UPDATE 4/7/18: Developer Nyamakop has unveiled a release date for Semblance, its lovely-looking "playdough platformer". The game is now scheduled to launch on Switch, PC, and Mac on July 24th.

Puzzle-platformers like Portal and Limbo are meticulously crafted worlds that pull players through choreographed steps and jumps. Semblance, out now on Mac, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC, makes a ...

A slight but smart adventure it's hard not to be charmed by. Before there were fidget spinners, there were stress balls. You remember them, right? Those squishy, malleable balls of goo that could be ...

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Semblance is a platformer with "deformable terrain" that you complete by reshaping the world - and yourself. If you think games have tapped everything the medium can accomplish, you may want to watch ...

This post has been updated since it was originally posted to correctly spell Ben Myres and to attribute Viscera Cleanup Detail to RuneStorm, not Freelives. Nyamakop, comprised of lead programmer Cukia ...

I found Semblance on the second floor of the Fuego Lounge, squeezed into a booth beside a dance floor and a small stage. It was early afternoon, and waitstaff were restocking the long, rectangular bar ...

Ashley is a staff writer at DualShockers based near Chicago. She has a degree in English for Secondary Education from Bradley University. While she loves almost any story-driven RPG, she'd be happy ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Semblance is a game that relies on your enjoyment of the satisfying feeling that comes with the act of reshaping objects and environments. The game's ...

James grew up in the arcades of the 80s and has played games on everything from the Milton Bradley Microvision to the PlayStation 5. He worked in gaming retail during the PS1/PS2 eras, and even had a ...