Cursed Gem

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Good game. Beating level 8/9 without dying took years off my life.

A free precision platformer with collectables to search for, secrets to be confused by and a runic language to decipher. Levels have multiple rooms with occasional checkpoints and some challenge modes, hardcore and limited light. As a free game it is easy to recommend, was satisfied with completing the game normally and have continued to poke at its secrets, but there are Steam achievements for deathless runs of each stage and a full hardcore playthrough which might be too much if you want to 100% it legitimately.

garbage. switches will suddenly be unpressed even though a crate is on them, and you already got a checkpoint, so you have to start the whole level over. also, just not very fun whatsoever. it also commits the two cardinal sins of precision platformers, which are 1) hazards are out of time with each other and you have to wait for things to line up properly, over and over, just sitting there, waiting for the opening, and 2) when you die, it doesn't reset the level state, it just continues, so the hazards are always out of time with each other. trash. trash. trash. why anyone thinks that's how you design a game is beyond me. literally the most annoying crap about this type of game.

This is an awesome retro platformer/collect-a-thon! Highly recommended! However, the achievements are not for the faint of heart. It has the dreaded "complete the game without dying" achievement. Ugh.

Very good platformer that seems mediocre at first. I only wish checkpoints were also save poiints. The game only saves if you complete a level. That's a big flaw in my opinion, especially since levels can take a while if you're struggling. 15+ minutes, possibly much more!