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Project Nasu is a single player platformer game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Goofy Goose and was released on October 30, 2023. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Project Nasu is a 2D action and puzzle platformer where you play as a lab experiment trying to escape an evil scientist’s laboratory. Play as Nasu, using his snout to fire projectiles that propel you backward to evade, and fend off threats. Solve puzzles by activating platforms and deactivating lasers to ultimately escape the facility and save Nasu. Master the movement - Learn to propel yourse…

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95%Audience ScoreBased on 21 reviews
graphics3 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions

  • Unique and creative core mechanic using projectile recoil for movement provides satisfying physics-based gameplay.
  • Short, well-paced levels with charming, clean visuals that keep the experience engaging without overstaying its welcome.
  • Challenging yet fair platforming that is rewarding to master, showcasing strong level design and arcade-style flow.
  • Lacks background music and achievements, limiting some aspects of player engagement and reward.
  • Some technical issues and bugs reported, with occasional design elements (like the final level's chasing wall) reducing strategic depth.
  • Being a student project, it may feel outdated or less appealing compared to mainstream 3D games and lacks complex world-building.
  • gameplay

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a concise, engaging experience that perfectly balances challenge and flow without overstaying its welcome. Its signature mechanics, such as the shoot-to-move feature, provide a unique and satisfying arcade-style sandbox that players can master within about 30 minutes. Overall, it delivers a highly enjoyable and frustration-free challenge.

    • “Spending exactly 30 minutes inside the game is the perfect amount of time to master its signature mechanics, clear the early testing chambers, and experience the pure arcade flow before the difficulty curve sharpens.”
    • “Gameplay is short, doesn't overstay its welcome, gameplay can be challenging but not frustrating or tedious, it's actually incredible.”
    • “Gameplay is short and doesn't overstay its welcome; challenging but not frustrating or tedious.”
    • “Spending exactly 30 minutes inside the game is the perfect amount of time to master its mechanics, clear early testing chambers, and experience pure arcade flow before difficulty increases.”
    • “The central mechanical hook completely carries the experience.”
  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are praised for being clean, bright, and highly readable, contributing to an engaging visual experience. Users find the visuals fun and appealing, enhancing the overall gameplay.

    • “The visuals are clean, bright, and highly readable, while the pacing is kept fast by an intuitive built-in level timer.”
    • “The graphics are so fun and engaging.”
    • “One of the first things students should be taught in game development is that 3D graphics became mainstream in the mid-1990s with dedicated 3D cards like the Voodoo3 and the ATI Rage.”
  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users feel the game could benefit from added background music and achievements, particularly related to coin collection, to enhance the experience. Despite this, they still find the game enjoyable and worth playing.

    • “Could use some background music but still a fun little bite-size game that's worth a shot.”
    • “Only thing I want is music and achievements, especially for the coins, because those do nothing as of right now.”
  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is well-balanced, offering a challenging yet enjoyable experience without becoming tedious or frustrating. The gameplay feels concise and rewarding, avoiding unnecessary repetition.

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Project Nasu is a platformer game with fantasy theme. Common tags for Project Nasu include free to play, 2d, linear, family friendly, cartoony and others.

Project Nasu is available on PC and Windows.

Project Nasu was released on October 30, 2023.

Project Nasu was developed by Goofy Goose.

Project Nasu has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Project Nasu for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Project Nasu is a single player game.

Similar games include Abrakajumpa, Simply Rotate, Cooper's Cleanup, Nohra, HellFurnace and others.