| Liberated | |
| Developer: | Atomic Wolf |
| Publisher: | Walkabout Games |
| Engine: | Playable Graphic Novel |
| Released: | Nintendo Switch June 2, 2020 Microsoft Windows July 30, 2020 Enhanced Edition Nintendo Switch December 3, 2020 PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S April 20, 2022 |
| Genre: | action adventure |
| Modes: | Single-player |
Liberated is a 2020 action-adventure video game developed by Atomic Wolf and published by Walkabout Games. It was released on Nintendo Switch on June 2, 2020, with a version for Microsoft Windows on July 30, 2020.[1] [2] [3] [4] An enhanced edition released for the Nintendo Switch on December 3, 2020, and for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on April 20, 2022.[5] [6]
The game features hand-drawn interactive art in the style of a comic books, with the intent of making the player feel like they're inside an actual graphic novel.[7] The story is a tech-noir/cyberpunk thriller about democracy slipping into authoritarianism.[3]
Liberated received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the Nintendo Switch version of the game holds a score of 59/100 based on 19 reviews. The game received praise for its art style and music, but received criticism for its gameplay, level design, and poor performance for the Nintendo Switch version.