The Alto Collection

Critic reviews

• Pure Nintendo

  Trevor Gould · Dec 15, 2020

  8.0

  Alto’s Adventure might’ve been one of my favorite games in early 2015 if I played it on the Nintendo 3DS. As a Nintendo Switch game In 2020, it’s still good, made even better bundled with Alto’s Odyssey. The Alto Collection has some issues on the Switch, but these lively games can keep you engaged considerably longer than expected.

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• NintendoLife

  Ollie Reynolds · Nov 29, 2020

  7.0

  Ultimately, though, this all feels like extra baggage that isn’t necessary to the overall experience; there’s enough here to keep you entertained for a good while just in terms of pure gameplay, and although it’s not the kind of game that incentivises repeat playthroughs, there’s always that niggling feeling at the back of the mind to have ‘just one more go’.

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• Xbox Tavern

  Ian Wray · Aug 20, 2020

  7.4

  The Alto Collection is two games in one and is visually beautiful and simple. Yes, they’re old games that are pretty much built for phones and you only really need one button to play, but it was a joy to try and beat your high score. I played Adventure loads when it first came out on Windows and can’t wait to sink more hours trying to beat my score in Odyssey.

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• Push Square

  Stephen Tailby · Aug 17, 2020

  7.0

  The main difference between Adventure and Odyssey is the setting; gameplay is essentially identical. There's something to be said for a collection as chilled out as this one, but the appeal may not last too long given how simple the gameplay is. While the presentation is lovely, there are occasions where rocks can be frustratingly obscured from view.

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• PS Lifestyle

  Chandler Wood · Aug 14, 2020

  8.0

  The Alto Collection console release is more or less a straight port of the mobile titles made to work on a big screen with a controller. That’s not a bad thing at all, as the mobile releases were deservingly award-winning games, but it’s a missed opportunity to make some slight UI and gameplay optimizations that could have really polished the experience on console.

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• GameSpew

  Kim Snaith · Aug 13, 2020

  8.0

  The Alto Collection is wonderful in its simplicity. It goes to show that games don’t need to be crammed with special features, over-the-top special effects or Hollywood-worthy storylines to be engaging. Sometimes, the most uncomplicated premise is the one that keeps us hooked. Sure, the endless runner genre might be more synonymous with mobile gaming, but it very much works on console too. Especially in a title as wonderfully designed as this.

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