developed by Nyamakop and released in 2018. It was published by Gambitious. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Semblance is a 2018 puzzle-platform game developed by South African studio Nyamakop and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. It was released on 24 July 2018 for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Nintendo Switch.

Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 14 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Semblance 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 you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.0 GHz CPU (Dual Core recommended), 1 GB RAM and ATi Radeon HD 2400 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $0.99 at GOG, 90% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Semblance launched on 24 July 2018, within three weeks of Dead Cells, Octopath Traveler, Overcooked! 2 and Sonic Mania Plus. All of them reviewed better. 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: Dead Cells, Octopath Traveler, Overcooked! 2, Sonic Mania Plus.

Cheats and codes

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

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Semblance — frequently asked questions

When did Semblance come out?

Semblance was released on 24 July 2018 for Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

How much does Semblance cost?

The cheapest current price for Semblance is $0.99 at GOG, which is 90% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Semblance?

At minimum, Semblance needs 2.0 GHz CPU (Dual Core recommended), 1 GB RAM, ATi Radeon HD 2400 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better graphics, 2700 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Semblance?

The PC version needs about 2.6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2700 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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