Ageless

Unfortunately, the abysmal controls on the Switch leave a lot to be desired and ruined my experience. I haven’t played the PC version but I assume the preciseness of a mouse would provide a much better time with the game. With the Switch controls in mind, however, I find the Switch version of Ageless impossible to recommend.

47%Game Brain Score

gameplay, story

grinding, stability

47% User Score Based on 237 reviews

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About Ageless

Ageless is a single player arcade role playing game. It was developed by One More Dream Studios and was released on July 28, 2020. It received neutral reviews from players.

Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

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47%Audience ScoreBased on 237 reviews

gameplay62 positive mentions

grinding9 negative mentions

Unique and creative aging/de-aging mechanic offers interesting puzzle-platforming gameplay.
Challenging puzzles with multiple solutions encourage experimentation and creativity.
Appealing pixel art style and an engaging soundtrack contribute to a charming atmosphere.

Controls and hitboxes are often imprecise and floaty, causing frustration especially in precision-required sections.
Difficulty spikes and poor checkpoint placement in boss and timed escape sequences lead to excessive retries and stress.
Technical issues including bugs, glitches, input delays, and inconsistent level design negatively impact the gameplay experience.

gameplay
173 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36% positive mentions, 59% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions
Ageless offers a creative and innovative puzzle-platformer experience centered around an aging mechanic that adds depth and variety to puzzles. While many praise its clever level design and unique gameplay hook, recurring issues with clunky controls, occasional glitches, and frustrating difficulty spikes hinder the overall flow and enjoyment. Fans of challenging, mechanics-driven platformers may find it rewarding, but the gameplay can feel uneven and occasionally punishing for others.
- “The level design is great: no level feels useless, very dynamic, sometimes action packed and sometimes a stop and think puzzle; no single mechanic is left unteached and none are without a relic challenge, with each passing chapter bringing you a new change in the mechanics, even if the base is the same.”
- “The main mechanic, aging, is very cool and made me very excited every time I started a new world to see the many life stages of its inhabitants, but it doesn't stop at that: as the game progresses, it becomes even more interesting, with some extremely cool mechanics that create very clever puzzles.”
- “As a puzzle platformer, it's got creative mechanics that lend themselves to both good puzzles and good platforming challenges.”
- “The mechanics and the collectibles were more annoying than fun even if the mechanic was decently unique.”
- “The controls are unpleasant; I don't want to think how much worse they'd be on a controller. It's a 2D platformer where aiming is important, but not in a combat sense. Your power to change beings' age is an arrow being shot, which also has a short windup, timing of which doesn't really bring much satisfaction in gameplay.”
- “The gameplay progresses way too slowly and mechanics players can figure out in the first couple of rooms don't get used until much later, instead reusing the same ones until you get sick of them.”
story
116 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29% positive mentions, 62% neutral mentions, 9% negative mentions
The story in Ageless is generally considered decent but unremarkable, with some emotional and introspective themes that add depth without being deeply captivating or polished. While it provides enough narrative to support the gameplay and occasionally resonates on a personal level, many find it rushed, simplistic, and at times overshadowed by gameplay frustrations. Overall, the story complements the game but is not its main draw, often compared unfavorably to titles like Celeste.
- “Aging creatures forward and backward to solve environmental puzzles is genuinely brilliant, and the emotional story about finding purpose in life hits surprisingly hard.”
- “The game's hand-drawn art style and heartfelt story add emotional weight to the gameplay, exploring themes of loss, growth, and self-discovery.”
- “Typically I ignore the stories in most games but this one has a surprisingly deep plot that has a lot of moral ambiguity and highlights the hard choices that we have to make as humans in an imperfect and sometimes brutal world.”
- “So far that didn't happen with this game and while there is a possible self-insert here, the game does the tag dirty by way of having a bland main character, a cliché story with hints of self therapy from which you are taken away because of the frustrating gameplay. I mean, if you were gonna do that, what was the point in specifying there's a "female protagonist"?”
- “It's too simplistic, the character development feels terrible and rushed and the ending, while it technically makes sense, it feels like they just threw the entire story out the window and axed whatever build-up they had.”
- “The story is very linear and the main character constantly reminds you of her life problems.”
graphics
60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30% positive mentions, 65% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions
The game's graphics feature charming, pixel-art aesthetics with a nostalgic, hand-drawn style that many find visually delightful and emotionally engaging. However, opinions vary, as some criticize the pixelation as low-detail or dated, with occasional glitches and inconsistent animation quality. Overall, the visuals complement the gameplay and story well but may not appeal to those seeking modern or highly polished graphics.
