| 33bits |
Ismael Mercado Sánchez |
85 / 100 |
09-23-2020 |
Manifold Garden is excellent visual poetry with different perspectives. It will make us think deeply at certain times and even get confused. It is short but it is compensated by its elaborate development and precious audiovisual section. |
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| COGconnected |
Jaz Sagoo |
80 / 100 |
08-30-2020 |
Despite the relatively short playtime and little replay value, Manifold Garden is worth exploring. Just be prepared for an existential trip into the world of William Chyr. |
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| Darkstation |
Andrew Thornton |
4 / 5 stars |
11-14-2019 |
There are plenty of titles that share some common DNA with Manifold Garden but when it really gets into the zone, there’s nothing else on the market like it. It brought out feelings in me I’ve never felt from a video game. I demanded others I know experience it in a way I haven’t since the first time I tried VR. At its best, I forgot I was playing a video game, surrendering completely to the audio and visual experience while taking on challenging but not overwhelming puzzles. |
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| Destructoid |
Jordan Devore |
8.5 / 10 |
10-22-2019 |
Manifold Garden has a lot going for it, but above all else, it’s simply pleasant – to look at, to listen to, and to play. It’s the kind of game you can revisit every couple of years and be confident it’ll hold up. |
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| Eurogamer |
Christian Donlan |
Recommended |
10-30-2019 |
Mesmerising and thrilling, this is a puzzle game for the ages. |
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| FingerGuns |
Sean Davies |
9 / 10 |
08-29-2020 |
Manifold Garden is the best first person puzzle game since Portal 2. Unique spatial mechanics, a world that brings to life M.C. Escher’s work, a winsome art style and masterfully designed puzzles make this one of the easiest recommendations of 2020 so far. |
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| GameGrin |
Benedict Daniels |
10 / 10 |
10-24-2019 |
I have never encountered a more beautiful, entrancing and sublime gaming experience |
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| GameMAG |
Unknown |
8 / 10 |
01-13-2020 |
From world to world you go deeper and deeper, trembling with fear of a new complex task that seems impassable. Perhaps this is the most important thing you need to know about Manifold Garden, apart from the addictive desire to continue fighting puzzles and a slight dizziness. |
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| GameSpot |
Hope Corrigan |
9 / 10 |
10-29-2019 |
Manifold Garden invites you to bend your mind to the whim of infinity and learn to truly see things from all angles. |
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| God is a Geek |
Chris Hyde |
8.5 / 10 |
08-18-2020 |
Manifold Garden is a gorgeous puzzler that is something very different. It will test you and reward you in equal measure for a very unique experience. |
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| Hardcore Gamer |
James Cunningham |
4 / 5 stars |
11-05-2019 |
Manifold Garden is an incredibly stylish first-person puzzler, like walking through the architectural drawings of a pandimensional designer. |
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| IGN Italy |
Damaso Scibetta |
8.6 / 10 |
10-23-2019 |
Manifold Garden its a game about changing: from the changing-gravity mechanic to the high variety of gameplay, the game design defines an interesting first person puzzle game with a lot of exploration in Escher-style. A good game that sometimes just suffers a bit of emptiness due to the lack of narrative aims, but a must-have for all puzzle lovers. |
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| IGN Spain |
Unknown |
8 / 10 |
10-31-2019 |
Manifold Garden is a nice and pleasant title, especially to play it off and on and avoid saturation. |
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| New Game Network |
Dylan Blereau |
80 / 100 |
09-02-2020 |
Manifold Garden’s unique aesthetic and creative puzzles result in a memorable journey that is well worth the price of admission. |
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| Nintendo Life |
Stuart Gipp |
6 / 10 |
09-05-2020 |
Manifold Garden is a lovely game, but sometimes the “game” bit gets a little in the way. |
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| NintendoWorldReport |
John Rogers |
8.5 / 10 |
08-25-2020 |
And it takes an artist’s touch to so masterfully combine gameplay, art direction, architecture, logic puzzles, spacial subversion and audio-visual elements into such a coherent package. I’ve a feeling Chyr’s next project might manifest as an art installation rather than a game. If so, I’ll be holding my breath for a fall as I step tentatively through the doorway. |
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| PC Gamer |
Rachel Watts |
85 / 100 |
10-28-2019 |
A serene gravity flipping puzzler with impossible structures to wrap your head around. |
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| Polygon |
Nicole Carpenter |
Recommended |
10-25-2019 |
After seven years in development, Manifold Garden is a surreal masterpiece |
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| PSX Brasil |
Paulo Roberto Montanaro |
90 / 100 |
09-03-2020 |
Manifold Garden is probably one of the best and most daring puzzle games of the past two decades. Referring to the greatest classics of the genre, it manages to present an absolutely simple concept both in terms of aesthetics and gameplay, with the right rhythm in beautiful and ingenious challenges. |
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| Push Square |
Liam Croft |
7 / 10 |
08-18-2020 |
The star of the Manifold Garden show is far and away its presentation, and witnessing it in motion is worth the asking price alone. It’s just a shame the puzzles themselves can’t quite hit those same levels of spectacularity. |
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| Rock, Paper, Shotgun |
Alice Bell |
Recommended |
11-05-2019 |
But most of all, Manifold Garden makes me break out in a cold sweat. I cannot help but imagine myself, trapped in an endless kaleidoscope. |
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| Saving Content |
Evan Rowe |
5 / 5 stars |
12-20-2019 |
Manifold Garden delivers a unique, exciting world to explore with some mind-bending environments that tightly integrate with its puzzles and play systems. While it doesn’t reinvent the genre, it experiments in some exciting and playful ways that make it a memorable experience you’ll hang onto long after you’ve finished. |
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| Use a Potion |
Unknown |
9 / 10 |
08-21-2020 |
Manifold Garden is a really special game, with its beautifully hypnotic world and enjoyable puzzle design making for a truly unique experience. Admittedly, some of the puzzles themselves can be pretty simple in design and there aren’t too many intricate mechanics involved, but you won’t mind too much given how mind-blowing the game world is to explore. |
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| VGChartz |
Lee Mehr |
8 / 10 |
11-25-2019 |
William Chyr’s passion project is among my favorite first-person puzzlers for its ambitious scope, entrancing visuals, and brain-breaking conundrums. |
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