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Cibele

Cibele

Released: 11/2/2015

Cibele is a game based on a true story about love, sex, and the internet. You play as a 19 year old girl named Nina who has become close with a young man she met in an online game. Her relationship with him heats up, becoming more and more intimate with each phone call and private chat. The game unravels in three acts. The player plays as Nina, going into her online game, exploring her desktop, chatting with her friends and going about her daily life as she plays her online game. It is a narrative game which strives to help the player walk in Nina's shoes as she plays her online game, becoming more and more intimate with her lover as each act unfolds.

Cibele is a game based on a true story about love, sex, and the internet. You play as a 19 year old girl named Nina who has become close with a young man she met in an online game. Her relationship with him heats up, becoming more and more intimate with each phone call and private chat. The game unravels in three acts. The player plays as Nina, going into her online game, exploring her desktop, chatting with her friends and going about her daily life as she plays her online game. It is a narrative game which strives to help the player walk in Nina's shoes as she plays her online game, becoming more and more intimate with her lover as each act unfolds.

Cibele is a game based on a true story about love, sex, and the internet. You play as a 19 year old girl named Nina who has become close with a young man she met in an online game. Her relationship with him heats up, becoming more and more intimate with each phone call and private chat. The game unravels in three acts. The player plays as Nina, going into her online game, exploring her desktop, chatting with her friends and going about her daily life as she plays her online game. It is a narrative game which strives to help the player walk in Nina's shoes as she plays her online game, becoming more and more intimate with her lover as each act unfolds.

Critics
64
Steam
51
Metacritic
42

Score Breakdown

64.4

Critic Average

9 reviews

51

Steam User Score

1,274 reviews

42

Metacritic User Score

33 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+13.6
Metacritic Disparity
+22.4
Combined Disparity
+18.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

8 launch window (89%)1 late (11%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 9 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 64.4/100. Critics score this game 13.6 points higher than Steam users and 22.4 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 9)+
  1. Stephen Tordoffviagiant.moe
    May 30, 2016·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 50.9/100 · +9.1 ptsMetacritic 42/100 · +18.0 pts
  2. Jake MuncyviaThe A.V. Club
    Nov 5, 2015·Launch window
    0/100View review
    Steam 50.9/100 · -50.9 ptsMetacritic 42/100 · -42.0 pts
  3. Kim SnaithviaGameSpew
    Nov 5, 2015·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 50.9/100 · +29.1 ptsMetacritic 42/100 · +38.0 pts
  4. Jeffrey MatulefviaEurogamer
    Nov 5, 2015·Launch window
    75/100View review
    Steam 50.9/100 · +24.1 ptsMetacritic 42/100 · +33.0 pts
  5. Gita JacksonviaPaste Magazine
    Nov 3, 2015·Launch window
    90/100View review
    Steam 50.9/100 · +39.1 ptsMetacritic 42/100 · +48.0 pts