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Unpacking

Unpacking

Released: 11/2/2021

Unpacking is a zen game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking. Over the course of eight house moves, you are given a chance to experience a sense of intimacy with a character you never see and a story you’re never told. Features: - Unpack a home — from a single bedroom to an entire house - Meditative gameplay with no timers, meters or scores - Explore domestic environments with all their nooks and crannies while you stack plates, hang towels, and arrange bookshelves - Discover a character's story through the items that come with her to each new home (and the items that get left behind) - Soundtrack by BAFTA award-winning composer and audio director Jeff van Dyck

Unpacking is a zen game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking. Over the course of eight house moves, you are given a chance to experience a sense of intimacy with a character you never see and a story you’re never told. Features: - Unpack a home — from a single bedroom to an entire house - Meditative gameplay with no timers, meters or scores - Explore domestic environments with all their nooks and crannies while you stack plates, hang towels, and arrange bookshelves - Discover a character's story through the items that come with her to each new home (and the items that get left behind) - Soundtrack by BAFTA award-winning composer and audio director Jeff van Dyck

Unpacking is a zen game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking. Over the course of eight house moves, you are given a chance to experience a sense of intimacy with a character you never see and a story you’re never told. Features: - Unpack a home — from a single bedroom to an entire house - Meditative gameplay with no timers, meters or scores - Explore domestic environments with all their nooks and crannies while you stack plates, hang towels, and arrange bookshelves - Discover a character's story through the items that come with her to each new home (and the items that get left behind) - Soundtrack by BAFTA award-winning composer and audio director Jeff van Dyck

Critics
85
Steam
93
Metacritic
74

Score Breakdown

84.9

Critic Average

53 reviews

93

Steam User Score

39,523 reviews

74

Metacritic User Score

320 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-8.3
Metacritic Disparity
+10.9
Combined Disparity
+1.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

12 early (23%)31 launch window (58%)10 late (19%)