Adventure · November 19, 2012

Scribblenauts Unlimited (2012)

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The best-selling, award-winning franchise is back – on your home PC in gorgeous HD for the first time. Venture into a wide-open world where the most powerful tool is your imagination. Help Maxwell solve robust puzzles in seamless, free-roaming levels by summoning any object you can think of. Create your own original objects, assign unique properties, and share them with friends online using Steam Workshop – to be used in game or further modified as you like! For the first time, learn the back-story about Maxwell's parents, 41 siblings (including his twin sister Lily), and how he got his magical notepad. Key Features Object Creator: Create original objects, assign unique properties, and share them with other players online. Use them in game or modify them as you like! All-New Unbound World: Explore an open universe with unlimited hours of fun using every level as your playground. Object Library: Store previously summoned objects and your own creations in Maxwell's Magic Backpack for easy access and future use. Merit Board: Each world comes with a comprehensive list of hints, including the new Starite Vision helper highlighting all nearby starites and starite shards.

Adventure releases from 2012

23 Adventure titles launched in 2012 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Puzzle · 500
  • Casual · 421
  • Adventure · 394
  • Sandbox · 371
  • Family Friendly · 370
  • Singleplayer · 348
  • 2D · 292
  • Funny · 242
  • Comedy · 195
  • Open World · 194
  • Cute · 172
  • Education · 157
  • Strategy · 141
  • Fantasy · 131
  • Moddable · 118

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume11.8k Steam reviewsTop 20% in Adventure
Positive rating94% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 34%
Metacritic75/100Genre average 77 — top 70% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours8 h averageTop 39% for session depth among Adventure

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

94%Very Positive · 11.8k reviews

11.1k positive · 705 negative

Metacritic

75/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.7/10

Curator recommendations

7.8k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

8h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

25

Steam unlocks available

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Dutch
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 19, 2012
Developer5th Cell Media
PublisherWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Base price$1.99 -90%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Scribblenauts Unlimited