Happy Birthday, Bernard

This game is a weird, satisfying little indie puzzle platformer about a beaver called Bernard. I really love the transformation of the gameplay between the 3 main worlds, going from simple puzzle solving, to difficult puzzle solving and then to a combination of puzzle and tough, yet satisfying platforming. Overall, it's a short and fun little game, and every little victory is greatly satisfying. In my opinion, it's worth the tiny price tag.

Quirky platform-puzzler with more variety than you might expect. As well as Bernard's abilities changing across the course of the game, there are also some odd little mini-game levels which enable access to harder levels if you complete a challenge. (Such as walking a dog without it getting wet.) The final "boss" level was perhaps a bit too hard relative to the rest of the game (even before you unlock the harder version by clearing all levels!) Still, it was satisfying to beat, and you do get a proper ending which makes a nice change compared to a lot of more abstract puzzle games. Overall, I enjoyed my time with Bernard and hope the developer makes more games.

Surprisingly fun. I had it for a long time (I got it randomly for my birthday (no, my name is not Bernard)). And I just played it through. I thought it was gonna be a simple stupid game, but actually it has: - Cute story set in a bizarre reality - Interesting and innovative puzzle mechanics - Nice and fitting audiovisuals Moreover, it is just the right length and gives something new now and then so it is not boring. I liked that I had no idea what to do at the end. And learning the "boss fight" felt great. Made my evening. I really liked the game, but if I may, I would like to leave some hints for the developer here (I know that I am a few years too late, but I feel like I have to ^^). - The puzzles were too hard for such a cute game. I felt being close to stuck at some levels, a little bit of frustration showed up at the end. I just kept on because I knew I'm getting close to the finale and was curious. I really liked the idea of the optional hard levels, but I feel like some of the main levels definitely could go there. - The controls were clunky. It didn't matter until the boss fight, but when I had to platform there a bit, the problems with movement responsiveness and target…

Amazing hidden gem, as hidden as a game can be with barely any reviews at all

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