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GRIS
Critics Consensus (Play It)
GRIS is a stunning audio and visual package; one of the best indie games of 2018.
Game Info
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality. As the story unfolds, Gris will grow emotionally and see her world in a different way, revealing new paths to explore using her new abilities.
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Average Score
Total Reviews: 99
Gold TIER
34% of scored reviews fell within the range of 80 to 86 / 100
RELEASE DATES:
GENRES:
- Platformer, Adventure
DEVELOPER(S):
- Nomada Studio
PUBLISHER(S):
- Devolver Digital
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- n/a
GAME MODES:
- Single player
Where to Play
WHERE TO PLAY
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RATING & REVIEWS
Ratings & Reviews
99
Critic Reviews
86
Average Critic Score
Where to Play
CRITIC REVIEWS
All reviews are from professional critics. Learn more about the critics VSG aggregates.
High Score
100%
Median Score
90%
Low Score
60%
Toby Saunders (Game Revolution)
[Date Unavailable]
5/5 stars
“You won’t want the experience to end, but when it does, it will stick in your head due its poignant atmosphere and incredible visuals. It’s just a shame that it only lasted around three hours. The game’s beauty and quality make it easy to not want it to end.”
Erik Kain (Forbes)
[Date Unavailable]
9.5/10
“Go play this game, and if you have a chunk of time, play it all at once. Spanish developer Nomada Studio has created something truly special.”
Jacob Bukacek
[Date Unavailable]
5/5 stars
“Other games may have it beat in terms of pure gameplay, but GRIS is in a league of its own as a gaming experience.”
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Score Ranges
Read the Reviews (99 total)
| Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33bits | José Vicente Mendiola Marcos | 90 / 100 | 12-28-2018 | Gris is one of the best indies of the year and one of the ones we have enjoyed the most from the whole generation without any doubt. It’s not only a beautiful game with a great soundtrack, it’s also original and ostensibly varied in its dynamics. Enough to catch you once you start it and until the end. | Read review |
| 3DNews | Александр Бабулин | 8.5 / 10 | 12-31-2018 | GRIS is the most tender and probably the most beautiful game of the year. Clean and minimalistic act of art | Read review |
| Areajugones | Víctor Rodríguez | 9.5 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | GRIS is a true piece of art because it isn’t only beautiful, but also meaningful. A game with excepcional design that, despite some minor flaws, will definitely get to your heart and make you feel. This is the closest to poetry that any videogame has ever come! | Read review |
| Atomix | Iván Román | 90 / 100 | 12-24-2018 | It is very complex to be able to start talking about GRIS since it is a unique experience that pushes the narrative limits of the game as a medium. It is one of those works that make a difference, perhaps not with commercial success and recognition of the general public but in its nature of art has the quality that gives “What to think”, that is, encourages critical thinking while leading to player to find emotional resonance in the journey of his trip. And there comes a point where it becomes almost impossible to discern between a dream and its game mechanics | Read review |
| Attack of the Fanboy | Jacob Bukacek | 5 / 5 stars | 12-19-2018 | Other games may have it beat in terms of pure gameplay, but GRIS is in a league of its own as a gaming experience. | Read review |
| AusGamers | Kosta Andreadis | 8.5 / 10 | 12-18-2018 | Like a beautiful and minimal watercolour painting or an evocative piece of album art come to life | Read review |
| BaziCenter | Ehsan Mohamadi | 9 / 10 | 12-17-2018 | GRIS is full of joy and elegance, and is the place where video games meet art. And all this elegance is mixed with a simple yet solid gameplay, and offers an experience that cannot be found anywhere other than video games industry. | Read review |
| Bazimag | Mahdi Eftekhari | 9 / 10 | 12-18-2018 | It’s not important if you love indie and platformer games or not , it doesn’t even matter if you’re not a gamer, you should definitely play Gris! Great narrative, pleasing to ear soundtrack, exquisite artistic visuals and the concept the game is build upon, all help to make Gris one of the most beautiful titles of 2018. | Read review |
