MAZEMAN

I really liked the game for the first 86 floors. Beyond that, things fell apart to the extent that the game would be better if they declared floor 94 the end, added a bit of text to wrap it up, and completely deleted the final six floors. 94 floors or even 86 is plenty enough content to justify the $5 price tag--and $5 really does get you everything in the game, as there are no microtransactions or other such monetization junk later. There are 24 playable characters, or 22 if we ignore floors 95+, each of which has exactly one skill. The characters split into eight groups of three, with the three in each group having similar skills. But trying to clear a given level with a very different skill makes for a significantly different challenge, which offers quite a bit of replay value. Every floor up through 86 can be beaten with any character and while collecting all gems, with only the possible exception of floor 58. The game is difficult in the sense that you should expect to die a lot more often than you complete a level. Even so, when you die, you just restart the level, and losing 10 or 30 seconds of progress isn't a big deal. The floors tend to get longer as they go alon…

This game sucks... Like this could've been alright but I think it's just been executed poorly. The bombman boss fight is just stupid. The UX is poor (feels worse than a mobile game from the 2000's), the music is whatever. I think they were going for a sortof arcadey nitrome kinda thing but it's just not enjoyable.

MAZEMAN is a retro-inspired arcade action game developed and published by Beautiful Glitch that embraces the spirit of classic maze-chasing titles while adding modern progression systems and a unique science-fiction atmosphere. Rather than simply recreating the formula of older arcade games, it introduces its own identity through procedural challenges, unlockable content, and an increasingly complex set of mechanics that encourage both quick reflexes and strategic planning. The result is a game that feels familiar to veterans of the genre while remaining engaging for players looking for something more contemporary. The core gameplay revolves around navigating dangerous mazes, collecting items, avoiding enemies, and surviving increasingly difficult stages. What initially appears to be a straightforward arcade experience gradually reveals a surprising amount of depth. Each maze becomes a test of movement efficiency, risk management, and situational awareness. Players must constantly balance aggressive exploration with self-preservation, especially as enemy patterns become more threatening and environmental hazards begin to play a larger role. This evolving challenge keeps the gamepl…

I'm not skilled enough to handle the Auto-Walking :')

Short version: The game has some merits to it, and comes with some fun moments, but overall your time might be better spent elsewhere due to repetitiveness, a lot of content padding and generally feeling unpolished. Kinda fun for a while, but the game's really padded out. Asset re-use is super apparent and overused, not a lot of content is actually unique. It tends to be the case that some characters, enemies and stage aesthetics are just minor reskins with minimal changes. This isn't inherently a bad thing, but it starts to get old when the whole game's doing it. There are some interesting ideas, like the central mechanic where you're always moving, and all of the bosses I saw were relatively interesting and fun to fight against, but stages get very very samey (in fact, I'm not even 1/3 through all stages and I counted 3 separate pairs of back to back copy+paste stage layouts, with the second being slightly extended somehow) and most characters just aren't great to play as or don't do anything interesting, since a lot of them just boil down to 'use this powerup, but as an ability'. Characters without offensive abilities are objectively worse since you need to kill all enemies t…

It's quirky and fun; the controls take some getting used to but it's a great arcade throwback