Speaking Simulator

WellPlayedKieron Verbrugge

7/10

Unique, quirky and laugh-out-loud funny, this Aussie-made parody sim is short but packed full of slapstick fun

MonsterVineSpencer Legacy

The visuals are suitably cartoony, which amplifies the strange tone and ridiculous gameplay. When your teeth are falling out while your eye rotates all over and your nose shoots oil all over, Speaking Simulator feels like a surreal [adult swim] fever-dream.

Nintendo World ReportNeal Ronaghan

7/10

The daffy silliness of Speaking Simulator is the beating heart of this video game robot. When that’s allowed to be the focus, laughter courses through its circuitry. Sometimes the wiring of this robot obscures the best parts, though, as the dizzying amounts of QWOP-esque systems draw the focus off the heart and onto the brain, where the controls and mechanics reside. This strained, faulty metaphor might best sum up Speaking Simulator, as this game tries its best but winds up being sloppy in a way that diverts attention from the most enjoyable parts.

Pure NintendoSeth Coit

6.5/10

Speaking Simulator is based on a premise that isn’t that difficult in reality, but has been upped several notches in video-game format - and to a baffling deg

ShackNewsChris Jarrard

5/10

It is entirely possible that Speaking Simulator is just not made to be enjoyed by me. I could see where a streamer could use the game to make a video and get some cheap laughs, letting friends at a party take the controls, or something similar, but as a full-fledged solo game, I found it to be incredibly underwhelming. I could definitely see myself being intrigued by the game at a trade show from a short demo or trailer, but it doesn’t feel like a full game. I still have a soft spot in my heart for QWOP, but it was a free Flash game that excelled as a short time-waster. I expect more out of a ...

Game RevolutionPaul Tamburro

4/10

In a way, aren’t we all Speaking Simulator‘s horrifically awkward robot who wants to destroy humanity? Don’t we all sometimes feel like a bystander in our own conversations, watching stupid words tumble out of our mouths like we’re witnessing a car crash? Haven’t we all wished we could rewind an ill-advised joke, or resit a job interview where our brain exploded?

Gamer EscapeGrant Dotter

3/10

If you want to play a non-serious “simulator,” go play Goat Simulator. As crazy as that game is, you can actually get some entertainment out of it, and it somehow comes closer to simulating what being a goat might be like than this game comes to actually simulating speaking.