| CGMagazine | Zubi Khan | 9 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Gris is a game about loss wrapped up in one, truly stunning package that should be experienced by everyone. | Read review |
| Chicas Gamers | Chicas Gamers | Recommended | 12-18-2018 | Gris is one of those games in which the importance is in the message, in the art and in the game experience. It is a game without dialogue, where animation and music speak, where the player experiences a unique world and sensations. | Read review |
| COGconnected | Jason Fanelli | 90 / 100 | 12-13-2018 | It’s maybe a half-hour longer than it needs to be, but that 30 minutes cannot damper the total package of GRIS. Put this game on your radar immediately and take the time to experience it | Read review |
| Cultured Vultures | Jimmy Donnellan | 9 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | I’ve played a lot of games this year, some bad, some good, but nothing quite like Gris. I have no doubt that I will remember it long into 2019 and almost definitely even beyond that. | Read review |
| Daily Mirror | JC Suttun | 4 / 5 stars | 12-16-2018 | GRIS’s aesthetic | Read review |
| Destructoid | Chris Moyse | 10 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | With GRIS, Nomada has created an abstract adventure, as beguiling as it is haunting. By focusing on its courageous protagonist, and creating a bewitching but frightening world for her to overcome, GRIS succeeds with its short but unforgettable odyssey. Awash with meticulous detail, charming aesthetics, and smart design, GRIS is something special. Take the trip. | Read review |
| Digiato | Reza Mirzaei | 82 / 100 | 01-04-2019 | Gris is on of the most beautiful games I’ve ever seen. You could picture yourself as the main protagonist and see the game as it your life. At first, you’re weak but this is all in your head. To overcome the problems, you should trust yourself. Maybe even the main villain of the games is just yourself. | Read review |
| Digital Chumps | Eric Layman | 9 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Gris is watercolor wonderland fashioned to explore and confront elements of despair and anguish. Its communication through sound and motion paints visually arresting moments and creates intimately powerful movements. Concealed inside all of this is clever and versatile platformer, an asset Gris is confident to hold as collateral for the sake of its delicate heart. | Read review |
| Digitally Downloaded | Matt C. | 5 / 5 stars | 12-14-2018 | In fact, it’s quite the opposite: at least for me, the familiarity of Gris’ journey is what made it so impactful, like it was reaching out a hand and saying “I understand.” | Read review |
| DualShockers | Rachael Fiddis | 9.5 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | To call this a simple 2D platforming video game would be to discredit the meticulous work and passion the developers put into this title, not to mention the breathtaking craftsmanship and mental health story you travel on with Gris. The only thing left for me to do now is to play it over again and I can’t wait. | Read review |
| Easy Allies | Brad Ellis | 4 / 5 stars | 12-13-2018 | Gris is a soothing and emotional journey that takes you through a tranquil, colorful, and creative world. | Read review |
| EGM | Josh Harmon | 8 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | With an arresting art style and admirable commitment to minimalist game design, Gris manages to turn a straightforward, often derivative platformer into something that feels far more special and important. | Read review |
| Eurogamer | Vikki Blake | Recommended | 12-13-2018 | An artful puzzle platformer that’ll stay with you long after its short running time. | Read review |
| Everyeye.it | Giuseppe Arace | 8.5 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | The debut of Nomada Studio is therefore a small synaesthetic prodigy that, in the face of a symbolism partly bulimic and not always fully communicative, will often leave you speechless. Just like the young Gris. | Read review |
| Expansive | Ray Willmott | Recommended | 12-13-2018 | Gris is a wonderful, mystifying, and everlastingly beautiful end to an unforgettable year of video gaming. | Read review |
