Nullysun

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Nullysun is a single player arcade platformer game. It was developed by Metal Fox and was released on October 26, 2017. It received neutral reviews from players.

A game about a small ball and its big problems

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42%

Audience ScoreBased on 12 reviews

music2 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

The game has a simple, retro 2D pixel art style that some players find charming and reminiscent of early indie platformers.
Cutscenes and original soundtrack are praised for adding some unique character and atmosphere.
Suitable as a casual, time-filler game for short play sessions.

Controls are often described as sticky, imprecise, and frustrating, making gameplay tedious.
Graphics are minimalistic to the point of being uninspired, with no meaningful customization or enhancements available.
The game lacks polish, depth, and content variety, feeling more like a low-effort or asset-flipped project rather than a complete, quality title.

graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
50%
The game's graphics are simplistic and lack detail, relying on basic 2D art that doesn't improve with resolution scaling or other graphical settings. While visually unimpressive and minimalistic by PC standards, the unique art style provides some charm despite the overall lackluster presentation.
- “I love it because it's a perfect mix of tight controls, interesting challenges, and excellent atmosphere, and it does it all with basic graphics and few frills.”
- “It's objectively not a very good game, even by flash game standards, but it's just unique enough in its art style for me to feel confident in my purchase.”
- “While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
- “Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the lacklustre 2D visuals.”
- “Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
20%
60%
The gameplay receives mixed reviews, with some praising it as epic and well-designed, while others criticize its simplicity and lack of engaging mechanics. Overall, it is seen as comparable to early-2000s flash games, with more appeal found in the cutscenes than the gameplay itself.
- “Epic game, best mechanics, only need an LGBTQ character, best AAA game”
- “This game has the most simple mechanics yet still fails to do anything, I mean at all. This was awful and I hated it.”
- “It's about on par gameplay wise as an early-2000's flash game.”
- “Again, for a novice attempt I'm actually stunned how well the first level and the cutscenes are done, and I would have liked to see more focus in that area than gameplay.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The game's music and sound effects receive mixed feedback, with some finding them difficult to listen to despite being part of an original soundtrack. However, the use of unique audio assets and well-crafted cutscenes adds a positive touch to the overall experience.
- “Even though it is most likely a person's first attempt at making a game in Unity, all of the assets are original and the cutscenes are actually quite good, and it even has an original soundtrack.”
- “Here you'll deal with Super Meat Boy buzzsaws, try to navigate using a musical cart and an anti-gravity box and a rocket, and sometimes avoid pushing blue cube creatures into the buzzsaws.”
- “The music and sound effects are difficult to listen to.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story aspect appears to be minimal or generic, as users describe it primarily as a basic 3D game kit developed by Unity Technologies rather than an engaging narrative.
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is praised for effectively creating an engaging and immersive experience through tight controls and interesting challenges, despite using basic graphics and minimal embellishments.
- “I love it because it's a perfect mix of tight controls, interesting challenges, and excellent atmosphere, and it does it all with basic graphics and few frills.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the grinding aspect frustrating due to sticky and imprecise controls, making the experience difficult and aggravating.