Gecko Gods

Very cute game. Had fun customizing my gecko and solving puzzles. Loved the sailing aspect and that the puzzles were slightly varied. Full game was about 13 hours of play for me while trying to complete all the achievements.

Amazing cosy puzzle game that is an absolute recommend! You explore various islands as a gecko figuring out a variety of puzzles and hunting collectibles. The puzzles aren't particularly challenging, adding to the relaxing nature of the game, and the environmental design of the islands and the temples are beautiful, making exploration feel fun and satisfying. Each island of the larger islands contains a different style of puzzles, allowing the game to feel refreshing as you travel around, which you do by sailing (yes - geckos can sail). Exploring and completing puzzles also unlocks cosmetic options for your gecko, allowing colour and pattern to be adjusted independently. The game contains the option to turn on or off the auto camera. I played with the auto camera off as it was easier for me to navigate the ceilings when necessary, but did leave the need to keep pausing while sailing to adjust the camera feeling a little clunky, but this may not be the case if you keep the auto camera enabled. And my absolute favourite part of this game - a dedicated gecko "chirp" button!

I'm biased towards lizards in general so this game gets bonus points for that lol. As for my actual review, it's a fun little puzzle game, perfect for young kids since the puzzles are simple, combat is extremely basic, and the story is straightforward. Controls are wonky at times, but never intrusive. All in all, I enjoyed my playthrough well enough, which took me roughly 4.5 hours. The game does what it needs to - a little lizard game that appeals more to children than young adults - and it does it quite well.

Chill game. Perfect for a calm day of gaming

[h2]🦎 Review de Gecko Gods[/h2] Uma aventura de exploração e puzzles onde você controla uma pequena lagartixa capaz de escalar praticamente qualquer superfície. Explore um arquipélago cheio de ruínas, segredos e insetos para comer enquanto desvenda os mistérios dos antigos deuses lagartixa. [h3]✨ O que mais gostei[/h3] A movimentação é o grande charme. Poder andar pelas paredes e tetos muda completamente a maneira de explorar e cria uma liberdade deliciosa para descobrir caminhos e segredos. O jogo também acerta muito na atmosfera: é bonito, tranquilo e extremamente simpático. A recepção dos jogadores reforça justamente esses pontos, com muitos destacando a exploração relaxante, o visual e o carisma da pequena lagartixa. [h3]⚙️ Pontos de atenção[/h3] A experiência é bem tranquila e os puzzles não oferecem um desafio muito elevado. A câmera pode incomodar em alguns momentos, especialmente durante a escalada, e existem pequenos bugs e problemas de colisão que podem atrapalhar ocasionalmente. [h3]💭 Conclusão[/h3] Gecko Gods não tenta ser um platformer difícil, e isso faz parte do seu charme. É uma aventura relaxante, bonita e extremamente agradável de explorar, perfeita para quem quer simplesmente colocar uma lagartixa fofa para escalar paredes e descobrir um mundo tranquilo. ⭐ Minha nota pessoal: 8.5 / 10

Fun little indie game, ended up being a bit lacking in polish but was good for the exploration and light puzzling that it intended to do

I didn't hate the game, but I didn't find it worth the price unfortunately. I liked the art style, and some of the initial puzzles, but after playing the game it really feels like it just need awhile longer in development. It really lacks a lot of polish, I regularly ran into glitches, a lot of the level design was sketchy at best, and in a lot of places things just don't look right. The ending was borderline impossible for me to make out what was happening, it glitched pretty severally, and looked awful. I really liked the demo, but the full game didn't really offer me much more than it. The plot didn't really have anything going for it, very generic. I honestly would've preferred the game if the gods never spoke to you. The poor level design makes figuring out the right way hard, followed by being weirdly railroaded into certain stuff by being told directly things that you don't really need to be told. There's all sorts of little stuff. The "skins" shown color doesn't actually match what color the skin is. The money achievement literally requires more money than it is even possible to spend in game (roughly 2.5k more if my experience is anything to go off of). You constantly glitch through your sailboat and the waves. Also most surfaces. There's gaps you are visibly large enough to crawl through that the game just denies you with invisible walls. All the little things that really make a game come together just aren't there. The game also just lacks depth in a lot of it's mechanics. There's platforming, puzzles, and combat but it's all rather shallow. It's not bad, it just isn't really great either and doesn't all come together. That's a bit of a reoccurring theme. (major spoilers ahead) I think the problem with game is exemplified by the end. Your final reward is you hatch 3 eggs hidden within the temple and the other geckos scuttle away, never to be seen again. The geckos are in insanely large eggs, and hatch fully grown (just another version of the player model). I really think that they maybe could've taken the time to actually make baby gecko models, and maybe make the gecko eggs not quite so comically large. But I guess there wasn't time for that. Overall, again, I didn't hate it, but I can't say I'd recommend it either.