| FingerGuns | Rossko Keniston | 9 / 10 | 12-18-2018 | Just when it begins to become nearly too overwhelming, though, it’s all over. GRIS is undoubtedly a compact experience, but one that needs to be experienced, either on Switch or PC (though it’s worth mentioning whilst it looks terrific in handheld mode, GRIS really should be experienced docked on a big screen). Whether it be the spectacular soundtrack or well, the spectacular visuals, GRIS tells a story that is tragic and uplifting, emotionally fuelled and near-perfect in its execution. | Read review |
| Forbes | Erik Kain | 9.5 / 10 | 01-03-2019 | Go play this game, and if you have a chunk of time, play it all at once. Spanish developer Nomada Studio has created something truly special. | Read review |
| Game Informer | Matthew Kato | 8.3 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Offers a well-crafted invitation for exploration on multiple levels, though Gris is neither a walk in the park nor a brain-wringing title | Read review |
| Game Revolution | Toby Saunders | 5 / 5 stars | 12-16-2018 | You won’t want the experience to end, but when it does, it will stick in your head due its poignant atmosphere and incredible visuals. It’s just a shame that it only lasted around three hours. The game’s beauty and quality make it easy to not want it to end. | Read review |
| Gameblog | Thomas Pillon | 9 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | With its first game, the newborn Nomada Studio hit the sky. With its striking evocative force, GRIS not only pleases the eyes, thanks to Conrad Roset’s beautiful art style, but speaks to all of our senses. Revealing its numerous tricks one by one, the game succeed in delivering both splendid an complex visuals without ever getting frustrating. Worn by a sumptuous soundtrack which tells the story as much as the background, GRIS is nothing but a true masterpiece. | Read review |
| Gamefa | Mehdi Reazaei | 9.4 / 10 | 01-11-2019 | Gris is a masterpiece that changes your look to your life. Everything in every minute of the game are amazing. Gris is an excellent game which its story, gameplay, graphic and music make you want more and more of it. You must definitely experience Gris even if you are not a gamer! | Read review |
| GameGrin | Alan Wen | 8 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | In its 3-4 hour playtime, GRIS won’t change the way you think about platformers, but with such a beautiful hand-painted art style and haunting score, it’s an exquisite mini masterpiece that heals the soul. | Read review |
| GameMAG | GameMAG | 9 / 10 | 12-19-2018 | GRIS is one of the best indie games of 2018. A wonderful symbiosis of platformer and adventure with interesting puzzles and acrobatic sections goes hand in hand with gorgeous graphics, amazing music and touching ending. It all comes together in an incredibly emotional cocktail with one of the most powerful endings in the modern industry. | Read review |
| GamePitt | GamePitt | 9.6 / 10 | 12-24-2018 | These were some of the finest five hours I’ve ever spent within a game. I could easily write a great deal more about it but I want you to experience it in all its glory. The astonishing visuals were like a drug, I couldn’t stop thinking about it and wanting to get back to playing more. I’m thankful there are still collectables, 28 in all, called ‘mementos’ that I haven’t found so I can return to the game. I’m even tempted to purchase GRIS for the Nintendo Switch so I can play on the go and experience it on my large television screen and showcase its wondrous beauty to my friends and family. | Read review |
| Gameplanet | Cerise Parr | 9 / 10 | 12-14-2018 | GRIS is an emotional journey through a beautifully crafted world. Featuring one of the most gorgeous art styles we’ve seen this year, GRIS deserves your attention. Nomada Studios has crafted a truly memorable experience and as the developer’s debut game, they’ve set the bar extremely high for whatever comes next. | Read review |
| GamePro | Elena Schulz | 85 / 100 | 12-13-2018 | Gris is an artistic hopping adventure that combines sophisticated platform mechanics with a dense, emotionally charged atmosphere. | Read review |
| Gamer Escape | Josh McGrath | 10 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | From the hauntingly beautiful soundtrack to the engrossing aesthetic design, combined with solid gameplay that does its part in showing off the world while also not being a slouch itself, Gris is far and away one of the best experiences in gaming I’ve had this year. | Read review |
