HuGe

HuGe is yet another asset flip/construction kit flip from serial shovelware copy+paste "artists", Dnovel/FreeAnimals_Software. These guys do nothing but rip off asset store assets and copy game tutorials and templates, and dump them on Steam and into DailyIndieGame bundles as cash grabs. Today's "effort" from these guys is HuGe, and it's a garbage 2D minimalist "rotating level" puzzle "platformer" slapped together with the godawful Cocos Creator game development kit, presumably a copy+paste from someone else's actual work developing a game. DNovel seem to really love this template as they've copy+pasted it several times with a different skin (Neon, LP, RotateX, etc etc etc). As a game, it's terrible, of course. It's janky, resolution and controls are locked, and the gameplay is so poor it gave me a migraine. For that reason, as a "game", this is below acceptable standards, and has no real merit or value as a genuine, sincerely made PC game. Using game construction kits doesn't need any talent or professional game development effort, and results in terrible shovelware like HuGe. The status of this thing as nothing but an asset flip cash grab is cemented by the "developers" p…

HuGe

HuGe is a compact puzzle platformer built around a simple but interesting idea: instead of treating the stage as a fixed obstacle course, the player can manipulate its orientation to create new routes. Developed by Dnovel and published by Conglomerate 5, it is a small-scale production that places mechanical problem-solving ahead of elaborate storytelling or flashy presentation. The objective is generally easy to understand, but reaching it requires examining the environment and figuring out how its various interactive elements work together. Rotating the level is the central mechanic and the feature that gives the game most of its personality. Platforms and walls that initially seem useless can become important parts of the solution once the environment is turned. This makes each stage feel more like a spatial puzzle than a conventional platforming challenge. Players have to think beyond simply moving from left to right, since changing the orientation of the surroundings can completely alter the safest or most efficient path toward the exit. The protagonist has enough mobility to keep the puzzle solving active. Jumping and holding onto walls allow for more flexible navigation, pa…

Ok, so I've had a solid mix of pleasantly surprised and utterly disappointed going through this developers catalog of games. This one I loaded and I could not move. The help screen said use either WASD or directional cursors. I tried both and could still not rotate the screen. Then I plugged a controller in and the Steam page immediately said controllers not supported for this game, or something like that. Wrong! The controller was the actually the only way I could play. W in T actual F? Although I had fun with this short game after I actually got it to work I think there is a term for games like this: shovelware!

Very easy game, took about 20 minutes to get every achievements. Gun/shooting mechanic is kinda useless, with aiming being difficult. Menu is missing every levels.

A worse version of a game from the same dev: "Cash Horse - Match 3 Puzzle Adventure". Dont bother. Im on a quest of at least trying every game in my library, of which I got plenty from all kinds of bundles, not all though. If you are interested in my journey, check out my other reviews :)