Exhausted Man

Critic reviews

• Siliconera

  Jenni Lada · Aug 07, 2024

  7.0

  I love the concept behind Exhausted Man and feel like it is a genuinely clever game, but the nature of some of the tasks mean it’s best played in short bursts. Going into too many challenges at once, especially if you end up with a forced task or one that ends up being more annoying than expected, might even feel a bit stressful. Still, the concept is sound and I do recommend it! Just take your time and don’t rush.

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• TheXboxHub

  FIN · Aug 05, 2024

  6.0

  Despite its short run-time, I’d be surprised if the majority of Exhausted Man players manage to get through the game in its entirety. And whilst the core movement – the most important element of the game – is decent when it works, there’s just too much jankiness, repetition and monotony to allay the constant sense of frustration. Exhausted Man is a real hodge-podge of mixed ideas that don’t always work together – the contradicting gameplay elements, the fact that any ‘rewards’ are in fact detrimental, and that within the first hour of gameplay you’ve seen all this one has to offer.

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• Push Square

  John Hansen · Jul 29, 2024

  5.0

  Exhausted Man is not really a game that'll wake you up at all. It begins feeling very samey fast and, outside of planning where to place items before a level each time, there's not much of a strategy to be had. While it has a unique play style, there are plenty of other everyday-life indie games we think should be played before this.

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