Kalimba
- April 22, 2015
- Press Play
- 14h median play time
Kalimba is a fantastic, colourful little game with a unique mechanic, but it's no pushover.
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Get on Xbox Games Store"Kalimba" is a platformer game with stunning graphics and marvelous music, offering both single-player and local multi-player modes for up to 2 players in a couch co-op challenge. As totems, players journey from the underworld to the heavens to restore light to the island of Kalimba, which has been cast into darkness by an evil shaman. Acclaimed by critics with scores of 10/10 and 9/10, Kalimba is a must-try for fans of platforming adventures.
PC
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox
Reviews
- gameplay31 mentions
- 39 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- graphics21 mentions
- 81 % positive mentions
- 19 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- music20 mentions
- 90 % positive mentions
- 10 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- funny4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- replayability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- story2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Kalimba Review
Kalimba is a fantastic, colourful little game with a unique mechanic, but it's no pushover.
90%Kalimba Review
Difficulty is hard to review, and most of Kalimba's issues stem from poor balancing. Running into devious sections only to find the follow-ups to be almost rudimentary is jarring. Fortunately, the core mechanic is very enjoyable. While Kalimba could have spent more time under the microscope, the interesting mechanic and beautiful visuals should be enough to convince even the most dismissive PC gamer that there's much more to explore here, and, for that, Kalimba should be applauded.
70%Kalimba Review
Kalimba - in a lot of ways - is a throwback of sorts. It can be completed in a few short sittings, has an unrelenting difficulty level and features wonderful 2D art. However, the game also manages to put players in gaming situations they have never been in before. It's a surprisingly fresh experience that can be incredibly rewarding and despite it being seemingly impossible at times, players who love a sizable - but fair - challenge will find a lot to love within Kalimba.
90%
