Pongo
Drixy Games · 2015 · Action, Indie, Casual, Adventure, Strategy
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About Pongo
Bounce and blast your way through vibrant 3D islands using your dual-purpose Pongo—switching between pogo stick mobility and firepower to tackle 45+ levels packed with enemies, puzzles, and bosses. This action platformer demands you master both frantic movement and strategic combat while navigating deadly traps and exploring charming worlds to a quirky original soundtrack.
Features
- Leap through over 45 challenging levels
- Obliterate monsters with your Pongo
- Avoid deadly traps and slay huge bosses
- Solve challenging puzzles and explore islands
- Enjoy charming 3D environments
- Jam to an exciting, quirky original soundtrack
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Best game ever1 found this helpful
I paid about $0.09 for this, so [i]technically[/i] I didn't get this for free. Still, I am looking at this from the lens of having only paid pennies for it. Now with that said...it's fine. It took me a while to actually get the hang of the controls in what I was supposed to do to perform certain jumps, and even then I'm not good at it. The game is more casual than you may expect, though. You can [i]technically[/i] skip levels if you're really stuck, and there is a level select that unlocks as you progress so you can always go back and refine your runs. There are certainly worse ways to spend a dollar; and, for what it is worth, this game has achievements, trading cards, and generally runs pretty well. I mean, there's not too much complexity or outright unfairness going on here. I do think this game might have stuck the landing more if it had focused on one system or the other, and I would push towards the [strike]pogoing[/strike] Pongoing. It's fine, but I feel like the FPS part almost sort of distracts from what could have been a game focused on the movement. I mean, hey, the pogo stick that is also a gun is certainly unique and the shooting and dodging enemies is fun enough. St…1 found this helpful
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Pongno.
Pongo, developed by Drixy Games and published by Plug In Digital, is a colorful indie platformer that builds its identity around a single unusual mechanic: a pogo stick that serves as both your means of movement and your primary weapon. Framed in a lighthearted, cartoon-inspired 3D world, the game blends first-person traversal, arcade-style combat, and precision platforming into a compact experience that feels experimental and nostalgic at the same time. While its concept is inventive and immediately eye-catching, the execution delivers a mix of charm and inconsistency that defines the overall experience. The central mechanic is the “Pongo” itself, a pogo-stick-like device that allows players to bounce across floating islands suspended over open water. Every movement is driven by rhythmic jumps, and mastering the timing and momentum of these bounces is essential for survival. Unlike traditional platformers where movement is smooth and continuous, Pongo’s traversal is built around controlled bursts of vertical motion. This creates a distinct pacing: every leap must be calculated, and mistimed landings can easily send the player plunging into the ocean below. The sense of risk attac…
terrible player control
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