Assemble with Care

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Assemble with Care
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Developer(s) Ustwo
Publisher(s) Ustwo
Platform(s) iOS, macOS, Windows
ReleaseiOS, macOS
  • WW: September 19, 2019
Windows
  • WW: March 26, 2020
Genre(s) Puzzle
Mode(s) Single-player

Assemble with Care is a 2019 puzzle video game developed and published by Ustwo. The game centers on an antique restorer who goes around a town fixing broken objects. The game released September 2019 for iOS and MacOS as a launch title for Apple Arcade. [1] A Microsoft Windows version was released on March 26. 2020. [2]

Contents

Gameplay

One of the repair segments of the game Assemble with Care Screenshot.png
One of the repair segments of the game

In the game the player repairs various devices in order to help the people of Bellariva, a fictional town in Spain. The repair sections are separated by interludes in which it sets up the protagonist's reasons for repairing the device.

Reception

The game received mixed reviews from critics on Metacritic. [3] CJ Andriessen, writing for Destructoid praised the touch controls and storybook presentation of the game. [6] TouchArcade's Tyler Woodward enjoyed the stylized graphics and the game's story. [7]

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