Square Jump

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This game is GENUINELY awesome. I am not exaggerating either, sure it doesn't have music or real graphics (unless you count a bunch of squares and triangles), but with those limitations it can only rely on the strength of it's gameplay and it does a great job at that. It's hard, but never unfair. It doesn't hold your hand either, it gives basic instructions and leaves it at that. I also love how the difficulty is based on time rather than collectables, encouraging the player to try levels again and again until completion similar to what pizza tower does. Not saying it's as good, but for a free game it's really fun!

Once I got over the fact that a square can somehow slide off of other squares, I actually mostly had fun with the game and learning the speedrun tactics to get the stars. However, it's very suspicious that all the levels are beatable and all the times are achievable, and yet at no point in supposedly playtesting the game, did the dev or players say hey, it's really freaking annoying having to move my hand over to the mouse every freaking time I die. Games have had hotkeys for restart/next level for decades, come on. Only the godliest of gamers are playing this one handed. Oh, and again, it's 100 hours of FOCUSED idle to 100% this game, when it could have just been something difficult but relevant like get all the stars in the free levels. (Glad I don't have to do that though.) Thankfully, only one DLC is required. Overall the game is free and it's enjoyable, but there are enough annoyances that I'll give it a soft not recommended. Oh, except level 23. I don't know how I managed to pass that, the hitbox on the platform desperately needs to get fixed.

Square Jump is an extremely simple platformer, but I found the basic gameplay surprisingly satisfying. I control a little square and make my way through obstacle filled levels while trying not to fall into traps or get destroyed by enemies. I liked that the game does not waste time explaining a complicated story or introducing unnecessary systems. It simply lets me jump and figure things out. The platforming is more involved than the basic name suggests. There are different types of square enemies, with some behaving in ways that make them more dangerous to approach while others can be defeated by jumping on them. I enjoyed learning how each type worked because understanding their movement becomes part of getting safely through the level. The colored switches and doors are another nice addition. I have to press matching buttons and place boxes in the appropriate colored areas to open certain paths. I liked these sections because they turn the game from a pure reflex platformer into something that also asks me to think about what I am doing. There is also a large collection of levels and achievements, which gives me plenty of small goals to work toward. I liked having reasons to …