| Gamersky | 北方凛 | 9 / 10 | 12-28-2018 | Gris creates a colorful, unique and unforgettable inner world, with a beautiful art style, and great music. Although Nomada Studio can make its game more fun to play, as the first piece of its works, Gris is still a fantastic indie game. | Read review |
| GameSkinny | ESpalding | 8 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Nomada Studio’s debut game is a must for lovers of art and subtle storytelling. | Read review |
| GameSpew | Kim Snaith | 8 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Gris may feel sluggish to control at times, but for the most part, you’ll want to take it slow anyway, to take in the game’s beautiful environments. | Read review |
| GameSpot | Tom Mc Shea | 9 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Gris is a beautiful and tranquil platformer that relishes in the simple pleasure of exploring its enchanting world. | Read review |
| GameWatcher | Bogdan Robert Mateș | 9 / 10 | 12-17-2018 | Gris is art in motion and arguably the most gorgeous game I’ve played this year. | Read review |
| GameXplain | GameXplain | Recommended | 12-13-2018 | Video Review | Read review |
| Gaming Nexus | Randy Kalista | 9 / 10 | 12-14-2018 | Beautiful 2D platformers are practically a meme when it comes to indie game development, but Gris still rises above its contemporaries. Artful in both its watercolor design and broad-strokes storytelling, Gris is a gentle reminder that good puzzle platformers can make you feel smart without smarting, and that being succinct is not a bad thing, especially in the current culture of exhausted replayability. | Read review |
| GamingTrend | Bryan Lawver | 100 / 100 | 12-13-2018 | Gris is an incredible achievement, using its art, music, and gameplay to tell a thematically consistent story about a woman overcoming her grief. Despite the weighty subject matter, the way its protagonist’s triumph over sorrow is reflected in increasingly fluid and diverse platforming makes it a joy to play. While Gris is low on challenge and impossible to fail, it still feels exciting. Even if it doesn’t sound like your kind of game, Gris absolutely deserves a try. | Read review |
| Geeks Under Grace | Michael Mendis | 8.5 / 10 | 06-23-2020 | GRIS’ stunningly beautiful presentation, poignant story, and fluid platforming come together to create an impressive indie title that shouldn’t be missed. | Read review |
| God is a Geek | Chris Hyde | 6.5 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | As an audio and visual package, Gris is stunning. However some missteps in gameplay prevent it from being something special. | Read review |
| Guardian | Alec Meer | 3 / 5 stars | 12-21-2018 | Beneath a sumptuous, absurdly beautiful surface, dark beasts haunt a troubled girl’s crumbling fantasy world | Read review |
| Hardcore Gamer | Kyle LeClair | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-13-2018 | GRIS is, simply put, one of this year’s masterpieces. | Read review |
| Hobby Consolas | José L. Ortega | 90 / 100 | 12-13-2018 | GRIS is an evocative experience and from now on, an completely must have. It’s an essential video game like titles such Journey or Limbo. It shows that videogames are art through audiovisual elements, as a spectacular artistic environment or a perfect game design. This game make us feel indescribable feelings. | Read review |
| Hynerd.it | Hynerd.it | 8.8 / 10 | 01-10-2019 | Gris is not really long-running game, you can complete the whole | Read review |
| IGN | Dan Crowd | 6.5 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Gris’s beautiful exterior hides a simple, at times confusing, platformer. | Read review |
| IGN Spain | Albert Manjón | 8.5 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | A tranquil and serene game in the flavour of Journey or Inside, that is as beautiful as it can be. | Read review |
| Impulsegamer | Hugh Mitchell | 4 / 5 stars | 12-26-2018 | Gris is a visually stunning 2D platformer with decent gameplay mechanics and a fantastic soundtrack. | Read review |
| Jump Dash Roll | Rob Kershaw | 7 / 10 | 01-08-2019 | A gorgeous yet ultimately shallow platformer, which tries its best to connect emotionally but disappoints almost as much as it dazzles. | Read review |
| Merlin’in Kazanı | Ersin Kılıç | 85 / 100 | 02-04-2019 | So every obstacle you encounter, every puzzle, actually turns into a spice in this delicious meal you eat. Even though it is short, you will happily leave the dining table with the taste that will remain on your palate. | Read review |
