Dark Ascent

the game´s got a good idea, but IMO it needs a system to reward the player with messages for new record heights and a daily leader board

This is a long review, so skip to the bottom for my ideas on how to change the game or if I believe it is worth it! Also, for some reason it says my playtime was 13 minutes, but after playing a while, I kept the game open while writing the review so it never updated to current playtime. I've had Dark Ascent in my library for a while now. I haven't played it for very long yet, as I realize now it isn't exactly my type of game, but it isn't really a bad game. I think some core mechanics could be worked on, but overall, the idea and challenge they set out to create, is what they made, and they made a nice, cozy, sort of chill game about learning from your mistakes. No mistake you make will set you back super far, unless you die, but I can see it being enjoyable for the kind of person who likes to kick back with some music or tv or something and play this while watching. Personally, I imagined it would be more of a, get in, start as a random character, then go as far as you can kind of game, but it has a character selection mechanic, which threw me off. I tested each character out, which each has their own positive and negative stats, such as jump height, speed, how much light …