Pipe Escape

[h1]暗闇は必要？[/h1] 棒がくるくるしてるイライラ棒。くるくるくるりん的なやつ。スペースキーはなんだろうと思ったら加速だった。イライラ棒的な奴なので難易度は充分。リトライが素早いので何度も頑張れる。 このゲームに限ったことではないが、視界制限する暗闇って必要なのだろうか？　難易度は上がるが「ただつらくなっただけ」で面白みが加わっていることがほぼ無い気がするんだけど…。 イライラ棒的なものが好きな人には良いと思う。ただの暗闇が嫌いな人は途中でやめたら良い。私はやめた。

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Unique idea! Great game!

My first soulslike

"Pipe Escape" is a poorly made and unsuccessful action game, you navigate 2D mazes (made of pipes) controlling a spanner. The gimmick (which has been done before, by much better games) is that the spanner constantly spins, so you need to use careful timing to avoid hitting any pipes. Pipes are metal. Spanners are metal. A light tap isn't going to hurt. The whole premise of the game is a failure. This comes across as something unambitious and "simple" in terms of implementation and technical quality and depth, more like a game dev tutorial or an experiment. It’s a classic case of a developer prioritizing the low effort needed to get a game listed on Steam over the actual delivery of a technically sound or compelling product. Whatever is needed to hammer out something "good" enough for Steam Direct self-publishing. This features really godawful pixelcrap "art" instead of real graphics. It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone who does, but it also doesn't matter. What matters is that this looks much worse than most other games because of that decision, and that's a major deterrent to gamers. Games like Terraria and Stardew Valley succeeded [i]despite[/i] the bad graphics, not because of them. Now on to pricing and value for gamers. This is "free" enough (not every "free" game in the "free" section is truly free, there's usually some hidden price tag), at least you won't be expected to spend any more money after you download this, but just because something is free doesn't mean it's good, and the cost of a game is more than just financial, your time is valuable too. In terms of public reception, this failed. There's over 130 million unique gamers visiting Steam every month. SteamDB showed the game peaked at [b]only 6 concurrent players[/b]... this is a dismal public reception. This was so bad they couldn't even give it away. Given that this free title won't increase your game collector count, is it worth your time to add it to your library? I think you should give this one a miss. Although it's free, your time and storage are valuable resources, and the market is filled with superior options.

Naprawdę genialna gra stworzona dla ludzi którzy nie mają co w życiu robić i mają nerwy ze stali. Fajny system sterowania, ogólnie fajny pomysł na grę ale na pewno nie jest ona dla każdego, jak zobaczyłem poziom z ogromną ilością kropel to mi się grać odechciało. Jeśli ktoś zrobi wszystkie osiągnięcia to gratki. 👏