Hold 10 Seconds

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Hold 10 Seconds is a single player platformer game. It was developed by Blindsoft and was released on May 8, 2020. It received positive reviews from players.

Hold 10 Seconds is a fast-paced precision platformer game. Just hold 10 seconds. Sounds easy, right?

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81%

Audience ScoreBased on 16 reviews

music3 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

Engaging and challenging gameplay that gradually increases in difficulty, providing a fun and adrenaline-pumping experience.
Simple yet elegant retro visual style with fitting music that complements the fast-paced platforming.
Developer responsiveness to feedback and improvements like optimized respawn times enhance the overall playability.

Some controls feel unintuitive or inconsistent, causing frustration, such as different input methods required for certain actions.
The game suffers from technical issues including crashes and bugs that hinder the experience for some players.
Repetitive level intros and memorization-heavy segments can disrupt the game flow and reduce enjoyment.

gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
37%
38%
The gameplay is simple yet effective, featuring fast and smooth mechanics that become more challenging than they initially appear. Boss fights intensify the experience by testing players on new mechanics and are complemented by fitting music. Some stages include tricky, troll-like elements that add to the difficulty.
- “Gameplay: how good it feels, and how well each tool is used.”
- “Music fits perfectly the levels, graphics are retro style and gameplay is fast, smooth and harder than it seems.”
- “The gameplay is simple.”
- “Game mechanic is simple but effective, some stages are quite trolls.”
- “From what I've seen, the bosses are mostly just regular gameplay, with a lot more intensity thanks to its harder difficulty, a test of the new mechanics you've learned, and the music.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
40%
The music is praised for perfectly fitting the retro-style levels and enhancing the intense, fast-paced gameplay. Users appreciate its quality and how well it complements the game's difficulty and mechanics.
- “From what I've seen, the bosses are mostly just regular gameplay, with a lot more intensity thanks to their harder difficulty, a test of the new mechanics you've learned, and the music.”
- “Music fits perfectly the levels, graphics are retro style and gameplay is fast, smooth, and harder than it seems.”
- “Love the music!”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's graphics feature a well-executed retro aesthetic, including CRT monitor borders, scan lines, and film grain, complementing the fast and smooth gameplay. The visual style effectively supports the overall design and atmosphere.
- “The design is themed around a retro aesthetic, with its CRT monitor border, scan lines, and film grain.”
- “Music fits perfectly the levels, graphics are retro style, and gameplay is fast, smooth, and harder than it seems.”
- “Style of the game design contributes well to the overall graphics and atmosphere.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is evaluated based on its overall quality and the messages it conveys, focusing on how well it engages players and delivers meaningful content.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from severe stability issues, with frequent bugs that prevent basic functions like accessing levels or menus, often requiring repeated and frantic button presses without success.
- “Buggy nightmare, have to smash random buttons to even access the level screen or pause/menu options, and repeatedly clicking every button and key often fails to do anything.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of respawn times has been improved by making them automatic, enhancing the overall gameplay flow and reducing wait times.
- “Respawn times have been optimized and made automatic.”