Degrees of Separation

This article is about the video game. For the sociological theory, see Six degrees of separation.
Degrees of Separation
DeveloperMoondrop
PublisherModus Games
DesignerStig-Owe Sandvik
ProgrammerAlejandro Ruiz Temina
Artists
  • Stig-Owe Sandvik
  • Karoline Skoglund Olsen
Writers
  • Chris Avellone
  • Jason McNamara
ComposerKristian Brastein
Platforms
ReleaseFebruary 14, 2019
Genres
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Degrees of Separation is a 2019 puzzle video game developed by the Norwegian studio Moondrop and published by Modus Games.

Release

In September 2018, Modus Games announced that they would publish the game in February 2019.[1] It was released on February 14, 2019, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and for Windows via Steam.[2]

Story and Gameplay

The game revolves around two characters - Ember, a girl from a kingdom that thrives off of heat and Rime, a boy from a kingdom that thrives off of ice - who must use their powers of heat and ice in order to discover what has led to the downfall of their respective kingdoms.[3] The game is a co-operative platformer, and has both local and online multiplayer.[4]

Reception

The PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch versions of the game all received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5][6][7][8] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 37% of critics.[9] Reviewing the game for Nintendo World Report, James Jones praised the story while criticizing the number of bugs.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Degrees of Separation Coming to Consoles and PC". Modus Games. 2018-09-26. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  2. ^ "Degrees of Separation Is Out Today – All Your Base Online". All Your Base Online. 2019-02-14. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  3. ^ Ahern, Colm (2019-02-11). "Chris Avellone on Degrees of Separation and how to write games". VideoGamer. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  4. ^ "Degrees of Separation Online Multiplayer is Now Live". GameSpew. 2019-11-06. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  5. ^ a b "Degrees of Separation PC Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Degrees of Separation Xbox One Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Degrees of Separation PlayStation 4 Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Degrees of Separation". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  9. ^ a b "Degrees of Separation". OpenCritic. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  10. ^ a b Jones, James (March 18, 2019). "Degrees of Separation (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved January 18, 2026.


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