
- 73/100
- Players8 ratings
- 75/100
- Critics1 review
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- Metacritic7 critic reviews
- 70/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 69/100
- GameFAQsEasy
- 3.75/5
- Player reviews
- 80% positive449 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$5.24
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2024 · Demagog Studios · Platformer · Puzzle
The Cub
The Jungle Book meets the armageddon. A story-rich, old-school tough platformer inspired by Sega classics but built for today. Platform parkour through the remains of humanity as smooth apocalypse-wave tunes and stories reveal more.
- Released
- 19 January 2024
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X/SPlayStation 4WindowsPlayStation 5Xbox OneNintendo Switch
- Genres
- PlatformerPuzzleAdventureIndieArcade
- Developers
- Demagog Studios
- Publishers
- Untold TalesGamersky Games
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- Science fiction
- Age ratings
- ESRB TGRAC 15+PEGI 12
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Mexico) and 1 more
- Features
- Family SharingFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam achievements
- Time to beat
- 3hmain story4hcompletionist
›Story
After the Great Ecological Catastrophe, the ultrarich flee to Mars and leave the rest to perish. But among them a small child who developed immunity to the hostile planet remains. Decades pass and those on Mars venture back to Earth to do recon. When they spot a small human child, The Cub, they immediately try to capture it. This sets off a journey of escape, exploration and discovery through the urban ruins of humanity coupled with frantic cat and mouse chases.
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Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Golf Club Nostalgia + The Cub Bundle
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