{{short description|2019 puzzle game developed by Moondrop}} {{Sources exist|date=November 2023}} {{About|the video game|the sociological theory|Six degrees of separation}} {{Infobox video game | title = Degrees of Separation | image = File:Degrees_of_Separation_2019_Nintendo_Switch_Digital_Cover_Art.jpg | developer = Moondrop | publisher = Modus Games | producer = <!-- Blank because of Wikidata --> | designer = Stig-Owe Sandvik | programmer = Alejandro Ruiz Temina | artist = {{Unbulleted list|Stig-Owe Sandvik|Karoline Skoglund Olsen}} | writer = {{Unbulleted list|Chris Avellone|Jason McNamara}} | composer = Kristian Brastein | platforms = {{Unbulleted list|Microsoft Windows|Nintendo Switch|PlayStation 4|Xbox One}} | released = February 14, 2019 | genre = {{Unbulleted list|Puzzle video game|Platform video game}} | modes = Single-player, multiplayer }} '''''Degrees of Separation''''' is a 2019 puzzle video game developed by the Norwegian studio Moondrop and published by Modus Games.
== Release == In September 2018, Modus Games announced that they would publish the game in February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-26|title=Degrees of Separation Coming to Consoles and PC|url=https://modusgames.com/news/degrees-of-separation-to-consoles-and-pc/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Modus Games|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513083846/https://modusgames.com/news/degrees-of-separation-to-consoles-and-pc/ |archive-date=2020-05-13 }}</ref> It was released on February 14, 2019, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and for Windows via Steam.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-14|title=Degrees of Separation Is Out Today – All Your Base Online|url=https://aybonline.com/degrees-of-separation-is-out-today/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-12|website=All Your Base Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021181819/https://aybonline.com/degrees-of-separation-is-out-today/ |archive-date=2020-10-21 }}</ref>
== Story and Gameplay == The game revolves around two characters - Ember, a girl from a kingdom that thrives off of heat and Rime, a boy from a kingdom that thrives off of ice - who must use their powers of heat and ice in order to discover what has led to the downfall of their respective kingdoms.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ahern|first=Colm|date=2019-02-11|title=Chris Avellone on Degrees of Separation and how to write games|url=https://www.videogamer.com/features/chris-avellone-on-degrees-of-separation-and-how-to-write-games/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-12|website=VideoGamer|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712201820/https://www.videogamer.com/features/chris-avellone-on-degrees-of-separation-and-how-to-write-games/ |archive-date=2021-07-12 }}</ref> The game is a co-operative platformer, and has both local and online multiplayer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-06|title=Degrees of Separation Online Multiplayer is Now Live|url=https://www.gamespew.com/2019/11/degrees-of-separation-online-multiplayer-is-now-live/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-12|website=GameSpew|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712201820/https://www.gamespew.com/2019/11/degrees-of-separation-online-multiplayer-is-now-live/ |archive-date=2021-07-12 }}</ref>
== Reception == {{Video game reviews |MC=(PC) 74/100<ref name="metacritic PC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/degrees-of-separation/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=''Degrees of Separation'' PC Critic Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=January 18, 2026}}</ref><br>(Xbox One) 65/100<ref name="metacritic Xbox">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/degrees-of-separation/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one|title=''Degrees of Separation'' Xbox One Critic Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=January 18, 2026}}</ref><br>(PS4) 70/100<ref name="metacritic PS4">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/degrees-of-separation/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=''Degrees of Separation'' PlayStation 4 Critic Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=January 18, 2026}}</ref><br>(NS) 68/100<ref name="metacritic NS">{{Cite web|title=Degrees of Separation|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/degrees-of-separation/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Metacritic|language=en}}</ref> |OC=37% recommend<ref name="opencritic">{{cite web|url=https://opencritic.com/game/7260/degrees-of-separation|title=''Degrees of Separation''|publisher=OpenCritic|access-date=January 18, 2026}}</ref> |NWR=6.5/10<ref name="NWR">{{cite web|last=Jones|first=James|date=March 18, 2019|url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/49917/degrees-of-separation-switch-review|title=''Degrees of Separation'' (Switch) Review|website=Nintendo World Report|access-date=January 18, 2026}}</ref> }} The PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch versions of the game all received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.<ref name="metacritic PC"/><ref name="metacritic Xbox"/><ref name="metacritic PS4"/><ref name="metacritic NS"/> Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 37% of critics.<ref name="opencritic"/> Reviewing the game for ''Nintendo World Report'', James Jones praised the story while criticizing the number of bugs.<ref name="NWR"/>
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