Damn Ropes

Damn Ropes

CoreSprout Games · March 25, 2023 · 2D Platformer, Difficult, Platformer, 2D, Post-apocalyptic

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About Damn Ropes

Damn Ropes is this one hard game nobody wants to play because it's too difficult a challenge but you play it anyway (just don't tell anyone you play on the 'Not So Hard' mode).

Enjoy this short but challenging game, made by one single person in his first semester (to be specific, most levels where built later but the core mechanics where made in the first semester. Why am I even telling you this? I don't know. Might be a nice fun fact). Will there be a second game? Who knows? Maybe?

There's no running and jumping in this platformer game. Use your rope to swing from platform to platform. Perform impressive maneuvers, beat diverse challenges and speedrun your way through each level. Oh, did I mention you can fall all the way down to the beginning of each level?

So you're a fan of torturing yourself so you speedrun every single game you can find? Good thing we prepared the game for you! There's a timer for every level as well as a global timer to track your records. The obvious route to the goal is not always the fastest one (spoiler: It never is).

So the game isn't difficult enough for you? Then try activating a challenge. Or two. Or all of them. There are challenges like the 'The Floor Is Not Lava But Very Dangerous' challenge where you've to reach the goal without touching the ground. Or the 'Your Rope Isn't As Good As It Should Be' challenge where you can't expand or decrease it. If you can beat the whole game with every single challenge activated at once you gained my deepest respect. Wanna know how to activate them? Finish every level and I'll let you in on the secret.

I wanted to create a challenging game, but I also want everyone to enjoy it. So I implemented the 'Not So Hard' mode. This mode helps a lot when you've trouble beating the game. It's easier to hit the environment with your rope and you can expand and decrease it further.

As you might've suspected, there's a second Damn Ropes title in the works. This one won't be a solo project anymore. Instead it's being developed by FULL STEAM STUDIOS. And you guessed it, I'm a part of FSS. So look forward to upcoming announcements on our social media! (However this'll still take a while. Please be patient)

Damn Ropes — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Damn Ropes is a challenging minimalist platformer with a rope-swinging mechanic that draws comparisons to games like Jump King, featuring adorable character design and elegant simplicity that appeals to players who enjoy punishing difficulty. The main complaints center on the game being extremely rage-inducing due to frequent setbacks that send you back to the start, though some players find the challenge rewarding once they adjust to the mechanics and appreciate the subtle level design hints. Players generally seem to view it as worth trying, particularly given its low barrier to entry.

Recommended Feb 28, 2024
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8 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 26, 2023
If you like raging like Jump King or Getting over it, this game has it, but it is very simplistic and lovable as wellThe character design is adorable, and the level/game design does challenge youI hope they get lots of success with this
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Feb 22, 2025
Damn Ropes is one of literally thousands of retro 2D platformers infesting Steam and lowering the average quality of all video games everywhere... and I'm not kidding. Searching for "platformers" on the Steam store page yields over 17,000 results! Is this one of the best of those? Absolutely not. The "developer" describes this shovelware this way: "Damn Ropes is this one hard game nobody wants to play because it's too difficult a challenge but you play it anyway." They were right and wrong; Yes, nobody wants to play this. No, nobody played it anyway. It was a complete disaster, one of the biggest flops to hit Steam. It's just a minimalist platformer with a swing mechanism... extremely poor quality even compared to the other 17,000+ platformers nobody wants on Steam. Platforming is an old, mostly dead genre, and this lacklustre experience, while it doesn't have an upfront cost, isn't saving the genre... it's no surprise this failed to capture any attention from gamers in the era of immersive 3D gaming. The graphics aren't great... that will understandably be a turn off for a lot of gamers, and it's a big contributor to the failure of the game to attract gamers despite havi…
2 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 28, 2023
Really tough game, but, once you get the hang of it, it aint so bad. Until you miss a rope, then you fall all the way back to the beginning. The particles in the background are a subtle hint to the recommended path, The graphics are simple, yet elegant. The controls can't be customized [yet] but they are pretty intuitive. 3 parts good game to 12 parts rage machine over all 15/10
2 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 18, 2024
free, simple yet hard, short, enjoyable
1 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 23, 2024
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