Mean-While

Mean-While

Daniel Bourke · September 4, 2020 · Metroidvania, 2D Platformer, Puzzle Platformer, Platformer, Action-Adventure

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$2.99
lowest tracked $1.49
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Mean-While price by region

Mean-While costs $2.69 in Georgia (USD), £2.89 in the United Kingdom, $2.99 in the United States, €3.29 in Europe (EUR), CA$4.65 in Canada, NZ$5.19 in New Zealand, A$5.95 in Australia, R$8.69 in Brazil and zł14.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Mean-While offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $2.69 $2.69 — 1
United Kingdom £2.89 £2.89 — 1
United Statesyour region $2.99 $2.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €3.29 €3.29 — 1
Canada CA$4.65 CA$4.65 — 1
New Zealand NZ$5.19 NZ$5.19 — 1
Australia A$5.95 A$5.95 — 1
Brazil R$8.69 R$8.69 — 1
Poland zł14.49 zł14.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Mean-While

✦ AI summary

Mean-While is a non-linear adventure game where you switch between two rival villains, Skeleman and Dr. Dangerous, trapped in each other's fortresses and forced to work together to escape. Jump, slash, shoot, bomb, bash, and grapple your way through a comedic retro-themed world that demands constant cooperation between your two characters to overcome obstacles and reach the top.

After an unfortunate confrontation, two rivaling megalomaniacs bent on world domination, are forced to work together in hopes to survive. Join Skeleman, and his rival, Dr. Dangerous, in the thrilling adventure title: Mean-While.

Mean-While is a non-linear adventure game where you are stuck as two characters, Skeleman and Dr. Dangerous, trapped in each other's fortresses. To succeed you will be switching between both characters to help aid each other on their journey to the top. Enjoy jumping, slashing, shooting, bombing, bashing, and grappling your way to the end in this comedic retro themed title.

Mean-While — 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.

Recommended May 4, 2023
You know what. Its alright. I'd buy and play it again knowing what i do now. I don't know if ill ever replay it given its linearity but I enjoyed the experience. the only thing i wish is that you didn't get stuck in place during some attack animations your characters do (shooting, attacking, using grappling hook ect) but still for a few hour experience. it was worth the price. good game.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 10, 2021
Mean-While is a 2D retro pixel story driven puzzle/action platformer with the gimmick that you must switch between two characters to progress. While a lot of work went into this, and the story is charming and kind of funny as intended, the overall level of quality is low. The game is unpolished and clunky. The game doesn't work properly with keyboard, despite being released on PC, so this won't be playable for many. They chose to use obsolete retro pixel "art" as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics. It's unclear if this is due to lack of budget or talent, regardless, the overall visual quality of the game is extremely low as a result. Resolution and controls are locked. These flaws push this game far below minimum acceptable standards for PC.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 25, 2021
Good Fun game
1 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 17, 2021
A fun and well-made little metroidvania platformer with a Lost Vikings twist! The boss fights are challenging but never felt unfair. I'd say there is 2-3 hours of content here depending on your skill at this kind of game. The dialog and art is cute. I liked the secrets hidden around. Oh also, the music is GREAT! The boss battle theme in particular.
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 2, 2023
*we suggest you use a gamepad* ...well would sure help you made it so that gamepads would work.
Recommended Jun 14, 2021
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