Life Goes On: Done to Death

[h1]Not the Run You Were Expecting[/h1] This game is definitely not what I was expecting based on the trailers. I went in expecting a standard roguelike/roguelite. You know the drill: a game where each run gives you a chance to discover new skills or permanent equipment to help with subsequent attempts. Instead, it's a puzzle game with a very dark, morbid twist. [b]The Core Mechanic: Weaponized Incompetence[/b] The twist is that every time you die, your previous corpse remains exactly where it fell. When you respawn for a re-try, you can use your own dead bodies to help you solve the puzzle. Actually, let me rephrase that: you MUST use your dead bodies to solve the puzzle. You literally cannot progress otherwise. Impaling yourself on spikes to make a safe bridge for your next clone? That's not a failure; it's just the main gameplay mechanic. [b]The Scoring System[/b] The game tracks your performance based on efficiency. Both your total time and the sheer number of corpses you pile up are counted. If you want to get a better score, you have to keep both thresholds as low as possible for each level. Turns out, mindless sacrifice requires a bit of strategy. [b]The Cosmetic Disa…

Platform puzzler par excellence which had sat in my list of shame but got unearthed because of another great game by the same dev. And although puzzle platformers aren't my bag, I really got on with this one. If you like the genre, I suspect you'll love it. I dunno if the concept is unique but it was refreshing to me - on a medieval quest for fortune & glory you'll be required to sacrifice your knights on purpose so their withering bodies can help the next brave warrior progress, for instance by climbing up their impaled corpse to avoid spiky outcrops, or leaving their soul-less carcass on a button or lever to allow their following foppish cavalier to progress to a new level. But there's a lot to make this game stand out. Firstly, the art, sound and game design are beautifully created; this is an immensely playable game that 'feels' good while remaining simple in principal while looking and sounding premium level. Really well made. And then there's the backstory and lore. Each doomed challenger has a unique name and many have a lineage, so over time you'll meet family members and sons of sons - and still kill them. Some of this plays into the games achievements, which are cle…

Heroes gladly fall Each sacrifice builds the path Life still marches on

A unique platformer with mostly great puzzles, though a few are annoying to execute due to long action chains or tight timing. Note: A love for dark humor is required, as some mechanics are pretty twisted

Great game. Lots of humor.

Is okay.