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Reception

Despite a few design missteps the underlying concept and game is solid and All You Need is Help! is a good example of a chaotic, joyful celebration of teamwork and failure in video games. It’s the kind of game that makes friends and family shout at each other in joy and frustration and creates stories of the fun that was had around the tv whilst playing...

Absolutely charming, family-friendly, and approachable when it works… but lacks in obvious longevity

All You Need is Help is cute and welcoming, but can be quite repetitive and directionless. It’s the epitome of a party puzzler: incredibly simple to pick up, play and enjoy. It’ll get you a few minutes of joy, and you’ll probably want to get it when you return home so you can recapture that excitement. Yet, if you do, be sure to always have friends...

By confining gameplay to groups of four people, whether locally or online, All You Need is Help restricts the ways we can enjoy its simple but cute and fun ideas for a while. This practical limitation doesn't fit with the game's casual intent, which also doesn't attempt to deepen the gameplay to the point of being a memorable cooperative puzzler.

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