- “While the game's graphics and scenery are top-notch, with environments that dynamically affect enemies, the experience as a whole felt punishing rather than challenging.”
- “The game's hand-drawn art style and heartfelt story add emotional weight to the gameplay, exploring themes of loss, growth, and self-discovery.”
- “Music and graphics are also well done and contribute to make the game very charming and fresh, deserving a try by any puzzle and platformers fans.”
- “Visuals are pixelated hard, enough to border on ugly in my opinion.”
- “There are a lot of graphical glitches along with many game breaking bugs.”
- “They chose to use obsolete retro pixel "art" as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
music
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
61% positive mentions, 26% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its charm, soothing ambiance, and competent composition, often enhancing the overall atmosphere and gameplay experience. While some find it generic or occasionally unmemorable, most agree it is a strong and enjoyable element that complements the visuals and puzzles well.
- “The soundtrack is excellent, and the music is nice to the ear with pretty competent composition.”
- “Puzzles - brilliant; sprites - charming; music/sound design - fantastic; controls - smooth and responsive.”
- “Music and graphics are well done and contribute to making the game very charming and fresh, deserving a try by any puzzle and platformer fans.”
- “The music is really generic and annoyingly saccharine, and when objects rotate they don't obey the low-resolution pixel grid of the art style.”
- “A few bugs here and there, like the level not resetting correctly on death or music stopping playing.”
- “No, not really. The music and simplistic charm go a long way in carrying this title, but there’s nothing outstanding to compensate for the annoyances.”
grinding
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
23% positive mentions, 8% neutral mentions, 69% negative mentions
Grinding in the game is often described as tedious, with repetitive boss encounters that feel more like obstacle courses and lengthy end-stage marathons hindered by rough controls and sparse checkpoints. While relic hunting is generally engaging and well-signposted, excessive relic collection and some grindy moments detract from the overall experience.
- “I think the game is the best when you are hunting the relics, because they pose a real challenge, and are not tedious to find at all. The game almost always makes it very clear where the relics are.”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “A lot of grinding.”
- “The game features a lot of relics scattered around, almost to the point of excess, which became tedious to collect.”
- “Furthermore, end stages for each world have to be completed in a sort of marathon; when you factor in the rough controls, these stages become extremely tedious.”
- “The extreme lack of checkpoints in these encounters make them incredibly tedious to go through.”
stability
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game suffers from numerous glitches and bugs that worsen later in the playthrough, affecting gameplay and even achievements. While some players encounter frequent stability issues like graphical glitches and save data loss, others report fewer problems. Overall, the game's stability is inconsistent and needs developer attention to improve the experience.
- “The game is littered with glitches, which become more and more apparent as you go further in the game, and often can severely mess with the gameplay.”
- “There are a lot of graphical glitches along with many game-breaking bugs.”
- “Save data got deleted halfway through the game, buggy mess.”
emotional
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game delivers a touching and emotionally resonant story centered on themes of loss, growth, and self-discovery, enhanced by its hand-drawn art and clever aging mechanics. While some players felt a strong emotional investment despite the game's short length, others found the narrative less impactful. Overall, it successfully blends challenging puzzles with heartfelt moments, appealing to fans who appreciate emotionally driven puzzle-platformers.
- “Aging creatures forward and backward to solve environmental puzzles is genuinely brilliant, and the emotional story about finding purpose in life hits surprisingly hard.”
- “The game's hand-drawn art style and heartfelt story add emotional weight to the gameplay, exploring themes of loss, growth, and self-discovery.”
- “Even with how small the game is and the short nature of the story, I've actually gotten into it and have some emotional investment that I wasn't expecting at all when I started the game.”
character development
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions
Character development in the game is mixed, with some appreciating relatable emotional growth, while others criticize it as simplistic, rushed, and undermined by poor design choices. Overall, it detracts from the experience for some players despite the game’s artistic qualities.
- “It’s a work of art, and the game itself is far from boring, but the character development, frustrating mechanics, and excessive relic hunting kept it from being something I could wholeheartedly recommend.”
- “The amateurish character designs and god-awful font choice put me off at first but once ?”
- “It's too simplistic; the character development feels terrible and rushed, and the ending, while it technically makes sense, feels like they just threw the entire story out the window and axed whatever build-up they had.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game offers limited replayability, as users did not highlight any features such as multiplayer modes or elements that encourage infinite replays.
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The atmosphere is praised for its charm, notably enhanced by the captivating music that creates an engaging and immersive experience.