A faithful, elegant remake of a one-of-a-kind classic, with a world as flavorful as ever. The old-school difficulty and slow pace demand patience, but the satire and atmosphere remain inimitable.
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Platformer1 player12+
Description
A remake of the classic Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, published by Oddworld Inhabitants on Switch in 2020. Abe, a Mudokon slave, escapes an industrial slaughterhouse and tries to save his kin, between platforming, stealth and puzzles. Chanting lets you possess guards, in a grotesque, satirical world with careful staging.
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾3 GB📅27/10/2020
Published by Oddworld Inhabitants
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
The confrontations rest on cunning rather than force: Abe is defenseless and must turn the environment against his tormentors. These escape sequences under pressure rank among the game's most tense and inventive.
A questionable morality
At the heart of the game lies a genuine moral dimension: saving or abandoning your kin, the enslaved Mudokons. The number of lives spared affects the ending, turning a platformer into a surprisingly committed ecological and anti-capitalist fable.
Is Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty still worth playing in 2026?
This modern remake of the PlayStation classic remains, years on, one of the finest gateways to Oddworld's grotesque, political universe. Its message about exploitation has lost none of its relevance, and its rescue puzzles stay as ingenious. As nostalgia for retro platformers runs high, rediscovering Abe is a genuine pleasure. On Switch, the adventure is savored just as well in short sessions as settled in comfortably for a long evening.
