Chambara

Critic reviews

• COGconnected

  Matthew Gallagher · Aug 10, 2016

  8.1

  There isn’t a ton of variety within Chambara, but what it does, it does extremely well. Chambara is a great party game and an extremely competitive one-on-one dueling match. Its smart design and stylistic presentation allow for a variety of techniques and many hours of entertainment. If you’re looking for a great game to play with your friends, don’t leave this one in the shadows.

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• GameSpew

  Mark Sammut · Aug 07, 2016

  6.0

  Nine unique stages and a range of amusing cosmetic choices manage to hold back the tedium for awhile, but the lack of depth eventually catches up to Chambara, leaving it out in the cold. Players planning a night with friends lusting for something new to play might see this as a reasonable one-time substitute, but don’t expect to get anything out of it the next morning.

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• Push Square

  Jacob Hull · Aug 05, 2016

  8.0

  Chambara is a smart, stylish, and truly entertaining game to play locally with friends and family. There's a timeless class to games of this ilk which offer experiences that you simply cannot get elsewhere. As long as you can provide a steady stream of willing players to engage with, Chambara returns the favour with a limited but excellent selection of arenas to engage with them in.

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• Destructoid

  Chris Carter · Jul 29, 2016

  7.5

  There's enough here to keep most people interested, so long as they have a steady stream of friends (or a roomate/significant other) to play with, whether it's a one-on-one duel or up to a four-player battle royale. All nine arenas feel different from one another, and though I'd like to see more (perhaps more wacky locations, like a moon level with low gravity settings), I do like them all.

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• Brash Games

  Lori May · Jul 22, 2017

  8.0

  Reasonably priced with a small learning curve and plenty of mayhem to have, this title is artistic and challenging without being too difficult for younger players.
• Cubed3

  André Eriksson · May 10, 2017

  7.0

  Chambara is a very strong local multiplayer title that catches some of the appeal of the late 90's deathmatch experiences, added with some stealthy hide-and-seek elements. While it's fun while it lasts, the fact that at least two players are required to play, mixed with the feeling of being one of those "in between" games that are played for like 10 minutes, makes it difficult for it to last as well as some of the older classics, and makes it hard to build up a great gaming night on its own, but the time it gets in the spotlight will be remembered fondly by those present, and will be revisited again and again.

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