Peaky Blinders: Mastermind

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  • Summary: Welcome to Birmingham, during the aftermath of the Great War. Set right before the events of Season One, Peaky Blinders: Mastermind lets you join the Shelby family's criminal gang. Follow the rise of Tommy as he successfully uncovers a sinister plot to put the family out of business, provingWelcome to Birmingham, during the aftermath of the Great War. Set right before the events of Season One, Peaky Blinders: Mastermind lets you join the Shelby family's criminal gang. Follow the rise of Tommy as he successfully uncovers a sinister plot to put the family out of business, proving himself worthy of being the true mastermind of the Peaky Blinders.

    Mastermind refers to Tommy's ability to plan complex scenarios in his head. As the player, you get to exercise this power by taking control of key members of the Shelby family including Tommy, Arthur, Polly and more. Become the Mastermind as you freely reset and rewind each character's path in order to tune all of their actions for perfect coordination.

    Achieve the highest mission rating by strategically utilising characters and stealth to solve increasingly complex puzzles with optimum timing.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. GameGrin
    Sep 29, 2020
    85
    Overall Peaky Blinders: Mastermind is well built, no issues with graphics, glitches or sounds other than the puzzles being so hard that I decided to call it a day, I might go back to it in the future as I do like the game and that's not just because of the Peaky Blinders.
  2. The Games Machine
    Aug 20, 2020
    77
    Despite a truly intriguing gameplay formula, Peaky Blinders: Mastermind ends just when it really begins to show all of its potential.
  3. Press Start Australia
    Aug 20, 2020
    65
    Even with its budget price, it’s somewhat difficult to recommend Mastermind given its brevity and few technical issues. I expect Peaky Blinders fans will most enjoy Mastermind as a gritty snapshot at pre-series Birmingham that expands on their favourite television family. I’d even go so far as to give it a cautious thumbs up for those who enjoy working up a mental sweat.
  4. Everyeye.it
    Aug 20, 2020
    60
    Peaky Blinders: Mastermind, while not completely convincing and showing the side to many criticisms, tries to give dignity to Steven Knight's series even in this medium so different from that of origin. It does so with a peculiar gameplay that tries an unusual and enjoyable path, but it takes too much to mesh and stops at the most beautiful, a bit like it happens to the less convincing seasons of the mother work.
  5. Malditos Nerds
    Aug 27, 2020
    50
    Peaky Blinders Mastermind could have been a great prequel and introductory game to the series with good puzzle design or it could have been a great real-time tactics game. But it never made the decision. It is neither one nor the other.
  6. Destructoid
    Aug 20, 2020
    50
    Peaky Blinders: Mastermind is built upon a highly inventive central concept and smartly dressed in an authentic audio/visual package that accurately captures the dangerous world of The Shelby Family. The inventiveness of this core element is not captilised upon, however, resulting in uninspired action and repetitive gameplay. Peaky Blinders fans might find a few hours of entertainment but, overall, Mastermind is a missed opportunity.
  7. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 4, 2021
    40
    Peaky Blinders: Mastermind is yet another proof of a famous licence put to no good. The game lacks it’s atmosphere from TV series and presents only boring logical gameplay with poorly executed controls. [Issue#307]
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  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. lwg1103
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    10/10 for gameplay and fun, unfortunately really short. I earned all achievements in 14 hours, main story finished in about 5hr or so.
  2. BeggarSoldier
    Oct 26, 2020
    7
    Peaky Blinders: Mastermind is quite an unique game on its own, I've enjoyed playing it from start to finish, but it ended so quickly andPeaky Blinders: Mastermind is quite an unique game on its own, I've enjoyed playing it from start to finish, but it ended so quickly and abruptly.

    Pros:
    - Graphics look great
    - Well modelled characters
    - Squad actions have to be managed by using time
    - Some of the maps are well designed and challenging

    Neutral:
    - The comical cutscenes are not my cup of tea but they are not bad.

    Cons:
    - No voice in dialogues
    - Absolutely no replayability value
    - Really short (Approx 2-4 hours)

    7/10. It's absolutely not a bad game, but it is really short, so I can only recommend it on a sale.    … Expand

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