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Nerve

Nerve

Released: 2/18/2021

KEY FEATURES NERVE is an abstract arcade racing game focused on progression and that “just one more go” mentality featuring: An enthralling audio visual experience Full 10 Chapter Campaign 10 end of Chapter Gate Keeper boss battles Freeplay world select mode with global leader boards Hurtle through beautiful unforgiving worlds, where every frame is enthralling, every moment is exhilarating, every death is deserved, and every success is earned. You are a vessel locked on a path to your fate. You will travel through beautiful and terrifying worlds where everything is trying to stop you. Like time, you can never stop. When you die, you will be reincarnated as a new vessel. This is your fate and you are bound to it. CONQUER THE CAMPAIGN As you race towards your fate, you will travel through 10 corrupted Worlds, each ending with a battle against a Gate Keeper. Gate Keepers block you from continuing along your path and must be defeated by creatively using the mechanics of their World against them. DOMINATE THE LEADERBOARDS Each World has a global leaderboard scoring system so players can see how they fair against their friends, and the world.

KEY FEATURES NERVE is an abstract arcade racing game focused on progression and that “just one more go” mentality featuring: An enthralling audio visual experience Full 10 Chapter Campaign 10 end of Chapter Gate Keeper boss battles Freeplay world select mode with global leader boards Hurtle through beautiful unforgiving worlds, where every frame is enthralling, every moment is exhilarating, every death is deserved, and every success is earned. You are a vessel locked on a path to your fate. You will travel through beautiful and terrifying worlds where everything is trying to stop you. Like time, you can never stop. When you die, you will be reincarnated as a new vessel. This is your fate and you are bound to it. CONQUER THE CAMPAIGN As you race towards your fate, you will travel through 10 corrupted Worlds, each ending with a battle against a Gate Keeper. Gate Keepers block you from continuing along your path and must be defeated by creatively using the mechanics of their World against them. DOMINATE THE LEADERBOARDS Each World has a global leaderboard scoring system so players can see how they fair against their friends, and the world.

KEY FEATURES NERVE is an abstract arcade racing game focused on progression and that “just one more go” mentality featuring: An enthralling audio visual experience Full 10 Chapter Campaign 10 end of Chapter Gate Keeper boss battles Freeplay world select mode with global leader boards Hurtle through beautiful unforgiving worlds, where every frame is enthralling, every moment is exhilarating, every death is deserved, and every success is earned. You are a vessel locked on a path to your fate. You will travel through beautiful and terrifying worlds where everything is trying to stop you. Like time, you can never stop. When you die, you will be reincarnated as a new vessel. This is your fate and you are bound to it. CONQUER THE CAMPAIGN As you race towards your fate, you will travel through 10 corrupted Worlds, each ending with a battle against a Gate Keeper. Gate Keepers block you from continuing along your path and must be defeated by creatively using the mechanics of their World against them. DOMINATE THE LEADERBOARDS Each World has a global leaderboard scoring system so players can see how they fair against their friends, and the world.

Critics
71
Steam
92

Score Breakdown

71.3

Critic Average

4 reviews

92

Steam User Score

51 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-20.9
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-20.9

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 early (50%)2 launch window (50%)0 late (0%)