The Magnificent Trufflepigs
- August 26, 2021
- Thunkd
The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a chilled out game with a poignant story at its core, set in a familiar place that feels like home.
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Get on Epic Games StoreThe Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, romantic, metal-detecting game. It combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a strong narrative, all set in a beautiful English countryside. It's a game about trying to find something.
Nintendo Switch
PC
Windows
Reviews
- story148 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 76 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
- gameplay43 mentions
- 26 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 16 % negative mentions
- graphics22 mentions
- 55 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- music11 mentions
- 64 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- emotional5 mentions
- 80 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
The Magnificent Trufflepigs review
The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a chilled out game with a poignant story at its core, set in a familiar place that feels like home.
80%The Magnificent Trufflepigs Review (PC)
The Magnificent Trufflepigs almost instantly draws a comparison with Firewatch. But it fails to deliver in the same way and actively made me regret spending the 2 hours required to finish it. The development team wants to both tell a poignant story about growing up and making choices and to (slight spoiler) deliver a twist ending that makes almost everything that comes before feeling empty. The game does have a relatively clever connection between its mechanics and themes. Digging up the farm and digging up a life feel somehow similar, especially when it comes to seeing long-buried stuff in a new light. But the gameplay is too limited to offer anything more than a way to get story bits. And the narrative starts off interesting, delivers a good second and third day, and then collapses. Avoid The Magnificent Trufflepigs and just play Firewatch or Gone Home again. Review code provided by the publisher.
50%The Magnificent Trufflepigs review: Digging below the surface
The Magnificent Trufflepigs is an interesting dive into how early experiences can impact us for the rest of our lives.
80%
