Semblance (video game)

{{Short description|2018 video game}}

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{{Infobox video game

| title = Semblance

| developer = Nyamakop

| publisher = Good Shepherd Entertainment

| engine = Unity

| platforms = macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch

| released = 24 July 2018

| genre = Puzzle-platform

| modes = Single-player

| image = Semplance video game logo 2017.png

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Semblance is a 2018 puzzle-platform game developed by South African studio Nyamakop and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment.{{cite web|last1=Winkie|first1=Luke|title=The Coolest Games of PAX East|url=http://www.glixel.com/news/lists/the-coolest-games-of-pax-east-w472167/semblance-w472174|website=Glixel|accessdate=29 June 2017|archive-date=3 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503024744/http://www.glixel.com/news/lists/the-coolest-games-of-pax-east-w472167/semblance-w472174|url-status=live}} It was released on 24 July 2018 for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Nintendo Switch.{{cite web|last1=Hanson|first1=Kyle|title=Semblance Hands-on: A Platformer Where You Shape the Platforms|url=https://aotf.com/articles/semblance-hands-on-a-platformer-where-you-shape-the-platforms/|website=Attack of the Fanboy|accessdate=29 June 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Tarason|first1=Dominic|title=Semblance, a puzzle platformer about bending the rules|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/03/08/semblance-a-puzzle-platformer-about-bending-the-rules/#more-523671|website=Rock Paper Shotgun|accessdate=8 March 2018|archive-date=8 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308063804/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/03/08/semblance-a-puzzle-platformer-about-bending-the-rules/#more-523671|url-status=live}}

Gameplay

Semblance is a 2D platform game where the player can deform parts of the platforms, which are made out of Play-Doh.{{cite magazine|last1=Miller|first1=Matt|title=The Best Indie Games Of E3 2017|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/themes/blogs/generic/post.aspx?WeblogApp=features&y=2017&m=06&d=17&WeblogPostName=the-best-indie-games-of-e3-2017&PostPageIndex=2|magazine=Game Informer|access-date=29 June 2017|archive-date=21 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821005208/http://www.gameinformer.com/themes/blogs/generic/post.aspx?WeblogApp=features&y=2017&m=06&d=17&WeblogPostName=the-best-indie-games-of-e3-2017&PostPageIndex=2|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Maderna|first1=Andrea|title=Semblance – La videoanteprima|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ3harsqKFI|website=IGN Italia|accessdate=29 June 2017}} Through a disaster, the blob-like creature the player controls the world of hardness that has infected the normally soft world. The deforming terrain enables the player to avoid dangerous obstacles and reach higher places.{{cite web|last1=Newhouse|first1=Alex|title=E3 2017: 11 Cool Games You Might Have Missed|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ3harsqKFI|website=Gamespot|accessdate=29 June 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Rad|first1=Chloi|title=13 Awesome Games you missed at E3 2017|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/23/13-awesome-games-you-missed-at-e3-2017|website=IGN|accessdate=29 June 2017|archive-date=27 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627073709/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/23/13-awesome-games-you-missed-at-e3-2017|url-status=live}}

Release

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The game was released on 24 July 2018.

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