Maquette

Worth PlayingCody Medellin

8/10

Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.

GameGrinRichard Shivdarsan

7.5/10

Overall, Maquette is a solid and unique puzzle game with a sentimental, well-performed story that may hit a little too close to home for some, while maybe providing some closure for others. If only the developer found a way to intertwine the puzzles and the story together to feel more complete.

WayTooManyGamesHeidi Hawes

7.5/10

I have spoken many times about how much respect I have for Annapurna Interactive. They have made it their mission to publish games that are usually a far cry from the norm. While not all of their titles achieve the success they were hoping for, such as Telling Lies, most of them provide enjoyable and thought provoking experiences like The Pathless, Gorogoa, and Outer Wilds. So when I saw the announcement for Maquette, a trippy puzzle game from one of my now-favorite publishers, I was immediat...

XboxEraJesse 'Doncabesa' Norris

7.3/10

Maquette is a short, impactful experience.  Through clever use of its puzzle mechanics, it forces you to think in ways only the best of the genre tend to do.  While the story and writing aren’t as good as the other parts of the title it is still an easy recommendation for anyone to check out for a night or two through Game Pass.

PC GamerLuke Winkie

73/100

Maquette pairs a novel puzzle-solving apparatus with a plaintive romance saga.

Nintendo LifeMichelle See-Tho

7/10

Maquette’s strength mostly lies in its beautifully told narrative and wonderfully voice-acted characters, and if this were a review of the story alone, we might give it a higher rating. The gameplay is interesting, however, there’s often only one right answer. Plus it’s hard to ignore performance issues like stuttering and the dreaded restarts. For us, playing Maquette was a lot like Michael and Kenzie’s relationship. It was sometimes wonderful, sometimes frustrating, and, though it’s probably not something we’ll return to, it was worth our time – even if it didn’t last long.

Checkpoint GamingLisa Pollifroni

7/10

Maquette may not have been the best choice for me to review. I mean, you wouldn’t expect a person whose dog just ran away to review a dog walking simulator, would you? So really, this gal who’s suffering a recent broken heart probably shouldn’t be playing a romantic narrative puzzle game. At the moment, I can’t even listen to music because nearly every single song is about romance. So yeah, deep diving into this game which is also voiced by real life Hollywood couple Bryce Dallas Howa...

Hardcore Gamer James Cunningham

Even with the annoyance of the narrator being so utterly clueless, there's no question that Maquette is effective at illustrating the pain of a good relationship gone bad.  The integration of puzzles and story never gel as it should, with only the setting feeling like it was at all related to the narrated events, but even so the pace of each was strong enough that it never feels like things lag -- solve puzzle, get story.  Usually just a few lines at a time, hovering over a wall or other piece of environment, but it still felt like a nice way to mark progress as one solution flowed into anothe...

Nintendo World ReportJordan Loades

6/10

Maquette can be a beautiful and enjoyable experience until you grapple with poor 3D puzzles and a slew of glitches. The heart of its story is moving; the game can even be cathartic when everything aligns seamlessly. However, this story ends up being undercut by uneven gameplay, glitches, and subpar performance. If you can approach it with patience, you might appreciate the mesmerizing set pieces and a story that will surely tug at your heartstrings. But after my experience with Maquette, and encountering one too many shoddy 3D puzzles, I'm inclined to just swipe left.

VGChartzLee Mehr

6/10

For a puzzle game exploring altered perspectives within its mechanics and themes on a grand scale, Grateful Decay's debut can be considered a limited success.No one ever said long-term relationships were easy – well, no one serious at least.  As the first thoughts of [...]

VideogamerJosh Wise

6/10

The puzzles compel, while the narrative stalls, and there is something worthy in that mismatch. I only wish that the breakup at its core yielded something worth holding on to.

TwinfiniteChris Jecks

If you can pick up Maquette from free as March 2021's PlayStation Plus title, it's difficult to argue against. But if you're looking to pay full price for this 3-hour puzzler, you're money's better spent elsewhere.