Clash of Puppets

Charlie's nightmare wakes Puppets swarm the b-movie set Axes clear the dream

Clash of Puppets is an action-platformer that wears its inspirations proudly, combining the energy of old-school arcade combat with the campy appeal of vintage horror films. Developed by Drakkar Dev and published by Crescent Moon Games, the title places players in the role of Charlie, a man trapped in a bizarre nightmare populated by murderous puppets and grotesque creatures. Rather than focusing on an elaborate narrative, the game emphasizes atmosphere and action, presenting a surreal journey through a series of strange worlds that feel like a tribute to classic B-movie cinema. The game's campaign takes players across three unique settings, each filled with enemies, hazards, and environmental challenges. The level design constantly encourages movement, whether through platforming sequences, hidden paths, or combat arenas packed with enemies. Charlie's arsenal is one of the game's highlights, offering everything from blades and heavy melee weapons to firearms and futuristic laser technology. This variety keeps encounters entertaining, as players can adapt their playstyle to suit the situation. The combat itself is simple and accessible, making it easy to pick up, though it lacks t…

https://youtu.be/b-GeZmKijWw Simple strait forward character action that despite various themes are limited to a small set of animations and actions, occasionally with input issues.

No save/checkpoint system within a level. If being forced to repeat the same series of boring jumping/dodge puzzles time and time again only to reach a battle and get endlessly stunlocked by two vampires while Frankenstein pummels on your helpless puppet is your thing, then by all means give this a go. I didn't care for it.

2/10

The game is awful. An obvious bad port of a mobile game. There is nothing that I could say good about it, but the bad... oh there is a lot that is bad. *Unresponsive double jump that you have to fight to get to work (yes, I'm using a keyboard) *Speaking of keyboard. If you don't use a controller you can't change your key bindings on the keyboard and are stuck with crap controls. * Combat is just button mashing. * Enemies in combat will regularly stun lock you. You will have seven enemies beating on you at the same time. All performing combos, and you can't move, attack, jump or do squat. *The game is made up of three worlds with all assets and enemies just re-skins of assets and enemies you fought and dealt with in world one. *There is only one boss and you fight him three times for each world. same skin, same model, same attacks. Only the arena changes. *Level layouts are extremely simple and basic with little or no thought or care put into their design. *Levels love to pad themselves out by having you pull a lever that opens a gate way at the start of a gauntlet of hazards and jump-puzzles. Only to have that lever open a door to another lever that has you do it again. In one…