''Assemble with Care'' is a 2019 puzzle video game developed by Ustwo Games. The game centers on an antique restorer who goes around a town fixing broken objects. The game originally released on Sep 19, 2019 for

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and

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as a launch title for

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version was later released on March 26. 2020.

Gameplay

In the game you repair various devices in order to help the people of Bellariva, a fictional town in Spain. The repair sections are separated by interludes in which it sets up the protagonist's reasons for repairing the device.

Reception

The game received positive reviews from critics who praised the puzzle based gameplay and the story. It has a

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score of 72. CJ Andriessen, writing for

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praised the touch controls and storybook presentation of the game. TouchArcade's Tyler Woodward enjoyed the stylized graphics and the game's story.

References

{{Reflist 2019 video games IOS games MacOS games Puzzle video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games set in Spain Windows games