Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets

GamingTrendDavid Flynn

80/100

While a few levels can be frustrating, the rest of the game’s ingenuity, cleverness, and execution more than make up for it. If you’re willing to go through the initial slog, Professor Lupo has something truly special in store for you.

Nintendo World ReportJulia Gomez

8/10

The game interfaces well with the Switch’s controls, never feeling too clunky or unintuitive. And if you want, you can take advantage of touch controls in handheld mode, which is nice for a puzzle game. Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets has so many hidden surprises, be it funny dialogue or an interesting factoid, and it’s these elements that help to further immerse the player in the world. With its wonderful art and great characters, this game is hard to beat for the puzzle aficionado.

COGConnectedStephanie Sung

75/100

Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets is a puzzle-adventure game made to challenge you and indirectly frustrate you as well. It starts off easy, then very quickly shows you why it’s not that simple, and then lets you enjoy the difficulty of each level with something familiar and something new. It offers not only puzzles to complete, but provides an interesting narrative that leads you on a small adventure, avoiding some of the deadliest aliens alive in the process. Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets brings us an extremely well-written and well-designed puzzle and strategy game despite some cl...

Gamer EscapeJosh McGrath

7/10

For people looking for a relaxing slow-paced puzzle game where aliens are constantly trying to murder you, this game is worth a look. Or, if you’re not part of that specific niche, Professor Lupo is a solid puzzler, if you don’t mind playing in the Switch’s handheld mode.

Pure NintendoKirstie Summers

7/10

There is something special about the effort the creators of Professor Lupo and His Horrible Pets have put into creating puzzles that have the plot of the game w