Players Like...

❤ Tight and Satisfying Platforming

Players praise the game's tight and responsive controls, with the character feeling "grounded" yet able to pull off complex maneuvers like wall-jumping, dashing, and using the horn to impale and launch objects. Reviewers highlight the precision required to master the platforming, noting that later levels and secret areas present significant challenges that test players' skills. However, the controls consistently feel polished, allowing players to pull off impressive feats of platforming when they get the hang of the mechanics.

❤ Clever and Creative Use of Abilities

Players highlight how the developers have cleverly integrated the character's unique abilities, such as the horn-based attacks and wall-climbing, into the game's puzzles and platforming challenges. Examples include using the horn to impale exploding birds and launch them as projectiles, or drilling into screws to unscrew them and open up new paths. Reviewers appreciate how the game constantly introduces new ways to utilize the character's toolkit, keeping the gameplay engaging and varied.

❤ Satisfying Exploration and Secrets

The game encourages players to thoroughly explore the environments to uncover hidden secrets and challenges. Reviewers praise the level design for providing subtle hints and clues to guide players towards these well-hidden secrets, which provide a sense of accomplishment when discovered. The secrets range from new abilities to unlock, to optional challenge rooms that test the player's platforming skills.

❤ Precise and Timing-Based Platforming Challenges

While the core platforming is praised, reviewers also highlight the game's more demanding platforming challenges, particularly in the later stages and optional "Anxiety Tower" level. These sections require precise timing and execution, testing the player's mastery of the controls. Reviewers note that these more punishing platforming challenges can be frustrating, but ultimately satisfying to overcome, with the checkpoint system helping to alleviate the frustration.