Thread

[h1]A cute little game that is small in scope but densely packed with fun platforming and a polished presentation![/h1] The unique mechanics quickly build up into a broad suite of movement options, and levels provide platforming challenges that challenge your precision and timing, and sometimes play like mini puzzles. The game is difficult in places, but is seldom frustrating. The hardest sections are rarely mandatory, and there are many rewards for skilled jumpers and meticulous explorers. The music, sounds, and visuals are overall quite polished, which makes exploration fun. There are also tons of secret nooks and crannies to find, most rooms have one or more! The game does a great job of pacing out new abilities, as you always get a new fun toy once you've mastered the previous one. Combat is simple, with enemies serving as platforming obstacles more than opponents. The world-level puzzles can be a bit annoying when backtracking, but that was partially my fault [spoiler] I forgot to get the charge attack, it's in the bottom left of the map. [/spoiler] My first play-through took 3.5 hours from start to finish. I took the time to get every ability and find some of the secrets, but I left a few of the hardest challenges unfinished, as well as the post-game section. Thread is a solid and innovative platformer. Short and sweet, with plenty of attention to detail and a mechanical depth that rewards mastery.

This game surprised me ... I went on a steam rabbit hole of metroidvanias and I have landed on this one... where to start ... this game from its opening moment oozez personality and charm and it opens up to a very competent metroidvania that I can't believe has this low recognition...its a crime this is the true definition of hidden gem ... it has a rich atmosphere...responsive controls... good combat...and interesting unique abilities that I would have never thought of !... give this game a go you won't be dissapointed My only con really would be the very openings it take a bit to click but once it does you will want to see it through To the devs : I'm hoping you stick with game development as you have given a taste if what you are capable of and id like to see what could come next !

This game can be sometimes hard as hell. Be prepared.Don't backtracked items in location if not be ready. I'm recomplete some location around 50-120 times to complete,also they give most of time stupid +1 dmg or +1 hp and at - (spike,blue wall,and etc) we full die, enemy make us lose hp, not instakill ofc. P.S after 12h i'm still don't complete it and stuck on last area(chainsaw ♥♥♥♥) , also not found key of mansion . P.S.S after 14h boss will be killed and game completed ( 92%)

Thread is a unique and immersive puzzle platformer that has kept me engaged for hours on end. The game's mechanics are simple yet effective, and I loved discovering new items that gave my character new movement abilities. As the rooms became more challenging, it was extremely satisfying to use these abilities (and a combination of the new abilities) to overcome obstacles and progress through the game. The controls in Thread feel smooth and responsive, and after a few hours of play, I found myself seamlessly (lol punny) moving through the world with ease. The game's art style is minimalistic yet stylish, and the soundtrack adds to the overall atmosphere. Overall, I highly recommend Thread to fans of puzzle platformers. The game's challenging but fair gameplay, combined with its immersive world and engaging mechanics, make it a must-play for any fan of the genre. I can't wait to see what the developer has in store for future updates and expansions :D

Thread nailed a lot of fun platforming and platforming tricks. The character is fun to control and the physics feel good and things like coyote time are the perfect amount of abuseable to feel both fair and fun. Really enjoyed the challenges. I also really liked the unique feel of every movement of the character keeping the scissors involved. It was a minor but important twist on all the classic jump and dash and wall jump actions that made it feel unique and kept me thinking about how it would interact. The critical hits when you attacked an enemy's string was also a nice touch but that really needed to be more clear and gamified with like a red damage number or a flinch from the enemy. Where the game was painful was in some of the quality of life aspects. There were a ton of blind falls and blind jumps. I wished for the ability to hold up and hold down to have my camera move up and down and get a better view of where I was about to jump. I yearned for a "looker" like Celeste had on some of the complex platforming rooms. And on parts with tons and tons of jump resets I often couldn't tell which jumps/dashes I had available to me. Some visual cue on the character for which jumps are available similar to Celeste's hair would go a long way and an audio cue for when you successfully get a reset vs when you don't would also help. My other gripe was that the overall design of asking me to loop around and around the maximum distance through the game to hit a lever then go back through everything with a state changed was pretty tedious and felt like you were stretching the content. Very water temple. Nobody likes that stuff. You get to do that like once not as the main gimmick of two different areas. Yes it is satisfying when we get the ability to just state change the area at will. But its not worth the constant tedium as the main game design.

Short but extremely clever and well-constructed metroidvania. The scissors being the source of all of your movement abilities but also vital as a platform you can embed into walls means that sequencing your platforming is non-trivial and small optimizations give large rewards in flexibility and maneuverability. Some of the pogo sections are a bit egregious and the overabundance of healing items combined with the de-emphasis of combat means that there's very little risk of dying, but the game remains interesting and challenging throughout its runtime.