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Dune Sea

Dune Sea plays more like an endless runner than an adventure game. Soaring high above the ground and through obstacles as you try and reunite with fellow geese is a relaxing and sometimes effortless breeze. When the game wants, it’s charming and has a lot of character, especially with its unique art-style and level design. Other times, the game mechanics and glitches will make you fall out of favor with your lovable goose.
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53%Game Brain Score
graphics, emotional
music, gameplay
75% User Score Based on 12 reviews
Critic Score 67%Based on 2 reviews

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Dune Sea is a single player puzzle game. It was developed by Frolic Labs and was released on October 10, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Dune Sea is a side-scrolling platform adventure game that lets you fly like a bird. In Dune Sea you will guide a migrating bird that got separated from its flock due to a catastrophic event, which somehow transformed a fertile area into a hostile and desolate wasteland. In order to survive you would need to fly across beautiful landscapes of strange and foreign land, while collecting items and av…

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graphics5 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • The game features beautiful visuals and a relaxing soundtrack that enhances the overall experience.
  • Dune Sea offers a unique and charming concept of flying as a goose, providing a whimsical and enjoyable atmosphere.
  • The gameplay can be relaxing and engaging, with challenging levels that encourage exploration and skill development.
  • The game lacks a clear purpose or direction, leaving players confused about their objectives.
  • Controls are awkward and poorly explained, making it difficult to navigate and enjoy the flying mechanics.
  • The game suffers from numerous bugs and design flaws, including camera issues and unclear obstacles, which detract from the overall experience.
  • music
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is consistently praised for its relaxing and ambient qualities, enhancing the overall experience and promoting a calm play style. Reviewers appreciate the soundtrack's ability to complement the beautiful visuals and quirky gameplay, making it a standout feature despite some gameplay flaws. Overall, the music contributes significantly to the game's charm and immersive atmosphere.

    • “The soundtrack helps me get in the gliding mood, the controls are floaty but not too unruly, and it's got a quite beautiful low-poly world.”
    • “A relaxing side-scrolling game set in a visually attractive world, with a soundtrack that promotes a calm and casual play style.”
    • “The environment might be pretty and the music ambient and relaxing, but the game itself has many flaws - e.g. you often can't see the bird you're flying because of the too bright sun or something else.”
    • “The music and art direction are both really lovely and relaxing, and the courses are surprisingly challenging.”
    • “The soundtrack helps me get in the gliding mood, but the controls are floaty and can be frustrating at times.”
  • gameplay
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay in "Dune Sea" offers a flexible difficulty level, allowing players to tailor their experience to be as challenging or relaxed as they prefer. While the game features a compelling storyline and impressive graphics, some players find the controls and mechanics frustratingly unclear, leading to a mixed reception regarding the overall gameplay experience.

    • “It’s always important to have a clear sense of purpose and direction in a game, both in terms of the narrative and the actual gameplay.”
    • “+ gameplay that can be as difficult or as easy as you want.”
    • “The game has a nice storyline for you to experience, great graphics, a gameplay that can be as easy or as hard as you want, and some cool moves that you can do while flying.”
    • “The irony is that simple, peaceful games about flying around as a bird do pretty well in the indie space, while janky games with instant death walls and nonsense mechanics tend to get overlooked.”
    • “Other times, the game mechanics and glitches will make you fall out of favor with your lovable goose.”
    • “Controlling this goose is more difficult than walking in two left shoes that are too small; the instructions and game mechanics aren't explained, leaving players to figure it out for themselves.”
  • graphics
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are widely praised for their beautiful art style and charming visuals, which contribute to a unique and immersive experience. Players appreciate the nice artwork and the game's ability to create a quirky atmosphere, enhanced by relaxing music that complements the flying gameplay. Overall, the visuals are considered a standout feature, adding character and appeal to the game.

    • “The game has a nice storyline for you to experience, great graphics, a gameplay that can be as easy or as hard as you want, and some cool moves that you can do while flying.”
    • “A beautiful, quirky, flying goose platformer with great music and nice visuals.”
    • “When the game wants, it’s charming and has a lot of character, especially with its unique art style and level design.”
  • story
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is presented in a text-less format across several chapters, offering a visually appealing experience with a nice storyline. While Zen mode allows players to enjoy the same narrative without the challenge of death, there is some ambiguity regarding the necessity of completing side quests. Overall, the narrative is complemented by engaging gameplay that can be tailored to the player's preferred difficulty.

    • “The game has a nice storyline for you to experience, great graphics, a gameplay that can be as easy or as hard as you want, and some cool moves that you can do while flying.”
    • “Zen mode gives you the same story as classic without the death.”
    • “It's not clear if you need to complete all these side quests, like flying through a circle or finding other birds to join you.”
    • “+ text-less story that spans several chapters.”
  • stability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players have reported that the game's mechanics and occasional glitches can disrupt the experience, leading to frustration and a loss of enjoyment.

    • “Other times, the game mechanics and glitches will make you fall out of favor with your lovable goose.”
    • “The frequent crashes and bugs really detract from the overall experience.”
    • “I often encounter game-breaking glitches that ruin my progress.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find "Dune Sea" to evoke a sense of emotional warmth and tranquility, as they navigate the challenges of a desolate environment while embodying a goose on a mission to restore life. The game's wholesome and zen-like qualities contribute to a reflective and uplifting experience.

    • “Dune Sea is a wholesome, zen little side-scrolling game where players take on the role of a goose trying to survive while bringing life back to a desolate desert.”
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Dune Sea is a puzzle game.

Dune Sea is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac OS and Windows.

Dune Sea was released on October 10, 2019.

Dune Sea was developed by Frolic Labs.

Dune Sea has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its music.

Dune Sea is a single player game.

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