Fool's End

About

"Fool's End" is a chaotic mining and platforming game where you play as a degenerate named the Fool, trying to escape a maze of caves. The entire world is destructible, allowing for creativity in escaping each of the 35 hand-crafted levels. With daily challenge levels and leaderboards, as well as quirky enemies and boss fights, it promises high-risk gameplay and a bumping original soundtrack.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

92%

Audience ScoreBased on 48 reviews

gameplay8 positive mentions

The game features simple mechanics and goofy characters, making it fun and accessible.
It offers a variety of levels with multiple ways to solve puzzles, enhancing both exploration and puzzle-solving experiences.
The graphics and design are praised for their quality, with great sprite work and a cohesive pixel art style.

Some players experienced crashes early in the game, affecting their overall enjoyment.
The game has been compared unfavorably to an older flash game, with some feeling it lacks depth.
A few players noted that the game could benefit from additional features, such as window resizing options.

gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
29%
14%
The gameplay is characterized by its fun and accessible platforming mechanics, featuring goofy characters and a variety of interactive obstacles. Players appreciate the hand-crafted levels and challenging puzzles, with a systemic design that allows for engaging interactions between traps, enemies, and the environment. Overall, the game offers a rich and entertaining experience with plenty of content to explore.
- “A fun platformer game with simple to learn mechanics and goofy characters.”
- “Fool's End is a brilliantly designed mining-platforming game packed with hand-crafted levels and challenging mechanics.”
- “The gameplay is quite systemic with obstacles, traps and enemies all interacting with one another.”
- “Once upon a time there was a flash game called 'Go to Hell!' that had a lot of mechanical similarities to this game.”
- “The gameplay is quite systemic with obstacles, traps, and enemies all interacting with one another.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
50%
The graphics of the game are praised for their cohesive and polished pixel art style, reminiscent of classic NES titles like Spelunky. Reviewers appreciate the fun design and mechanics, which enhance the overall visual experience while providing a wealth of levels to explore.
- “Great pixel art style, very cohesive and polished.”
- “Fun puzzle game, cool mechanics, graphics and design, loads of levels to play through to keep you entertained for a while.”
- “The visuals are reminiscent of NES Spelunky.”
- “The graphics feel outdated, resembling NES-era games.”
- “The visuals lack detail and polish, making it hard to appreciate the game's art style.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is highly praised for complementing its creative designs, enhancing the overall experience. Reviewers note that the soundtrack is enjoyable and well-suited to the platforming challenges, contributing to the game's fun atmosphere.
- “A fun platformer that is fueled with creative designs and wonderful music to go with it.”
- “The right amount of challenging and good music too.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
Players appreciate the humor in the game, particularly enjoying the daily challenges and the amusing sound effects that enhance the overall experience.
- “The daily challenges are a highlight, filled with hilarious little sound effects that keep the gameplay entertaining.”
- “The humor in the game shines through the daily challenges and the quirky sound effects that make me laugh.”
- “I love how the daily challenges are paired with funny sound effects, adding a delightful touch of humor to the game.”