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Unravel

You play as Yarny, a small character made from a single strand of yarn, on a journey through places tied to a family's memories. The story is told without dialogue as Yarny travels through natural environments inspired by Northern Scandinavia. Use Yarny's thread to swing across gaps, hook or pull objects, tie points together, and make bridges or trampolines. These physics-based puzzles are woven into platforming and exploration. Yarny's thread unravels as he moves, limiting how far he can go before finding more yarn. Collecting yarn lets him continue, while exploring each area and gathering memory-related items advances the family's story.

Guide Yarny, a small figure made of thread, through family memories using physics-based platforming and yarn-powered puzzles.

Released 04 Jun 2020

91%positive of
5.6k player reviews

$19.99

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Swing on Yarn

Build Yarn Bridges

Pull Objects with Thread

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Developed by Coldwood Interactive · Published by Electronic Arts

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Players Praise Most

Detailed Natural Scenery
Atmospheric Soundtrack
Wordless Family Story
Yarn-Based Puzzles

Common Player Critiques

EA App Requirement
Finicky Physics
Unclear Puzzle Solutions
Repetitive Mechanics

91%

positive of 5.6k player reviews

81/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

Unravel introduces Yarny — a new, lovable, and endearing character made from a single thread of yarn that slowly unravels as you move. Inspired by the unique and breath-taking environments of Northern Scandinavia, Unravel is a visually stunning, physics-based puzzle platformer. Using yarn to swing from tree branch to tree branch or hitch a ride on a flying kite, no feat is too big. Yarny is brought to life as the representation of the ties that bind loved-ones together. Embark with Yarny on a seemingly larger-than-life adventure to reconnect the long-lost memories of a family. Told completely without words, experience an exciting and heartfelt story about love, hope, and the journey of life.

Game Features:

Environment. Inspired by the breath-taking, lush environments of Northern Scandinavia, traverse nature’s beauty as well as the dangers that it has in store.
Puzzles. Using Yarny’s thread, interact with the environment to swing across a tree gap or hitch a ride on a flying kite, no feat is too big. The tools may be simple but they have ability to accomplish complex puzzles.
Underlying Story. Unlock a heartfelt story re-connecting the memories of a long lost family. The tale is told completely without words, and Yarny is the bond that ties everything together.

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows
Achievements	26
Age ratings	ESRB E — Mild Fantasy Violence PEGI 7 — Violence USK 6 CERO A CRL 6 CSRR P6 — Violence ClassInd (Brazil) L — Violence FPB A KGRB ALL NZOFLC G — Very mild violence and sense of threat OFLC G — Very mild violence and sense of threat
Players	1
Multiplayer	The provided information identifies Unravel as a single-player game. The listed platform features include only Single-player, and the descriptions discuss one playable character, Yarny. Although Steam tags include Co-op and Multiplayer, the provided factual feature list does not confirm any multiplayer mode.
Multiplayer & mods	No modding or multiplayer mod support is mentioned in the provided information.
Controller support	Xbox
Controller required	No
DRM / EULA	Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required. Requires 3rd-Party Account: EA Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account) Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Unravel EULA EA Play subscription requires acceptance of EA Play Terms
Content notices	Mild Fantasy Violence Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic	81/100 View on Metacritic