| Metro GameCentral | GameCentral | 7 / 10 | 12-17-2018 | A stunning visual achievement and a mediocre Metroidvania but despite that unevenness this is still an affecting interactive journey with real emotional resonance. | Read review |
| MonsterVine | Samantha Lienhard | 4 / 5 stars | 12-13-2018 | Gris is a relaxing, artistic experience that emphasizes its atmosphere over its gameplay. While it only lasts a few hours, fans of surreal worlds and symbolic storytelling should find it to be an enjoyable journey. | Read review |
| New Game Network | Alex Varankou | 80 / 100 | 12-13-2018 | GRIS is an enjoyable platforming adventure that lets you casually explore a mysterious world, alongside some wonderful visuals and music. | Read review |
| Nintendo Life | Chris Scullion | 9 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | We’re very careful when we use this word, but Gris is a masterpiece. Its jaw-dropping visual style and heart-wrenching score combine for one of the most emotional pieces of interactive art you’ll ever play. It may be too short for some, its puzzles may be on the simple side and the lack of any real challenge may not be to everyone’s taste, but this is a game focused more on fragility than ability and as long as you’re willing to go along for the ride, it’s one that will stick with you for a very long time indeed. | Read review |
| Nintendo Wire | Ben Fruzzetti | 9.5 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | As one of the last indie titles of 2018, GRIS also proves to be one of the greatest. Anybody interested in gaming as an art form should absolutely pick it up. It’s tender, it’s vague, and it’s inspired. And it will be a landmark in both visual design and abstract storytelling for years to come. | Read review |
| NintendoWorldReport | Jordan Rudek | 10 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | GRIS is a powerful and exceedingly worthwhile title that deserves to be played by everyone in total immersion. Set aside a few hours, turn off the lights, put on your headphones. And then lose yourself in this world. | Read review |
| NoesPaisparaFrikis | Antonio Ganga | 9.3 / 10 | 01-23-2019 | GRIS is a work of art at a visual and sound level that will keep us open-mouthed in front of the screen from beginning to end. | Read review |
| OnlySP | Rhain Radford-Burns | 5 / 5 stars | 12-12-2018 | GRIS is a powerful insight into the human spirit of a young girl suffering with grief. As she comes to terms with each of her emotional states, and as the levels progress to accompany these stages, the player is granted a profound look into the true emotions of Gris’s character. Nomada Studio has blended simplistic, intuitive gameplay with a breathtaking artistic vision and remarkable music and sound design to create an unforgettable experience. GRIS easily stands among the best independent gems of the medium, presenting a narrative experience unlike any other. Gamers are doing themselves a disservice by not playing this game—GRIS is unmissable. | Read review |
| Oyungezer Online | Engin Vural | 8.5 / 10 | 12-18-2018 | GRIS is a game made with love and can make you fall in love with itself. Lucky for us, we have now have a new example to present when we talk about “games as art pieces” | Read review |
| Pardis Game | Parham Aghakhani | 9.5 / 10 | 12-20-2018 | GRIS is a mind-blowingly fantastic combination of art and video games. It doesn’t have lots of gameplay time; but in return, and through its incredible combination of visuals, music, and storytelling, it features one of the most beautiful, memorable, and emotional experiences ever delivered in a video game | Read review |
| PC Gamer | Philippa Warr | 66 / 100 | 12-21-2018 | Gris’s visual appeal hinders as much as it helps its exploration of grief. | Read review |
| PC Invasion | Andrew Farrell | 9 / 10 | 12-18-2018 | Gris is a beautiful experience that will be well-regarded for it’s visuals, themes, and game design for years to come. | Read review |
| Player2.net.au | Hope Corrigan | Recommended | 12-13-2018 | Gris is a beautiful swirling world of watercolour, ink, grief and hope. Its puzzles and exploration leave you feeling accomplished but toothless moments of danger can dampen some achievements. | Read review |
