You Have to Win the Game
Minor Key Games · 2014 · Metroidvania, Free to Play, Retro, Platformer, Indie
PC
Positive98% · 483playing now
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About You Have to Win the Game
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You Have to Win the Game is a retro-styled exploration platformer where you run, jump, and hunt for hidden treasures across deadly ruins while dodging pitfalls. It stands out with authentic 1980s PC aesthetics, genuine CGA and EGA graphics options, and a punishing YOLO mode that sends you back to the start on a single mistake.
Originally released in May 2012, You Have to Win the Game has now arrived on Steam with a more difficult remixed campaign and Playable Cat DLC*!!
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Run, jump, and avoid deadly pitfalls as you explore the ruins of a lost world in search of hidden treasures and rare artifacts!
Experience the thrill of four-color CGA graphics and monotonic PC speaker sounds! Or take a peek at the future of home entertainment with the SIXTEEN-COLOR EGA GRAPHICS option!
Want a tougher challenge? Try YOLO mode! You only live once -- one wrong move and it's back to the start of the game!
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Run, jump, and avoid deadly pitfalls as you explore the ruins of a lost world in search of hidden treasures and rare artifacts!
Experience the thrill of four-color CGA graphics and monotonic PC speaker sounds! Or take a peek at the future of home entertainment with the SIXTEEN-COLOR EGA GRAPHICS option!
Want a tougher challenge? Try YOLO mode! You only live once -- one wrong move and it's back to the start of the game!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
It is VERY hard to win the game...
Addicting.
A fun, bite-sized precision platformer / metroidvania that has a unique retro style and plenty of challenge. It's not too punishing and has some good replayability with various achievement challenges. Highly recommend and y'know... it's free so, what're you waiting for?
A fun & challenging little platformer metroidvania. It's really good and it's free. YOLO mode kicked my butt for a while
Probably my first ever steam game. honestly I only played it because it was free and looked interesting but I actually really enjoyed it more then I thought I would.
for retro game fans, this is one of the more inspired tributes you're going to find. Plus, it doesn't take itself too seriously.
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