Upwards, Lonely Robot

Short, lovely action-puzzle. Finished it in about 3 hrs, but meanwhile it gave me a solid kick. Story is touching, gameplay is engaging and after 3 hrs you have good memories and no regrets.

Очень добротный платформер. Несмотря на то, что на каждом уровне цель одна и та же (взобраться на вершину башни), благодаря постепенному нарастанию сложности и добавлению новых возможностей, играть интересно на протяжении всей истории. Да, здесь ещё и сюжетную линию вписали. Не бог весть какую, но из небольших вставок текста после уровней к концу игры ты узнаёшь, что произошло с этим миром и зачем робот под твоим управлением раз за разом лезет на новую башню. После прохождения режима истории мне показалось, что уровней маловато (75). Но когда я полез в остальные режимы, то оказалось, что при желании играть с одиноким роботом, влезая на башни, можно бесконечно, практически в прямом смысле слова. Для любителей совместной игры здесь есть как локальный, так и глобальный мультиплеер. Так что, если найти единомышленника, можно и посоревноваться. Порадовала музыка. Она хоть и одна и та же всю игру, но мне за все 5 часов нисколько не приелась, а наоборот очень дополняла происходящее на экране. Спасибо разработчикам за хорошую игру. P.S. Для меня единственным минусом оказались два скрытых достижения. Если кто-то знает как их получить, буду благодарен за информацию.

Upwards, Lonely Robot, developed by Random Layers and published by Kasedo Games, is a tightly focused indie platformer that builds its entire identity around a single, elegant idea: upward movement as both mechanical challenge and narrative metaphor. Rather than presenting a sprawling world or complex systems, the game commits fully to vertical ascent, asking the player to climb ever higher through a hostile, fragmented environment. This design choice gives the experience a strong sense of purpose and cohesion, making every jump, obstacle, and failure feel directly connected to the core theme of perseverance in isolation. You control a small robot navigating a series of towering structures filled with platforms, hazards, and enemies, all arranged to test precision and timing. The controls are intentionally simple and highly responsive, allowing the difficulty to emerge not from complicated mechanics but from level layout and execution. Each section introduces new combinations of threats that demand careful observation and mastery of momentum, turning the act of climbing into a rhythmic challenge. Failure is frequent, but rarely feels unfair, and the quick restarts encourage experi…

[h3]Upward, Lonely Robot?[/h3] "Upward, Lonely Robot" is a simple game where you play a sphere robot that needs to climb towers. During his climbs, the towers will get harder, taller and filled with various ennemies and traps. Basically, you start with simple towers, jumping to the higher floor and trying to not fall back. Through the levels, enemies and traps start to appear and troubles too. Each enemy has a specific pattern (vertical, horizontal, flying or on the ground, ...) and each of them will make your climbing harder. The story mode will give you some challenges and alternate between different sizes of tower and traps/bonus set. If you don't want to play the premade levels form the story, you can choose between several other modes where you can set the parameters (which helps for the achievements). It lets you make a tower "as you want", which can help to train or to challenge yourself. You also have a mode to duel your friend in local. About the audio, except one or two sound effects (like the spikes), the global audio is nice and motivating. I played this game during several hours and didn't get "bored" of it. About the graphics, they are okay, following the same "u…

pretentious... very pretentious

Played the demo, liked the game, bought the game, completed the game in one sitting. No regrets on my part~ :)