Trine

Platforms

• PC

  Jul 03, 2009

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  8.3

  playscore

  8.0

  12 Critics

  9.3

  11.4K Players
• PlayStation 3

  Oct 22, 2009

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  8.2

  playscore

  7.9

  9 Critics

  8.9

  4.40K Players

19 critic reviews · 8 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  Cheatcc

  8.8

  Trine is a wonderful addition to the PlayStation Network and a worthy buy for anyone who enjoys cooperative games. While it can be played alone, it is really meant to be enjoyed by three people together if at all possible. I hope developer Frozenbyte returns to the Trine universe in the near future, as they are on to something here and have a winning formula. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to it. This last level is a doozy.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  Push Square

  7.0

  Trine is a clever platformer with some stellar mechanics. Its whimsical charm is offset by some frustration late on, but only repetition and a steep price-tag can deter its overly pleasant nature.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  IGN

  8.2

  Players are given a set of tools (three characters with unique abilities) and are presented with problems that can be solved in several ways, resulting in an adventure that feels wide open despite being relegated to a mere two dimensions. The beautiful visuals and sound bring this world to life and there is something new to discover around every corner. A lack of enemy variety, disappointing conclusion, and the wonky multiplayer keep Trine from greatness, but this is still a highly recommended puzzle platformer.

  Reviewed on PC, PS3

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  Game Trailers

  7.8

  If you've been sniffing around for a whiff of nostalgia, Trine will definitely appeal to your senses. Yes, it's fairly light on content, skimps a bit on frills, and doesn't break much new ground. But for a solid few hours of enjoyment, this ingenious reconstruction of a forgotten genre is definitely worth a try.

  Reviewed on PC
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  Games Radar+

  8.0

  Played alone, the second half of Trine sours into a fiddly, irritating flagellation. In co-op, these final three hours are still measurably worse, but the levity of mocking each other’s failures and sharing in truly collaborative successes brightens the mood dramatically. In single-player, the first four hours are just about good enough to be worth the not-to-be sneezed-at price on Steam. With friends and a couple of gamepads, though, it’s too much fun to miss.

  Reviewed on PC

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  Giant Bomb

  10

  Two-player co-op feels like the sweet spot, since either player can still swap to the third character at any time to maintain that puzzle-solving flexibility that makes the single-player so much fun. And two characters can pull off some tricks you can't do in single-player, like the wizard giving the thief a levitated ride across a bottomless pit on a conjured platform. Still, I had the most fun playing solo, when I had complete control over all the characters' abilities and could use them in concert to do things in really creative ways.

  Reviewed on PC

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  GameSpot

  7.5

  There are reasons to return after your initial play-through, including hidden secrets and, of course, fun cooperative action. Nevertheless, this five-hour offline experience will shortly be available on another platform for a lower price, which is a tough pill that PC enthusiasts shouldn't have to swallow. But lest all this nitpicking sound too negative, be assured that Trine is a fun and beautiful game that, despite its drawbacks, delivers a lively and refreshing jaunt through a spellbinding kingdom where fairy tales really do come true.

  Reviewed on PC, PS3

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  Destructoid

  7.5

  Trine has a fantastic core concept and occasional flashes of true brilliance, but it just doesn't go far enough in exploring its own mechanics. It delivers a perfectly entertaining few hours of gameplay -- much more time than I was expecting from an indie game, honestly -- but I could never shake the feeling that it just plain wasn't as good as it could have been.

  Reviewed on PC

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  Video Gamer

  8.0

  Trine isn't as new and exciting as current 2D platforming king Braid was on its release, but its combination of tight controls, exiting action and physics-based puzzles makes it easy to recommend to platforming fans. It's a shame the multiplayer isn't more interesting, but when played alone it shouldn't be hard to get many hours of fun out of Frozenbyte's impressive looking title.

  Reviewed on PC

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  VGChartz

  8.0

  Trine was oft delayed but in the end it was worth the wait. Few games match its visual majesty and the platforming is generally fun. It’s a shame it doesn’t work quite as well as in co-op as it does on your own. The somewhat lacking combat and the pitiful enemy variation also impede Trine’s claims to greatness. Despite this, few games can captivate you with their presentation and at the same time draw forth memories of story time and waiting to drift into a world of fantasy like Trine.

  Reviewed on PS3

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