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Divergence

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68%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
89% User Score Based on 27 reviews

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About Divergence

Divergence is a single player shooter game with fantasy, mystery and science fiction themes. It was developed by Timesink and was released on December 1, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Explore a mysterious island with the help of a time manipulation device. Rewind and diverge from your current timeline to combat the ancient guardians and discover the secrets behind Titans.

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89%Audience ScoreBased on 27 reviews
story3 positive mentions
stability7 negative mentions
  • Unique and interesting divergence/time-reversal mechanic that enhances combat and gameplay.
  • Impressive art style, music, and atmosphere, especially for a student project.
  • Fun and compact shooter experience with a challenging boss fight and good voice acting.
  • Numerous bugs and glitches, including game-breaking ones that impede progression.
  • Short length, with gameplay lasting around 30 minutes to an hour, leaving players wanting more.
  • Control issues, particularly with keyboard/mouse aiming and overheat mechanics making combat frustrating.

  • graphics

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The game's graphics and art style receive high praise for their unique ancient Greek-futuristic blend, vibrant atmosphere, and polished design, making it stand out as an impressive student project. However, several users report persistent graphical bugs and glitches, including screen issues and environmental inconsistencies, which occasionally hinder gameplay. Overall, the visuals are striking and well-crafted but are marred by technical flaws.

    • “Fantastic Digipen student project, love the art style and music!”
    • “Graphics designers please go work for AAA studios as you guys nailed it and are very much capable.”
    • “Atmosphere, art style, environment etc. it was all 5/5 amazing, I loved it.”
    • “I cannot give this game a higher score as it has one game-breaking bug and one graphical bug occurring at the same moment.”
    • “The graphical bug is caused by the divergent tutorial where unexplained missiles fire at you, and if they kill the divergent clone, it gives a yellow screen that doesn't go away until you die, causing a second bug that soft locks the part where you need to rebuild the structure to progress.”
    • “There are lots of graphical glitches, invisible walls in places where it seems obvious you should be able to jump, and objects that seem to have no mass as you phase right through them.”

  • gameplay

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The gameplay features a unique "divergence" time-manipulation mechanic that adds innovation and strategic depth to the fast-paced shooter experience. While the combat is generally enjoyable, some find the enemies basic and the gun overheat mechanic frustrating. Despite UI glitches and a short playtime, the game offers a fun, inventive experience with interesting mechanics and art direction.

    • “Combat and gameplay is innovated with the divergence mechanic.”
    • “The divergence mechanic basically takes the player and any enemies back to where they were a few seconds ago and spawns a clone of you that will repeat the inputs you did in the now 'diverged' from timeline.”
    • “Liked the overall ancient Greek but futuristic art style, fast-paced shooter with some kind of time-manipulation shenanigans gameplay, and its somewhat difficult boss fight at the end to top it all off.”
    • “There are ungodly amounts of UI glitches that make the gameplay impossible.”
    • “I really disliked the overheat mechanic on the gun - it was irritating to constantly stop shooting to manage the heat.”
    • “The enemies are a bit basic and often swarm you, but with the 'turn back time' mechanic it's easy to try again.”

  • stability

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from numerous UI and graphical glitches, including invisible walls and objects with no collision, which significantly disrupt gameplay. While the game's visuals and overall experience are praised, the frequent bugs hamper enjoyment and stability, though some workarounds can mitigate issues. Fixing these stability problems would greatly enhance the game's quality.

    • “There are ungodly amounts of UI glitches that make the gameplay impossible.”
    • “All the annoying bugs and glitches are present here.”
    • “As a programmer myself, I know how challenging it is, but I would never release a buggy mess like this.”

  • story

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, -67% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The story is considered decent but somewhat unclear, with a unique gameplay mechanic noted. Players express a desire for more story content or a sequel to expand the narrative. Overall, it receives a moderate rating of around 5-6 out of 10.

    • “It is a decent little story put together, with a unique mechanic involving one type of drone where shooting the guns off makes it easier to deal with. Personally, I would like to see more story or possibly a second game.”
    • “It is a decent little story put together, with a unique mechanic involving one type of drone where shooting the guns off makes it easier to deal with. Personally, I would like to see more story or possibly a second game.”
    • “I still have no idea what it's about, storywise.”
    • “Though if I were to score this game out of 10, it would probably be a 5-6/10. It has a decent little story put together, but I personally want more story or possibly a second game.”
    • “And I still have no idea what it's about, storywise.”

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The music in the game receives mixed feedback, with some users praising it as fantastic and fitting well with the art style, while others find it just okay. Overall, the soundtrack is generally appreciated but may not stand out for everyone.

    • “Fantastic DigiPen student project, love the art style and music!”
    • “Ok music, nothing memorable.”

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's optimization is subpar, featuring poorly designed controls for keyboard and mouse in a third-person shooter context, and noticeable performance stuttering during asset loading, even on SSDs.

    • “Weird controls and gunplay with keyboard and mouse (why make a third-person shooter optimized for controllers, WTF?).”
    • “Performance was really stuttering when loading new assets, even on an SSD.”

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is highly praised for its outstanding art style and immersive environment, contributing to an overall excellent experience. Users consistently rate it as exceptional and visually captivating.

    • “The atmosphere, art style, and environment were all 5/5 amazing. I loved it.”
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Divergence is a shooter game with fantasy, mystery and science fiction themes. Common tags for Divergence include free to play, 3D, female protagonist, linear, exploration and others.

Divergence is available on PC and Windows.

Divergence was released on December 1, 2023.

Divergence was developed by Timesink.

Divergence has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Divergence for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

Divergence is a single player game.

Similar games include TheDawn, Metamorphos, Red Trigger, Scrap Garden, Alien Removal Division and others.