Moving Out (PS4)

Moving Out is a welcome addition to the collection of couch co-op games that focus on an adrenaline and argument fueled race against the clock. Its gameplay loop is easy to understand but hard to master, throwing new obstacles at your around every corner, it just doesn’t have the chaotic magic that made the Overcooked games special.

Ghosts, flamethrowers, and rising pools of guava juice prove to be far from the biggest obstacles to success.

Moving Out is less strategically satisfying than I would've liked, but it's worth considering if you want something new to play along the lines of Overcooked, Tools Up, and Good Job. It deserves a spot on that co-op shortlist. At the same time, I hope we get DLC that adds more bespoke puzzle scenarios.

Moving Out performs a seemingly impossible balancing act. It's both a challenging couch co-op physics puzzler, and yet it's completely accessible to everyone sat on that couch, regardless of their video game experience. Moving Out is fun, it's frivolous, it's joyful and it will have you laughing from beginning to end. Who could ask for more?

Enjoyably tense and frequently hysterical, Moving Out is a must play for fans of same-screen multiplayer games.