Poncho
Poncho is an action game developed by Delve Interactive, released for Windows, OS X, and PlayStation 4 on November 3, 2015, and Wii U on August 18, 2016. A version for the PlayStation Vita was announced, but was cancelled.
Poncho
- Date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rising Star Games
- Language
- English · French
- Genre
- action game
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Poncho is an action game developed by Delve Interactive, released for Windows, OS X, and PlayStation 4 on November 3, 2015, and Wii U on August 18, 2016. A version for the PlayStation Vita was announced, but was cancelled.
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• Developer — Delve Interactive • Publisher — Rising Star Games • Platforms — * Windows • OS X • Linux • PlayStation 4 • Wii U • Released — Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4 November 3, 2015 Wii U August 18, 2016 • Genre — Action
Gameplay
Gameplay
The game consists of a robot wearing a poncho. Humanity has disappeared and only robots remain. Players make their mission through the world of pixelated parallax to find Poncho's maker and save humanity. The gameplay consists of a 2D platformer with different layer of depth, being able to get closer or further away.
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The PC version has been reviewed on Destructoid with a score of 60/100. The PS4 version has been reviewed on Hardcore Gamer with a score of 80/100. On PSU.com, also for the PS4 version, the game was reviewed with a score of 80/100. On GameCrate, the game's review score was 78/100. On Push Square, the review score was 50/100. Hardcore Gamer compared the game to Fez. The game was a commercial failure. In a blog post at Gamasutra published over a year after the game's release, Dan Hayes, a developer at Delve stated their company had "not yet made a single penny from Poncho". He further blamed Rising Star Games for a lack of support; the publisher responded by stating that Delve had consistently missed milestones.
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- 1.Poncho PS4 Review. PSU.com. November 5, 2015.
- 2.Review: Poncho. Destructoid.
- 3.Review: Poncho Hardcore Gamer. Hardcore Gamer. November 10, 2015.
- 4.Review: Poncho packs a punch for retro platformers GameCrate. GameCrate. June 2025.
- 5.Poncho Review - PS4 Push Square. Push Square. November 10, 2015.
- 6.Campbell, Spencer. Poncho Scratches that Fez-Shaped Itch and More. Hardcore Gamer. July 15, 2015.
- 7.Julian Benson. UPDATED: Developer Says Publisher Sabotaged His Game. Kotaku. 2017-01-11.
- 8.Dan Hayes. PONCHO - A Postmortem. Gamasutra. 2017-01-06.
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