Platforms
- PCFeb 02, 20167.6playscore6.810 Critics8.8294 Players
- Xbox OneFeb 02, 20167.1playscore6.611 Critics7.8288 Players
- Xbox 360Feb 02, 2016NAplayscore7.23 CriticsNA0 Players
15 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
It’s always a shame when an Indie title with so much potential lets down. Lots of work, time, and love was put into Cobalt, but ultimately, it’s a product that makes me hope that the future will improve, because what is currently available, just isn’t that enticing.
Lucas Raycevick · Feb 25, 2016 Reviewed on XB1Read full reviewIn a word, Cobalt is clunky. It has a lot of decent ideas, but it doesn't execute them very well. The platforming feels terrible. The lack of control when shooting is frustrating. The map is unhelpful. The gear is never explained well. The context-sensitive control breaks down when there are too many things going on.
Darren Nakamura · Feb 16, 2016 Reviewed on PC, XB1Read full reviewCobalt's multiplayer suggests how much more the game could be, where its versatility isn't bogged down by Oxeye's problematic enemy encounters. The new ideas Cobalt does have don't always coalesce as gracefully as they need to, but it's a surprisingly deep, and often frustrating, action platformer.
Roman France · Feb 15, 2016 Reviewed on XB1Read full reviewThere’s a pretty good game buried somewhere inside Cobalt, obscured by layers of poor balancing and technical glitches. The energetic combat and fun weapons make multiplayer a neat pick-up-and-play experience, but the bungled and buggy story mode just doesn’t cut it. Cobalt left me feeling blue.
Jared Petty · Feb 08, 2016 Reviewed on XB1Read full reviewThe story might not leave an impression, but the fast-paced action guarantees to please. The movement of Cobalt as he dances across the screen feels logical and constant. It kept combat from feeling stale and flat, despite the high chance of death involved within. Cobalt is a step (or roll) in the right direction of 2D shooter experiences.
Nick Monroe · Feb 07, 2016 Reviewed on PC, XB1, X360Read full reviewFor a game with such novel and simple mechanics, they're a bit too hard to get to make it a casual battle couch game. The story never grasped me entirely, and although it's mildly enjoyable, it never gets much better than that.
Borja Vilar Martos · Feb 28, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewWhat we have here is a charming little action game with a lot of detail—not every detail matters, but there's solid effort put into making the machine work.
Alexander Leach · Feb 19, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewHay acción, plataformeo, puzles y mucha exploración. Y todo funciona bien. Le falta algo más de chispa en el diseño de sus niveles, que llegado el caso no aprovechan del todo el gran potencial jugable de la obra. Pero la experiencia, tanto si juegas solo o en compañía de otros, es interesante.
Alberto Pastor · Feb 11, 2016 Reviewed on PC, XB1, X360Read full reviewUn juego de los que suponen una inversión interesante, sobre todo al precio al que sale. El único punto menos positivo del juego es el apartado técnico, modesto y a la altura de hace unos años. Pero sin duda, Cobalt lo compensa con sus modos de juego y su mecánica perniciosamente difícil. Sí, a por él. Sin duda.
Jose A. Rodríguez · Feb 08, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewAcción, plataformas, puzles, toques de aventura y hasta sigilo son algunos de los ingredientes primordiales que ostenta esta producción, que nos ha sorprendido por su personalidad, buen hacer y su apuesta por tratar de combinar la disposición de las antiguas aventuras de desarrollo 2D con nuevas ideas. Uno de los primeros grandes títulos independientes del año.
Sergio Martín · Feb 06, 2016 Reviewed on XB1Read full review
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About the game
Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.