Metropolis: Lux Obscura

GameGrinAndrew Duncan

7/10

Although it’s easy to blaze through, Metropolis is a pretty enjoyable match-3. It has an enjoyable story, and you can replay it for the alternate endings, or just to listen to the soundtrack.

KeenGamerSean Rehbein

7/10

The streets of New York are ready to chew you up and spit you back out, so you gotta be just as mean and ruthless. Beat up thugs, save strippers, and toe that line between good and evil - all while playing a fun puzzle! - in Metropolis: Lux Obscura.

Nintendo World ReportZachary Miller

7/10

However, the game is very short, and you shouldn’t have much trouble seeing all four endings within a few play sessions. The art and voice acting carried me through the Puzzle Quest bits. I should mention that the game is loaded with adult content. Oh sure, there’s drinking, smoking and cursing, but there are also topless strippers and at least one surprisingly graphic sex scene. How graphic? Well, Lockheart might want to think about manscaping. I will say I’ve never played a game like Metropolis: Lux Obscura and I’m glad I did, but I think it has narrow appeal. If you like Sin City, i…

DestructoidChris Moyse

6/10

Metropolis: Lux Obscura is another entry in the crowded Match 3 market, albeit one with a decadent coating of sleaze and brutality. Fans of the genre will have a fun time while it lasts, but anyone disinterested in such games will find nothing new here. Though it certainly isn’t without its merits, namely in its great art, branching pathways and low price, Metropolis suffers due to its unoriginality and short lifespan, which may be enough for some to give this otherwise interesting release the hard goodbye.

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TechRaptorSamuel Guglielmo

2/10

Metropolis: Lux Obscura combines boring gameplay with a story that genuinely feels both racist and sexist. It's not a great combination.