- October 23, 2020
- Burning Goat Studio
Spooky Chase
Spooky Chase is a fun platformer with a devilish twist that makes you the enemy. It’s tricky but addictive, with great visuals and soundtrack to boot.
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Spooky Chase is a single player and multiplayer casual platformer game with horror and comedy themes. It was developed by Burning Goat Studio and was released on October 23, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.
A pixel art, arcade, platformer, challenging game where the enemies are generated by the player.
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- Innovative and strategic gameplay where your past actions create enemies to dodge, adding a unique puzzle-platformer challenge.
- Smooth and polished controls paired with charming pixel art and a spooky, atmospheric soundtrack.
- Addictive game loop with multiple modes including local multiplayer, costumes, and bonus stages, offering good replay value.
- Difficulty spikes and RNG elements can lead to frustration and unfair moments.
- Limited number of levels and repetitive gameplay can reduce long-term engagement for some players.
- Control scheme may feel unnatural or inflexible to certain players, lacking customizable options.
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The gameplay features excellent controls and strategic depth, requiring careful planning despite its simple concept. While the innovative reset mechanic encourages metathinking, some players find the experience becomes repetitive over time due to limited variation.
“Excellent controls, interesting gameplay, a lot of metathinking and strategizing on what looks on the surface like a very simple game.”
“This gameplay loop makes you think about all of your moves, because you know that that is going to be your competition later on in the run of the level you are doing.”
“The gameplay is that you grab candies on various levels and with each one you grab the level resets from the last spot you grabbed a candy.”
“The gameplay involves grabbing candies on various levels, and each time you grab one, the level resets to the last spot where a candy was grabbed.”
“The concept is really simple, so the game starts to feel repetitive quickly, even with slight variations in mechanics introduced in new levels.”
“This gameplay loop makes you think about all of your moves, because you know that is going to be your competition later on in the run of the level you are playing.”
Spooky Chase (Nintendo Switch)
Spooky Chase is a fun platformer with a devilish twist that makes you the enemy. It’s tricky but addictive, with great visuals and soundtrack to boot.
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A wonderfully spooky platform game with a twist. Your actions spawn every ghoul and monster. Plan your path and hope that luck is on your side. Once you run only a flag or death will stop you. + Nice pixelated graphics. + Classic indie soundtrack. + Easy to learn. + Addictive. + Great value for money. - Can be frustrating when luck isn't on your side. (Reviewed on Xbox Series X. Also available on PC, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation.)
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Spooky Chase is a casual platformer game with horror and comedy themes.
Spooky Chase is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.
Spooky Chase was released on October 23, 2020.
Spooky Chase was developed by Burning Goat Studio.
Spooky Chase has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.
Spooky Chase is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
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