The Electric Shocktopus
TestTubeGames · November 30, 2016 · Action, Indie, Simulation, Physics, Science
Buy The Electric Shocktopus from Steam at $7.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.
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The Electric Shocktopus price by region
The Electric Shocktopus costs $4.99 in Georgia (USD), £6.69 in the United Kingdom, €7.79 in Europe (EUR), $7.99 in the United States, CA$10.49 in Canada, A$11.79 in Australia, NZ$11.79 in New Zealand, R$26.49 in Brazil and zł36.99 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia (USD) | $4.99 | $4.99 | — | 1 |
 United Kingdom | £6.69 | £6.69 | — | 1 |
 Europe (EUR) | €7.79 | €7.79 | — | 1 |
 United Statesyour region | $7.99 | $7.99 | — | 1 |
 Canada | CA$10.49 | CA$10.49 | — | 1 |
 Australia | A$11.79 | A$11.79 | — | 1 |
 New Zealand | NZ$11.79 | NZ$11.79 | — | 1 |
 Brazil | R$26.49 | R$26.49 | — | 1 |
 Poland | zł36.99 | zł36.99 | — | 1 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About The Electric Shocktopus
Our hero, the titular Shocktopus, is out for revenge against the Magnetic Yeti. Its a dangerous world, but our little Cephalopod has a trick up one of his eight sleeves: he can change his electric charge at will. Zoom across electric fields, twist through magnets, and use conductors to bend the world to your will.
Never has the Right Hand Rule involved so many tentacles!
The game is based on the actual physics of Electromagnetism -- which means you'll be an expert in the topic by the end. Or, well, you'll have beaten a game. And isn't that enough?
This game has a Level Editor, and as the developer of the game, I see it as my duty to prove I can beat any level players throw my way. So roughly each week, I load up a level and record myself trying to beat it. You can watch my suffering (and joy) in the Feel Bad Friday video series!
- Accurate Physics from a pedant you can trust
- Electric charges that attract and repel you
- Magnetic fields that cause you to spin according to Lorentz Forces
- Conductors that warp electric fields, calculated using the Relaxation Method
- Electric currents that lead to magnetic fields, via the Biot-Savart Law
- 44 Levels of fun! Plus one level of pure torture.
- A Level Editor so you can make all your own levels, or do your own physics experiments.
- A whole bunch of spikes and missiles.
- The game comes with a virtual Voltmeter and electric field meter.
- One more opportunity not to learn the Right Hand Rule!
Made by TestTubeGames, or more specifically me, Andy Hall. I run an indie game studio that's devoted to making fun, interactive science experiences. Special Relativity, Particle Physics, Gravity, you name it, I'm interested!
Music was created by Brian Allen Holmes, and SFX were made by Kevin Notar.
The Electric Shocktopus — game info
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Players praise this physics-based platformer for seamlessly blending education with engaging gameplay, featuring unique mechanics around electric and magnetic fields that create genuinely challenging and fun level design. The game impresses with its intuitive level editor, strong replay value through star collection and speedrunning, and a welcoming community, though some note the game deserves wider recognition than its currently small player base provides.
This game is a must-have for everyone who likes platformer games involving magnetism. What makes this game stand out among other similar titles is, that both electric fields and magnetic fields are present. The Shocktopus is charged positively, so it is repelled by positive electric field, whereas magnetic fields spin the Shocktopus.1 found this helpful
This game is perfect but Velocity Raptor is more fun in my opinion. It has very fun movement and is very educational at the same time.
Found this game at my local observatory, and it just clicked with me. One of the actual FUN educational games! This game feels less like an educational game and more like a simplistic indie game! The editor is great, and has pretty much every feature from the main levels! It's also very simple to learn! The very small community for this game is respectable and awesome! Definitely deserves more praise than it currently gets.
Excellent game. Would recommend if you like science or TestTubeGames.
very fun, yet also informative!
This is one of my favorite games that I have played recently. It has really good replay value and is fun to collect all the stars. Even when those things start to bore me, the intuitive level editor holds me over with some amazing user made levels as well as trying to make my own. I currently hold the world record speedrun of this game (sorry to brag) and hope others would try as well. All in all, a solid 5 star game for me.
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