Incredipede

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Incredipede is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by Colin Northway with art by Thomas Shahan and was released on March 18, 2013. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Incredipede" is a single-player platformer puzzle game with great gameplay, stunning visuals, and a good soundtrack. As Quozzle, an Incredipede with the ability to grow new limbs and muscles, players solve 120 levels and rescue her sisters in a beautifully designed wood-block print style world. With a level editor and thousands of player-made challenges, the game encourages creativity and exploration with an immersive ambient soundscape.

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Audience ScoreBased on 239 reviews

graphics36 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

The game features beautiful hand-drawn art and a unique woodcut style that enhances the overall aesthetic experience.
Incredipede offers a creative gameplay mechanic where players can design their own creatures, providing a sense of experimentation and innovation.
The game has a strong community aspect, allowing players to share solutions and user-generated levels, which adds to its replayability.

The controls can be frustrating and unintuitive, leading to a reliance on trial and error rather than skillful problem-solving.
Many players found the gameplay repetitive and lacking in depth, with levels often feeling similar and not challenging enough.
The achievements encourage real-world exploration, which may not appeal to all players and can feel disconnected from the gameplay experience.

graphics
56 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are widely praised for their beautiful and unique art style, which creates a charming and relaxing atmosphere. Many reviewers highlight the stunning 2D artwork and the effort put into the visuals, although some note that the aesthetic can become repetitive over time. Overall, while the graphics are a standout feature, opinions vary on their impact on gameplay enjoyment.
- “The art style is just gorgeous.”
- “The graphics are superb (if you like the style), the controls are simple, yet it's complex and fun to figure out how to control Quozzle.”
- “The artwork is truly wonderful and the gameplay is really fun and challenging to your logic and creativity.”
- “I'm completely baffled on who came up with the idea and especially the graphics of this game.”
- “Please don't buy, not a great game at all, horrible graphics.”
- “The constant (so far) sepia tones are a bit stale and devigorating, but aside from that the graphics are sound.”
gameplay
43 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is a mix of innovative mechanics and frustrating execution, with players often finding it clunky and tedious despite some satisfaction in mastering the movement. While the art and sound design are praised, many reviewers note that the gameplay lacks depth and can become repetitive, leading to a loss of engagement. However, the unique creature design and sandbox mode offer some appeal for those who enjoy creative gameplay, making it a mixed experience overall.
- “The art and music are lovely, and the gameplay is challenging enough to be fun but not so challenging that it makes you tear your hair out.”
- “Not only is the art style beautiful and the music lovely, but the gameplay and freeform puzzles make it worth playing.”
- “The gameplay is equal parts ingenious and maddening.”
- “However, the gameplay detracts from it in the sense that it is just too clunky.”
- “The gameplay can be, at times, quite frustrating.”
- “Everything felt extremely clunky and horrible, so I told myself 'hey, this must be what a toddler experiences when trying to walk!' Then I thanked the game for those deep thoughts and uninstalled it after 8 minutes of gameplay.”
music
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally praised for its calming and immersive qualities, featuring a blend of world-music influences such as afro-Caribbean drumbeats and tribal percussion that complement the beautiful visuals. While some players find the soundtrack enchanting and fitting, others describe it as bland or inconsistent, suggesting a mixed reception overall. Despite these criticisms, the music is often noted as enhancing the game's atmosphere and overall experience.
- “The environments shift from lush jungles to volcanic landscapes, all underscored by a hypnotic, world-music inspired soundtrack.”
- “The music is soft and calm; it complements the art beautifully.”
- “Not only is the art style beautiful and the music lovely, but the gameplay and freeform puzzles make it worth playing.”
- “The music is rather boring, so mute it and play your own in the background.”
- “Music is bland and everything outside the singular creature designs and possibilities factor are pretty run of the mill as well.”
- “The soundtrack features droning didgeridoos accompanied by tribal percussion and the occasional monkey's screech.”
story
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in Incredipede revolves around Quozzle, a creature on a quest to reunite with her abducted family, but it is often described as minimal and lacking depth, with only a couple of cutscenes framing the gameplay. While some players find the premise charming and the art beautiful, many feel the narrative is either irrelevant or fails to engage, serving primarily as a backdrop to the puzzle mechanics rather than a compelling element of the game. Overall, the story is seen as simple and somewhat anticlimactic, appealing mainly to casual gamers looking for a light-hearted experience.
- “This is a fun game with a touching story, and only a few hours in I know that this is the game you play when you want to take a break from a big game, or just want to turn your gears and get your brain thinking.”
- “Incredipede is a qwop-like physics puzzle game where you play as a strange creature named Quozzle, a greenish eyeball creature that is on a quest to find her family after invaders stole everyone in her village except her.”
- “The game follows Quozzle, a lone Incredipede on a quest to rescue her sisters.”
- “There is a story, but it has no purpose in the game and is utterly irrelevant.”
- “It also hardly has any story; the whole thing is like two cutscenes right at the start and at the end, and it's pretty anticlimactic.”
- “I honestly didn't pay attention to the story, which involves two cutscenes or so, I think.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is described as both captivating and hilarious, with players enjoying the funny antics of their creations and the unique mechanics. However, some users feel that the tedious early levels can detract from the overall experience, potentially leading to boredom before reaching the more entertaining content. Overall, the game is recognized for its funny and cute elements, making it an interesting and enjoyable puzzle experience.
- “It’s frustrating, hilarious, and strangely captivating all at once.”
- “I recommend taking a break to do an achievement anytime you get stuck on a level, and then go back to laughing out loud at the acrobatics of your creature.”
- “A really interesting and funny game.”
replayability
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game has limited replayability due to repetitive mechanics and short gameplay, often completed in a single sitting. While some players may find value in tinkering with level editors or striving for better performance, the general consensus is that the game lacks substantial replay value.
- “Overall, it's a short, cute little game with some replay value if you like tinkering with level editors.”
- “I don't feel like there's tons of replay value once you've beaten it, but if you like to try to do better than your previous efforts or make your own puzzle levels, then you may get more of your money's worth out of it.”
- “The game itself has some replayability as well.”
- “Mechanics are fairly limited, puzzles get repetitive eventually, and it loses a lot of its replayability pretty quickly.”
- “However, it is a very abrupt game with little to no replay value.”
- “No replayability; it will last you 5 minutes if you're good at it, half an hour if you're not.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the game emotionally engaging, highlighting its touching story that provides a heartfelt experience. It serves as a refreshing break from more intense games while still offering challenges that stimulate the mind. Overall, the emotional depth adds to its appeal, making it a memorable experience.
- “This is a fun game with a touching story, and only a few hours in I know that this is the game you play when you want to take a break from a big game, or just want to turn your gears and get your brain thinking.”
- “It's a fun game and it will challenge you down the line after seemingly being quite easy; the story is rather heartfelt as well in my opinion.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and boring, with clunky movement and controls contributing to a frustrating experience. Many feel that the early levels are particularly unengaging, which detracts from the potential enjoyment of later, more entertaining content.
- “The movement and control of the muscles/legs grow on just make the game incredibly tedious to play.”
- “The gameplay, though, is tedious and boring.”
- “The game seems to promise both fun and funny levels, but the fact that it forces you to sludge through incredibly tedious beginning ones means you'll likely be bored before reaching them.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is characterized as serene yet subtly unsettling, effectively enhancing the game's unique biological elements. Players praise the combination of impressive graphics and evocative music, contributing to an immersive experience.
- “Amazing atmosphere and music, good graphics.”
- “The atmosphere is both serene and slightly unsettling, perfectly complementing the bizarre biology at play.”