Kintsugi

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Kintsugi is a single player platformer game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by StudioHoHo and was released on March 30, 2026. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Accompany Kyō, a young apothecary, on his journey to repair a world shattered by mankind and uncover the origin of his newfound golden powers.

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97%

Audience ScoreBased on 33 reviews

graphics8 positive mentions

Stunning and unique art style with beautiful visuals and smooth, expressive character movement.
Relaxing, atmospheric soundtrack and sound design that perfectly complement the gameplay.
Innovative and fun mechanics like using gold to fix the environment and riding fishes, creating a soothing and engaging experience.

The game is very short, typically completed within 5-15 minutes, leaving players wanting more content and a deeper story.
Some glitches impact timed achievements, which can cause frustration for completionists.
Lack of clear narrative explanation can make the story and themes feel ambiguous or incomplete for some players.

graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are consistently praised for their beautiful, artistic style, featuring soft colors, innovative light usage, and smooth, aesthetically pleasing animations. The visuals create a calm, immersive atmosphere that complements the game's theme and narrative, making the experience feel like moving through a living painting.
- “The visuals, techniques and movements were beautiful and quite innovative with the fishes and the usage of light (the gold) as the motor of the game!”
- “The graphics are stunning, with soft colors, artistic environments, and a calm atmosphere that makes every moment feel peaceful and meaningful.”
- “The art style is beautiful, and sometimes makes me feel like I'm moving through a painting.”
music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
70%
30%
The music in the game is consistently praised for its superb quality and perfect harmony with the visuals, creating a captivating and immersive atmosphere. Reviewers highlight its ability to enhance key moments and contribute significantly to the overall relaxing and engaging experience.
- “The soundtrack perfectly matches the visuals, creating a relaxing and immersive vibe.”
- “The music made a great accompaniment to everything, as well.”
- “The music is nice, and the sound design in general just works really well.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
43%
The gameplay is praised for its fluid, responsive mechanics and enjoyable level design, particularly the unique flying fish interactions and grappling elements. It offers a relaxing, atmospheric experience with smooth movement and a short, engaging narrative. While not very challenging, the gameplay is consistently described as fun, immersive, and emotionally impactful.
- “From the smooth movement and grappling mechanics to the magical interactions and stunning environments (those waterfall scenes), everything just works.”
- “Loved the aesthetic, everything just worked atmospherically together with the short and sweet narrative, the mechanics felt very nice, the part where you swing with the fishes especially was so epic!”
- “Mechanics are fluid and responsive.”
story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
57%
The story is praised for its emotional depth, vivid worldbuilding, and effective visual storytelling, delivering a complete and impactful narrative within a short playtime. While some suggest expanding the story for greater depth, its current concise and self-contained nature is highly appreciated.
- “Incredible visual storytelling.”
- “Speaking of storytelling, I love that the game manages to be a self-contained, complete story within such a short amount of time.”
- “Even though the gameplay is simple, the emotional storytelling makes it truly special.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is praised for its mysterious yet bittersweet nostalgic tone, enhanced by stunning, soft-colored graphics and artistic environments. Players appreciate how the aesthetic and narrative seamlessly create a peaceful, meaningful, and cohesive experience. Overall, it delivers a short but impactful and immersive atmospheric platformer.
- “Mysterious but at the same time bittersweet nostalgic atmosphere.”
- “Loved the aesthetic; everything just worked atmospherically together with the short and sweet narrative. The mechanics felt very nice, especially the part where you swing with the fishes—it was so epic!”
- “The graphics are stunning, with soft colors, artistic environments, and a calm atmosphere that makes every moment feel peaceful and meaningful.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Despite its short length and simple gameplay, the game offers a deeply emotional and memorable storytelling experience that resonates strongly with players.
- “The game may be short, but it delivers a deeply emotional experience that stays with you even after it ends.”
- “Even though the gameplay is simple, the emotional storytelling makes it truly special.”