Fire: Ungh's Quest, also known simply as Fire, is an point and click-puzzle video game developed and published by Daedalic Entertainment. The game was initially released for Microsoft Windows on April 9, 2015 and was later released for Wii U on October 20, 2016, for Nintendo Switch on May 12, 2021 and later for IOS, macOS and SteamOS + Linux.[2] The game received mixed reviews. Some of the negative points mentioned were the exaggerated ease of quests and the short duration of the game.[3][4][1][5][6][7]

Fire: Ungh's Quest
Developer(s)Daedalic Entertainment[1]
Publisher(s)Daedalic Entertainment
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, IOS, macOS and SteamOS + Linux
Release
  • Microsoft Windows
  • April 9, 2015
  • Wii U
  • October 20, 2016
  • Nintendo Switch
  • May 12, 2021
Genre(s)Puzzle, Adventure game
Mode(s)

Gameplay

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The player controls a Neanderthal called Ungh. He was responsible for guarding the village flame, however, on his first night of work, the fire fizzles out, and because of that, Ungh is banned from the village. The protagonist's objective is to find the fire to return to his village.[1] The game is made up of ten scenarios. To advance in level, the player must solve the puzzles.[5]

Reception

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Jose A. Rodríguez, from IGN España, praised the game's graphic art and soundtrack, however, he pointed out as negative points the lack of dialogues, the excessive ease to complete the levels and the short duration of the game.[7] Liam Doolan of Nintendo Life also praised the graphics but wrote that the game has an insipid offer: "Right down to the name, it makes little effort to stand out from the crowd".[1]

Awards

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2015 Deutscher Computerspielpreis Best child's game Won [9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Doolan, Liam (2016-11-03). "Review: Fire: Ungh's Quest (Wii U eShop)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  2. ^ "Fire: Ungh's Quest on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  3. ^ "Análisis de FIRE (PC, Switch, Wii U)". Vandal (in Spanish). 6 April 2015. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  4. ^ Jan Wöbbeking (2015-04-10). "Test: Fire (Adventure)". 4Players (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  5. ^ a b Baravalle, Alessandro (2015-04-21). "Fire: alla ricerca del fuoco perduto - recensione". Eurogamer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  6. ^ a b "FIRE". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  7. ^ a b c "Fire. Análisis para PC". IGN España (in European Spanish). 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  8. ^ "Fire: Ungh's Quest Reviews". OpenCritic.
  9. ^ "AND THE AWARD GOES TO... DIE GEWINNER DES DCP 2015". Deutscher Computerspielpreis. Archived from the original on 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2021-07-11.