| PlayStation LifeStyle | Samuel Guglielmo | 8.5 / 10 | 12-11-2019 | What I expected from GRIS was a solid, beautiful, platformer that could occupy a few hours of my time. What I got from GRIS was quite close to that, but somehow more beautiful than I could have ever considered or expected. If you want to see just how artistic games can get, or if you’re like me and just need a few hours occupied by beauty and platforming, then it’s hard to go wrong with GRIS. | Read review |
| PlayStation Universe | Timothy Nunes | 8.5 / 10 | 12-03-2019 | Gris is a serene experience all its own, filled with problems to overcome and success to achieve. Gris is a wordless game dependent on your ability to surpass what it throws at you. Pacing aside, not much gets more beautiful than witnessing Gris in full motion. | Read review |
| Polygon | Charlie Hall | Recommended | 11-08-2018 | Gris will only take you a handful of hours to play from start to finish, but I can’t recommend it strongly enough. I only wish the experience lasted longer. | Read review |
| PowerUp! | James Wood | 9.5 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | It’s deeply spiritual, achingly human, immaculately constructed and absolutely demands to be experienced in a time when games and art are finally indistinguishable from one another. | Read review |
| pressakey.com | Tim Bissinger | Recommended | 12-20-2018 | After Journey and Abzu, Gris is another extraordinary trip into a fascinating virtual world, which will stay in your head long after the finale | Read review |
| PS4Blog.net | PS4Blog.net | 9 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Spanish indie team Nomada Studio has done an outstanding job with GRIS, giving us a must-have Nintendo Switch release before the year is over. | Read review |
| PSX Brasil | Thiago de Alencar Moura | 100 / 100 | 11-27-2019 | Gris is a game that can only be described by one word: magical. The feelings and sensations that it awakens on the player through its magistral work with its art and music, combined with a very well done movement system and gameplay result in an incredible experience and one of the most emotionally powerful, striking and significative games of this generation. | Read review |
| Push Square | Stephen Tailby | 8 / 10 | 11-29-2019 | Nomada Studio’s picturesque adventure has made it to PlayStation 4 almost perfectly intact. The game shines at an unwavering 60 frames per second, and it looks superb on a standard console — let alone PS4 Pro | Read review |
| Reloading BR | Felipe Mesquita | 8.2 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | GRIS will hardly demand quick reflexes or make you scratch your head thinking about the solutions to it’s puzzle platforming. It’s a short game (about three, four hours), that’s fun to control and simple and very accessible in terms of gameplay, that possibly will leave a little to be desired in terms depth for those seeking greater challenges. But I think above all this, it is a moving experience thanks to its artistic and narrative combinations. I loved my hours interacting, listening and watching the beautiful journey of Gris. | Read review |
| Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Alice Bell | Recommended | 12-13-2018 | I’m sort of cross with it! But also want to play it again! Because it might be the most stunning game I have ever seen! Argh! | Read review |
| Saudi Gamer | سندس الخباز | 8 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | GRIS is a mix of striking visuals, truly breathtaking story, light smart puzzles, and brilliant musical score. Definitely a worthy experience. | Read review |
| Screen Rant | Derek Stauffer | 5 / 5 stars | 12-16-2018 | Devolver Digital’s GRIS is one of the best-looking and most emotional games of the current generation. | Read review |
| Shacknews | Brittany Vincent | 7 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | It looks great, it’s smooth, and you sure can jump a lot – but it’s unsatisfying in so many ways that make it difficult to recommend over more competent and feature-rich games in the genre. After all, you know the old adage: beauty is only skin-deep. | Read review |
| Skill Up | Ralph Panebianco | Recommended | 12-13-2018 | Video Review | Read review |
| SpazioGames | Valthiel | 8.3 / 10 | 12-15-2018 | GRIS is a wonderful and essential game about loss and pain that tells a criptic story about a girl in search of herself. It is another success for Devolver Digital. | Read review |
