November 15, 2018
klassefilm

Cosmic Top Secret

Cosmic Top Secret is let down by rudimentary and frustrating gameplay which stifles some otherwise fine investigative journalism.

67%Game Brain Score

emotional, humor

story, graphics

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 7 reviews

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Cosmic Top Secret is a single player platformer game with mystery and historical themes. It was developed by klassefilm and was released on November 15, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Do we really, truly know our parents? Based on incredible real-life events, help T uncover the truth about her parents’ work as spies during the Cold War. Featuring real audio and documentary footage in a fantastical storybook world, Cosmic Top Secret is an adventure like no other.

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95%

Audience ScoreBased on 21 reviews

emotional2 positive mentions

stability1 negative mentions

Unique and charming papercraft art style with a blend of real photographs, videos, and documents that create an immersive and original visual experience.
Engaging, personal narrative that combines a family story with Cold War history, presented through authentic interviews and recordings that feel natural and heartfelt.
Interesting collectible and puzzle elements that reveal historical and personal intel, encouraging exploration and deeper understanding of the story and context.

Clunky, awkward, and frustrating mouse-driven controls with movement and camera handling that require time to adjust and detract from gameplay enjoyment.
Repetitive and somewhat tiresome collectathon gameplay that can feel slow or unengaging, especially for players less interested in exploration-heavy titles.
Short overall length and limited replay value, with platforming elements that are unnecessary and sometimes distract from the narrative and investigative focus.

story
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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74%
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The story is a deeply personal and immersive documentary-style narrative following the game director's quest to uncover her parents' secret Cold War roles in Danish intelligence, blending real-life recordings, documents, and family interviews. It effectively weaves themes of relationships, secrets, and personal pain into a unique paper/cardboard art style, creating an engaging experience that combines historical facts with surreal storytelling. While mostly praised for its emotional depth and authenticity, some narrative moments, like certain character developments, felt slightly off to some players.
- “It tells a very personal story recollected by T, the game dev director and player in the game, whose parents used to work for the Danish intelligence during the Cold War.”
- “The story is a straight-up documentary of a daughter interviewing her father and mother who were both involved in some high-level secret activities during the Cold War.”
- “For a game that looks the way it does, it sure does make a good point of keeping you deeply involved in the story by giving you lots of real life recordings, videos, documents, photographs, snippets of daily life.”
- “The only story beat I found that was a bit off-putting was the way in which a character's depression lifted when another character revealed that she was pregnant.”
- “Just following the main story, the game can probably be completed in half the time.”
- “There is a level of storytelling that moves away from the parents and their roles as intelligence agents.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics feature a distinctive and charming cardboard and paper cutout art style, blending 3D papercraft visuals with photography and live-action elements. This unique aesthetic effectively supports the storytelling, creating an engaging atmosphere that complements the historical and personal narrative. While generally striking with great attention to detail, there are occasional minor graphical glitches.
- “It has a very unique art style where landscapes and characters are made of cardboard, paper, and photography cuts.”
- “The first thing that strikes the player is the distinctive art style, sort of a papercraft in a 3D world.”
- “Great attention to detail with its cutout aesthetic with some live action recordings of the protagonist interviewing her family.”
- “No serious bugs encountered, only a few graphic glitches.”
- “I bought this game thinking it was going to be a goofy comedy with weird visuals.”
- “The cardboard cutout collage visuals are striking, but I found the music quite grating at times.”
gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The gameplay is generally simple and straightforward, focusing on exploration and collecting information, but it can feel clunky and repetitive. While some find the mechanics engaging and easy to grasp, others feel the gameplay hampers the overall experience despite strong storytelling and unique visuals.
- “I enjoyed this game thoroughly, the weird presentation, aesthetic, simple but engaging gameplay and the fact I don't know if this was all real, lore, troll or a history channel documentary makes it all even better.”
- “It has some really neat mechanics that make it a lot of fun to play.”
- “However, despite the simple gameplay, I found myself engaged by the game.”
- “The gameplay consists mostly of walking around and collecting various pieces of intel while interacting with different characters and objects.”
- “Seemed interesting as an idea, but the gameplay is very clunky and boring.”
- “Cosmic Top Secret is let down by rudimentary and frustrating gameplay which stifles some otherwise fine investigative journalism.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the emotional aspect of the game to be heartwarming, personal, and touching, highlighting a memorable and impactful ending.
- “Also it has a heartwarming ending.”
- “Weird, personal, and touching.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's humor is consistently present and delivers a subtle, low-key comedic experience that users find highly impressive and enjoyable.
- “What impressed me more than anything, though, was the sense of humor in the game.”
- “I found it tremendously funny in a kind of low-key but omnipresent way.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is generally well-crafted and complements the strong sound design and visuals, but some users find it grating at times.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game demonstrates strong stability with no serious bugs reported, though a few minor graphic glitches have been noted.

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Cosmic Top Secret is a platformer game with mystery and historical themes.

Cosmic Top Secret is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

Cosmic Top Secret was released on November 15, 2018.

Cosmic Top Secret was developed by klassefilm.

Cosmic Top Secret has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its emotional but disliked it for its story.

Cosmic Top Secret is a single player game.

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