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Horoscopicus

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71%Game Brain Score
music, graphics
gameplay, story
96% User Score Based on 25 reviews

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Horoscopicus is a single player open world platformer game with medieval and historical themes. It was developed by Lolight2 and was released on October 20, 2022. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Horoscopicus is a 2D Retro style platformer where you complete levels based on the zodiac signs! There are also secret animals to find and pet throughout the game! Can you find them all? :D

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Audience ScoreBased on 25 reviews
music5 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Charming pixel art and relaxing soundtrack create a pleasant atmosphere.
  • Varied and creative level designs with unique mechanics and many references to other games.
  • Smooth and enjoyable controls, with satisfying movement and upgrade progression that enhances gameplay.
  • Inconsistent difficulty with some levels being extremely challenging and potentially frustrating.
  • Occasional bugs such as getting stuck in semi-solid platforms that can cause unfair deaths.
  • Combat can feel repetitive and clunky, with some annoyance caused by certain enemy behaviors affecting jumps.
  • music
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's music is widely praised for its relaxing, fitting, and beautiful soundtrack, with standout tracks in the save areas and start menu enhancing the overall charm. While the soundtrack is generally solid and enjoyable, some users find it a highlight that contributes significantly to the game's appeal.

    • “Now the music, the music is awesome especially the music that plays in the save game areas in the last level and the music that plays in the start menu, it's beautiful, it what makes the game so cute.”
    • “Gorgeous pixel art, relaxing soundtrack.”
    • “Music is fitting, pace is relaxing, and the artstyle is lovely!”
    • “The music and variety in terms of the visuals keeps it interesting throughout, but many of the stages are hit or miss and tend to just take a single idea and repeat it from start to finish.”
    • “The soundtrack is pretty solid, nothing to point out.”
  • gameplay
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is a standard, retro-inspired platformer with responsive controls, good air maneuverability, and versatile sword mechanics. However, it offers only about an hour of content and suffers from inconsistent difficulty and somewhat tricky ledge-grabbing. Overall, it provides a decent but brief experience for fans of classic platformers.

    • “The gameplay is a pretty standard platformer, inspired by the classic old school platformers of the NES and SNES eras.”
    • “Only about an hour of fairly mediocre gameplay, so don't go into it expecting more than that.”
    • “The only complaint I have about the gameplay is with the inconsistent difficulty.”
    • “The knight has jumping that feels pretty easy to control, ledge-grabbing mechanics that are somewhat fickle but work just fine when you get the hang of them, pretty good air maneuverability and the ability to actually swing a sword in more than just the direction you're facing.”
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics feature charming, cute 2D visuals inspired by old-school platformers, with a lovely art style that complements the game's relaxed pacing. However, some stages feel repetitive, relying on a single visual idea throughout. Overall, the visuals contribute to a mostly enjoyable and chill aesthetic.

    • “Being a 2D platformer inspired by old school games, the 2D graphics are very cute.”
    • “I recommend this game if you like old school platformers with (mostly) chill vibes and cute graphics!”
    • “Music is fitting, pace is relaxing, and the artstyle is lovely!”
  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is minimal and straightforward, offering a simple narrative with limited depth or complexity.

    • “The story is quite simple and there is not much of it.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional experience of the game varies between relaxing, wholesome levels that encourage a stress-free playstyle, and highly challenging "dark souls"-like levels that demand precision and can induce frustration due to their difficulty and penalties. This contrast creates a dynamic emotional journey for players.

    • “Some levels feel very relaxing and chill, kind of like playing a Kirby game that wants you to enjoy your all-mighty powerful spherical hero having a wholesome and easy time, especially since the levels have checkpoints and unlimited lives. Meanwhile, there are two levels that feel like the "Dark Souls of platforming games," where you have to be very precise in your platforming and sword swings, and a simple mistake can make you redo a large segment of the game.”
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Horoscopicus is a open world platformer game with medieval and historical themes.

Horoscopicus is available on PC, Web Browser, Phone, Windows and others.

Horoscopicus was released on October 20, 2022.

Horoscopicus was developed by Lolight2.

Horoscopicus has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Horoscopicus for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.

Horoscopicus is a single player game.

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