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Ape Out

"Ape Out is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz."

Gabe Cuzzillo·Devolver Digital· February 28, 2019· Main Game
81
Critic Score
12 reviews
79
User Score
116 ratings

Ape Out is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. Build up nearly unstoppable momentum and use your captors as both weapons and shields to crush everyone on your procedurally generated path to freedom.

Released 28 February 2019 for PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch and Mac by Gabe Cuzzillo, published by Devolver Digital. Rated D by CERO, 19+ by GRAC. About 3.5 hours to beat.

Story

Ape Out is a frenetic, top-down beat 'em up with a stark, minimalist art style and a reactive, all-percussion jazz soundtrack. The player takes control of a powerful gorilla desperate to break free from captivity, smashing and hurling its way through maze-like corridors. Armed guards stand in the way at every turn, and the ape must grab, throw, and crush them or use their own bodies as living shields to survive. Across four chapters, the story is a wordless, visceral surge of raw momentum as the captive fights toward one primal goal: freedom.

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Critic Score
81 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 professional reviews
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
79 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 116 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
81
Users
79
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
CriticsUsers
50–74
Mixed or Average
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike