Verlet Swing

[h1] MUM? CAN AY PLAY DIS GAEM? YE. [/h1]

A fun hardcore arcade game with vapor/synth wave aesthetics focused around grappling hook action and obstacle-avoiding, with very short levels (all of them just few seconds long) and mechanics that are easy to understand but hard to master. You start by simply trying your best to reach the goal and afterwards you find new shortcuts and minor improvements to cut those extra decimals. It has a total of 100 base game levels (spread across 5 different "Worlds"), some extra challenges (such as a marathon, involving to beat the whole game in one go) and a level editor. While the first 4 worlds are tricky but managable, the last worlds abruptly spikes in difficulty to a point where it almost feels like a different game and it separates children from adults. Achievement completion-wise this game is crazy. Some of its achievements are very, very intense and unless you are already a veteran in these kind of games (and even so) then it's gonna require quite a lot of practice. Have fun! Keep in mind that the latest version of the game have some bugs going on that do not affect the normal experience in any way but keep some achievements locked (you can run an older patch of the game for that…

I didn't know what I was getting into when I started this game... The final 10 levels took me probably twice as long to beat as the first 90. Super fun physics, awesome gameplay, killer aesthetics. Verlet Swing leaves me with a huge sense of accomplishment after beating it! I definitely recommend it, though it isn't the chill game I thought it was.

There's a point at which a developer needs to stop and think "is this fun? Is this a fair challenge?" and if the answer is a resounding "NO" then they need to take a step back and reconsider what they're doing. Whoever the sack of sh*t that made level 93 is has a special place in hell. Possibly one of the worst levels in all of gaming. After about my 150th try I just said "that's enough" and decided to put this game down and never pick it up again. If you want a similar game with better music and challenges that aren't made purely out of spite. go play Neon White. As it stands, i can't recommend this game to anyone. Also, if you're here on the off chance that you're trying to find a fix for the bug where it's stuck on the splash screen on linux. run it using proton debug.

A fun aesthetically pleasing game with smooth, responsive and satisfying controls that feel inspired the Spider Man games or even movie's itself which is a really nice choice. It reminds me of and feels like those CS:S side gamemodes such as Surf where you have these really cool and unique location mixed in with a simple, casual gameplay that works out really well. Great game, great music and has a level editor to live on forever!

finally. something that can take me away from reality for just a little while longer.