Tools Up!

Tools Up! is a local co-op party video game, developed by The Knights of Unity and published by All in! Games. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in December 2019.

Tools Up!
Developer(s)	The Knights of Unity
Publisher(s)	All in! Games SA
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
Release	December 3, 2019
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

In Tools Up!, the players take the role of a home renovator.^[1][2] The goal is to renovate apartments within the time limit while the owners are away.^[3] They must complete tasks like painting, cleaning, moving furniture and redecorating.^[4] The game has two modes: Campaign Mode and the Party Mode, and up to four players can play together.^[5]

Development

Before the release, Tools Up! was presented at several events, including Gamescom 2019, PAX West 2019, and Tokyo Game Show 2019.^[3]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	NS	PS4	Xbox One
Metacritic	62/100[6]	72/100[7]	62/100[8]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	NS	PS4	Xbox One
Destructoid	6/10[9]	N/A	N/A
Nintendo Life	6/10[10]	N/A	N/A
Push Square	N/A	7/10[11]	N/A

After the release, the game was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics, with an aggregate score of 72/100 for PlayStation 4, and 62/100 for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One on Metacritic.^[7][8][6] The Escapist said that the game had a good concept, but needed "more polish".^[12] Le Soir criticized the lack of an online mode, noting that the game quickly shows its limits.^[13] Jordan Devore of Destructoid wrote that its simplistic gameplay fell short of its potential, but was nevertheless "enjoyable".^[14]