Mini Reaper

Cute little spin on the horror retro inspired/nostalgia driven indie scene, takes a lot from Mario 64 and asks “what if a scary guy was trying to get you?” seriously really fun and thrilling, the “emulation” creepypasta meta angle it takes is also really refreshing to see from a game of this style. Good way to kill an hour or two of time !!

I'm an N64 / PSX era fanatic. This game scratches that itch.

Excellent atmosphere, fun movement, solid tension in the gameplay loop. If i had anything negative to say, it's that things feel very slightly too random.

This was a fun little game that I would recommend to anyone that just wants to enjoy a short though slightly challenging experience. I finished the game in 1 hour but trust me that didn't come as easy as i hoped. The mechanics where nice and fluid once you get the hang of it, I see a lot of people complain about the forward leap not working but its just because they hold it down for too long. I will say the game does ramp up in difficulty after you collects the first few souls but it was super enjoyable and the hairs on my neck did stand up when I first died. I cant wait to see what this dev will do in the future.

Mini Reaper is basically what if you put a more basic Mario from Super Mario 64 into Luigi's Mansion to play Slender, and it works! Even if it has some jank, the atmosphere is great and zipping around the mansion tensely running a route and rerouting on the fly when the Enemy shows up is a good time. +Fun aesthetic helps balance the tenseness of the gameplay, love being such a cute little guy in a cool mansion +Simple but quality atmosphere, especially once the Enemy is floating around to ratchet up the intensity +Shmoovement! ~Only one music track, so if it's not one you like or beating the game takes you a lot of tries it could potentially get old quickly ~Also only one layout to the mansion and Souls, meaning replay value is low but speedgame potential is high ~The Mansion is a basically perfect balance of the gameplay concerns, meaning it's really tight to navigate with a weird layout, so even with study you can never really fit it into your mind, which can either be really cool from adding an element of uncertainty to chases and rewarding to highly skilled movement or incredibly frustrating because of the same should you make a wrong turn -The Enemy has really wonky AI and t…

[b]My score: 3/10 ⭐ TL;DR:[/b] A barebones horror game that mistakes retro creepypasta aesthetics for engaging gameplay. 🟥 [b]NOTE:[/b] I spent quite a while debating whether to recommend this game or not. With only 16 reviews at the time of writing and knowing it's a solo developer project, I really didn't want to drag down its score. In the end, though, I asked myself one simple question: "Would I recommend someone spend money and time on this game?" My honest answer is no. [h2]Overview[/h2] The premise is simple: you explore an empty mansion collecting glowing orbs. After a while, malevolent entities begin stalking you, and touching one results in an immediate game over—or rather, the game freezing, because the whole experience is heavily committed to recreating the aesthetic of old internet creepypastas. Haunted cartridge lore, doppelgängers, low-resolution imagery... it's all here. Unfortunately, there isn't much beneath the surface. The controls feel awkward—there's a strange "momentum jump" that honestly feels more like an input quirk than an intentional mechanic. The environments are mostly empty, many assets appear to come straight from stock packs, navigation is unin…