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Gravity Den

64%Game Brain Score
music, graphics
gameplay, story
67% User Score Based on 46 reviews

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"Gravity Den" is a physics-based puzzle-platformer starring Den, a one-eyed alien who can manipulate gravity. By changing the gravity around him, Den can move through walls, ceilings, and fly. The game features three large locations with 50 levels each, filled with various traps and obstacles. Collect stars to unlock challenging rooms and race against time to improve rankings.

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67%
Audience ScoreBased on 46 reviews
music5 positive mentions
story1 negative mentions
  • Gravity Den features a unique gravity control mechanic that adds depth to the platforming experience, making it a challenging yet rewarding game.
  • The pixel art style is colorful and nostalgic, reminiscent of classic platformers, which many players find appealing.
  • The game offers a variety of levels with increasing difficulty, catering to players who enjoy tough puzzle platformers.
  • The controls can feel unresponsive and floaty, making precision difficult and leading to frustration during gameplay.
  • Many players report issues with the game's design, including instant death mechanics and lack of leeway when falling off the screen.
  • The soundtrack is repetitive and can become annoying, detracting from the overall experience.
  • music
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players appreciate its upbeat and nostalgic qualities, likening it to classic platformers, others find it repetitive and lacking variety, which can lead to boredom over time. Overall, the soundtrack is described as fitting and enjoyable, enhancing the game's colorful aesthetic, but its limited range may detract from the experience for some players.

    • “It's a polished platformer with precision controls, consistent physics, beautiful pixel art, a fun soundtrack, and plenty of puzzle-rific levels!”
    • “It is a very colorful, upbeat approach to the dungeon aesthetic and the music is quick tempo, helping to drive you towards your goal.”
    • “The art is great, colorful and emotional, reminding me of the old platformers of the Nintendo era, all combined with a very cheerful soundtrack that only adds to the nostalgia of those games.”
    • “Music sucks unfortunately.”
    • “The art is great, colorful and emotional, reminds me of the old platformers of the Nintendo era, all combined with a very cheerful soundtrack that only adds to the nostalgia of those games.”
    • “Also, the background music reminds me of some U2 songs, just a sidenote~”
  • graphics
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the colorful and upbeat pixel art style reminiscent of classic games like Bubble Bobble, while others criticize the use of outdated retro graphics as a poor substitute for modern visuals. Overall, the visuals are described as nice and fitting for the game's aesthetic, but opinions vary on their quality relative to contemporary standards.

    • “Graphics are pretty nice to look at and physics seem to be on point.”
    • “It is a very colorful, upbeat approach to the dungeon aesthetic and the music is quick tempo, helping to drive you towards your goal.”
    • “Nice graphics, interesting gameplay and challenging levels.”
    • “They chose to use obsolete retro pixel 'art' as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
    • “The poor quality still doesn't warrant the $1 USD price tag given there's far superior, completely free games on Steam, where the developers managed to work out 3D graphics and didn't use lazy pixel 'art' as a crutch.”
    • “Graphics 6/10”
  • gameplay
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features a unique gravity-shift mechanic that adds creativity and challenge, but it suffers from clunky controls that can hinder the experience, making it less intuitive and enjoyable. While the concept is praised for its originality and the variety of levels, the execution leaves players wanting more polish and precision in the mechanics. Overall, the game offers interesting challenges, but the gameplay could benefit from improvements in control responsiveness.

    • “When a game expects precision, the controls and mechanics should be your greatest ally, not your worst enemy.”
    • “+ directional gravity mechanic coupled with normal movement is neat.”
    • “Nice graphics, interesting gameplay, and challenging levels.”
    • “The whole gravity-shift mechanic is obviously not as easy to control as regular movement and jumping to begin with, and the game seems to acknowledge this by adding movement as well as gravity shift, but that just begs the question of why not make the gravity shift more intuitive, or the puzzles more accommodating.”
    • “The gameplay itself is only slightly polished and comes across as clunky and unenjoyable to play.”
    • “The gameplay is somewhat creative, but it feels derivative, as I think I already saw a game called Gravity Duck in the Amazon store with a similar gameplay, which makes it less impressive.”
  • story
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story of Gravity Den is noted for its vibrant visuals, but it falls short in providing context, character development, and engaging narrative elements.

    • “Gravity Den is colorful, but really lacks context in terms of story, characters, and special effects.”
  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviewers appreciate the game's monetization approach, noting that it feels genuine and well-crafted rather than a mere cash grab or asset flip, which is common in many retro pixel games.

    • “The best thing I can say about it is that it is a genuinely made video game, and not just an asset flip or a cash grab, which is the case for most retro pixel garbage here.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's vibrant art and cheerful soundtrack evoke strong feelings of nostalgia, reminiscent of classic Nintendo platformers, enhancing the overall emotional experience for players.

    • “The art is great, colorful, and emotional, reminding me of the old platformers of the Nintendo era, all combined with a very cheerful soundtrack that only adds to the nostalgia of those games.”

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3h Median play time
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