| TechRaptor | Robert N. Adams | 9 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | GRIS features outstanding graphics, beautiful cinematics, and whimsical music. While it lacks in gameplay and replayability, it handily makes up for it in its presentation. | Read review |
| The Digital Fix | Seb Hawden | 10 / 10 | 11-27-2019 | This is the first time I have given a game 10/10. I said I never would give a game that score but I cannot find anything bad to say about Gris. Its near-perfect. Brilliant art style, beautiful music and brilliant gameplay. It all combines into a controllable watercolour of pure joy. Just go and play it now, I wish I could experience it again for the first time. | Read review |
| The Games Machine | Daniele Dolce | 9.5 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | GRIS is an outstanding work of pure art lended to the world of video games. Its gameplay, however simple, is but a vessel for a strong and emotional message carried out by an exceptional visual and sound direction. The first title of Nomada Studio is moving, delicate and elegant: a real gem in the landscape of independent video games. | Read review |
| The Jimquisition | Jim Sterling | Recommended | 12-21-2018 | Video Review | Read review |
| TheSixthAxis | Stefan L | 8 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | GRIS is a wonderful artistic achievement, with a simply sublime visual style and soundtrack that grows and evolves through the course of an emotional story. | Read review |
| Thumbsticks | Tom Baines | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-19-2018 | As loathe as we are to re-open the old “are video games art?” debate, it’s no exaggeration to say that Gris (along with the likes of Journey, Ico, and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture) is one of the examples you should roll out to prove that they most definitely are. | Read review |
| TrueGaming | TrueGaming | 8 / 10 | 12-29-2018 | Gris is a masterpiece: stunning art direction, beautiful music and clever design all come together to create an experience you won’t soon forget. | Read review |
| Twinfinite | Zhiqing Wan | 4 / 5 stars | 12-13-2018 | As a one-off experience or one-time playthrough, GRIS is certainly one of the most artistic and provocative experiences I’ve seen in video games. While I would’ve liked to see a more fleshed out world, with meaningful collectibles and more puzzles to solve, GRIS is still worth a look for anyone who has an interest in platformers or silent stories. | Read review |
| Unboxholics | Βάσω Κοζαδίνου | Recommended | 01-15-2019 | Gris dares to do something truly original and gorgeous. | Read review |
| USgamer | Hirun Cryer | 3 / 5 stars | 12-13-2018 | A week or so removed from playing Gris, I don’t know what I’ll remember it for, if at all. Gris feels like it almost belongs in a museum, with crowds marvelling at its art and sound for a few minutes, before moving on to something else. There’s moments of beautiful brilliance in Gris, all of which is dragged down by a decidedly average platforming game. | Read review |
| VGChartz | Thomas Froehlicher | 8 / 10 | 12-18-2019 | GRIS is exactly what gaming needs more of. | Read review |
| Video Chums | A.J. Maciejewski | 8 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Gris doesn’t offer anything particularly exciting gameplay-wise but its awe-inspiring world will be more than enough to suck you in. | Read review |
| VideoGamer | Colm Ahern | 6 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Gris plays to your aural and optical senses by delivering something exquisite in that area, but lacks a compelling story to prop itself up alongside equivalents. | Read review |
| Wccftech | Rosh Kelly | 9 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Gris is breathtakingly beautiful and demonstrates how artistically inspiring games can be. With its simple gameplay and incredible soundtrack, it is a game that could and should be enjoyed by everyone. | Read review |
| We Got This Covered | David Morgan | 5 / 5 stars | 12-13-2018 | GRIS is not only a perfectly designed puzzle-platformer, it’s a title that whisks the player away on a journey of colorful catharsis. Surprises are waiting around every corner of this ever-evolving world, and its stride remains strong, from the onset until the very end. | Read review |
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