Adorning the city in landscapes of your own creation quickly loses its luster as you realize that what you create lacks meaningful interactivity.” EGM (2/5) – “Concrete Genie’s painting tech impresses at first and its heart is certainly in the right place, but the game ultimately proves too aimless to support its already brief running time.However, between all of the pages that Ash can grab to add to his sketchbook, there are hundreds of different artistic combinations to bring out.” For a value-priced game, that still feels rather short. ShackNews (7/10) – “Overall, Concrete Genie feels like a satisfying story, even if it does clock in at only four or five hours for the main story.This and a couple of smaller issues hold the game back from greatness, but taken as a whole, this is definitely worth playing - and pretty as a picture, too.”
Push Square (7/10) – “While this main thrust of the game is well realised, combat feels like an afterthought, as it’s stashed away right at the end.