Action

Ape Out

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

4.0

Users · RAWG

2019

Released

Platforms

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📅 Release Info

Release DateFebruary 28, 2019

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

ActionIndie

Playable on

PCNintendo

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PCNintendo Switch

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About this game

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.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Minimalist, high-contrast art direction uses color prominently.
Reactive jazz soundtrack changes with the action.
Simple movement and combat create fluid momentum.
Enemies can serve as weapons, shields, or obstacles.
Close-range violence, rapid restarts, and escalating danger.

Cons

Combat relies on limited enemy types, weapons, and interactions.
Unforgiving encounters require repeated trial and error.
Procedural levels sometimes create awkward, uneven encounters.

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