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Lightning Rod Games presents A Fold Apart: an award-winning puzzle game that explores the emotional rollercoaster of a long-distance relationship — in a world of folding paper! After career choices force them along separate paths, a Teacher and Architect vow to make their long-distance relationship work at any cost. Experience both sides of their story as the couple navigates the complexities of (mis)communication and the emotional ups and downs that separation brings. By flipping, folding, and unfolding the paper puzzles in their handcrafted worlds, you can help the couple overcome the emotional barriers of their relationship — but will love endure...?
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PlayStation LifeStyle
May 27, 2020
A Fold Apart is a near-perfect indie game and one every person with a beating heart should experience. A Fold Apart review code provided by publisher.
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Digital Chumps
Apr 23, 2020
A Fold Apart brings you into a personal and deep story. It’s a story that invites you into a deep and meaningful relationship between two characters. It’s a game that’s real, and that’s why I love it.
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Attack of the Fanboy
Apr 17, 2020
A Fold Apart is the sort of game that sticks with you long after the credits roll. An enjoyable and distinct puzzle adventure, the gameplay offers something fun on its own but becomes even better in how it enhances the narrative.
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Screen Rant
Apr 17, 2020
A Fold Apart is a simple game with a simple story that manages to still make players connect deeply with it. The puzzles are fun and rewarding to solve, and watching the Teacher and Architect try to fix their relationship is very moving. Players will be forced to think outside the box, as no other puzzle game is quite like it. A Fold Apart is a truly special puzzle game that will leave players thinking about it for days after they finish. Next: Mokoko Review - Unique But Repetitive Puzzle Gameplay A Fold Apart releases on April 17, 2020 for Apple Arcade, Steam, and Nintendo Switch.
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GameSkinny
Apr 17, 2020
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Marooners' Rock
Jun 10, 2020
As a whole, it was a beautifully presented experience in human relationships in a time where it’s easy to feel disconnected from each other, whether that’s due to physical distance or other less tangible barriers. If you too are interested in how the story plays out in A Fold Apart, it is now available from Lightning Rod games for Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Apple Arcade.
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