Duet (video game)

The player rotates a circular track with two coloured orbs, guiding the balls to avoid incoming obstacles. The level is reset once an orb crashes into an obstacle. It's required to keep both orbs intact to pass a level. The names of the levels and the game's story are inspired by the stages of grief from the Kübler-Ross model.

The game has gathered mixed to positive reviews from critics. As of August 2014, Metacritic lists a score of 79 for the game, a rating of "Generally favorable reviews". Duet is also listed a score of 80.00% on GameRankings. Critics praise Duet for its controls and design, yet noting its notorious difficulty. It is rated 4.9/5 on Apple's App Store, and 4.7/5 on Google's Play Store. Duet is also rated 9/10 on Steam. It was featured in The New Yorker's Best, Most Elegant iPhone Games of the Year 2013 and in Kotaku's Mobile Game of the Year 2013.

The game has been downloaded by more than 20 million people around the world.

Duet won the awards for "Game of the Year", "Best Action Game" and "Best Sound" at Intel Level Up 2014.{{cite web|url=https://software.intel.com/sites/campaigns/levelup2017/hall-of-glory/|title=Hall of Glory|access-date=2024-03-20|archive-date=2018-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826123418/https://software.intel.com/sites/campaigns/levelup2017/hall-of-glory/|url-status=bot: unknown}}

The soundtrack of Duet is available independently on several music streaming platforms including Spotify and iTunes music. In 2015, Tim Shiel performed the Duet soundtrack live accompanied by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

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{{cite web|url=http://toucharcade.com/2013/10/21/duet-review/|title='Duet' Review - Meditating on Deaths|author=Nissa Campbell|work=TouchArcade|date=21 October 2013}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/duet_review|title=Duet Review|author=Richard Moss|work=MacLife|publisher=Future US|date=15 October 2013|access-date=11 August 2014|archive-date=7 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907184603/http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/duet_review|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Duet/review.asp?c=54485|title=Duet|author=Harry Slater|work=PocketGamer|publisher=Steel Media|date=14 October 2013}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2013/10/14/duet-review/|title=Duet Review|author=Mike Rose|work=Gamezebo|date=14 October 2013}}

{{cite magazine|url=http://www.edge-online.com/review/duet-review/|title=Duet review|magazine=Edge|publisher=Future plc|date=17 October 2013}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/10/duet-and-wasted-time-well-spent/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014045811/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/10/duet-and-wasted-time-well-spent/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 14, 2013|title=Duet And Wasted Time Well Spent|author=Mark Serrels|work=Kotaku|publisher=Allure Media|date=14 October 2013}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/duet/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|title=Duet Game|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=11 August 2014}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/iphone/735134-duet-game/index.html|title=Duet Game|work=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=11 August 2014}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2014/08/05/humble-mobile-bundle-6-brings-duet-android/|title=Humble Mobile Bundle 6 Brings Duet to Android|author=Jim Squires|work=Gamezebo|date=5 August 2014|access-date=11 August 2014|archive-date=24 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124073651/http://www.gamezebo.com/2014/08/05/humble-mobile-bundle-6-brings-duet-android/|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kumobius.android.duet|title=Duet - Apps on Google Play|work=Google Play|accessdate=25 July 2023}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-greenaway/|title=Tom Greenaway Business Profile|work=LinkedIn|accessdate=25 July 2023}}

{{Cite web|url=https://qso.com.au/events/current/qso-tim-shiel|title=QSO & Tim Shiel|website=Queensland Symphony Orchestra|access-date=2016-07-12|archive-date=2016-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819155710/https://qso.com.au/events/current/qso-tim-shiel|url-status=dead}}

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• https://www.cnet.com/news/duet-how-a-kick-butt-game-soundtrack-is-made/

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