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The Electrifying Incident

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96%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:story
96% User Score Based on 121 reviews

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About The Electrifying Incident

The Electrifying Incident is a single player casual puzzle game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Draknek & Friends and was released on April 15, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

The reactor is malfunctioning! Explore the facility and manipulate the many electrical hazards and locked doors to find a way deeper, towards the source of the problem. Your only tool: a mechanical grabber-arm allowing you to lift and move boxes from afar. Think hard, because the reactor could go into meltdown at any moment. A short and adorable new adventure from the team behind A Monster’…

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 121 reviews
gameplay11 positive mentions
  • Clever and well-designed puzzle mechanics that add depth beyond traditional Sokoban through the use of a flexible grappling hook and interconnected rooms.
  • The game offers a satisfying short experience with a rewarding meta-puzzle and a challenging alternate 'good' ending that extends gameplay significantly.
  • High polish with charming visuals, an adorable protagonist, smooth controls, and accessibility options, making it a pleasant and intuitive puzzle game for both new and experienced players.
  • Extremely short overall playtime, with the main game lasting around 25 to 45 minutes, which may leave players wanting more content and exploration of mechanics.
  • Steep difficulty jump and obscurity in the optional endgame content that can be frustrating without hints and requires multiple replays from the start due to lack of save/revert options.
  • Some minor technical issues like occasional glitches in settings, lack of a mini-map to help navigate the meta puzzle, and repetitiveness in level design and environment visuals.

  • gameplay

    44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 68% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The gameplay centers on simple yet satisfying sokoban-style puzzles using a unique mechanical grabber arm mechanic, allowing natural discovery and some creative solutions. While the puzzles are well-designed and enjoyable, many reviewers felt the game is very short and doesn't fully explore the depth and potential of its core mechanics. Overall, it offers a charming, accessible experience with clever mechanics but leaves players wanting more complexity and length.

    • “I like the way the developer lets you discover the mechanics naturally through gameplay; it makes solving the puzzles even more satisfying.”
    • “The structure of the game stays true to the Sokoban genre, with classic mechanics in an unconventional world, and the grabber-arm adding just the right amount of originality.”
    • “A short and sweet puzzle game with clever, creative, and enjoyable mechanics, as well as a tricky secret puzzle to get 100%.”
    • “The core mechanic may not quite have as much nuance and surprises as the tree-pushing of the original, but it does feel like the elements that it does have are underused rather than having the extra creativity and surprising puzzles squeezed from them that they could do.”
    • “The first ending, the one players will most probably reach first, sets the game as a very short experience (~1h) with a fairly low difficulty, and a feeling of not having explored all that the grapple mechanic could have given (unlike other Draknek games).”
    • “Instead, most of the puzzles have really obvious solutions, and the resulting gameplay is entirely in the execution, which is not the fun part about playing sokobans.”

  • story

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The story in the game is minimal and largely serves as a simple framework or theme rather than a fully developed narrative. While some users see potential for added depth or extra challenging content, others find the light story sufficient alongside the puzzles and art. Overall, the story is considered basic and could benefit from more development to enhance engagement.

    • “You already have the framework for a great game, all the sounds, graphics, story, framework, everything you need.”
    • “This is a simple little game about moving boxes with a flexible claw, with a little bit of story/theming built on top.”
    • “Puzzles, art, and a teeny bit of story are great.”
    • “There isn't any story to speak of... you just have to perform tasks because it is the only way forward.”
    • “There's also a story which I didn't really care for.”
    • “An intro to the characters and a background story could add a bit more depth to the game and make it feel more complete - but maybe that's part of the puzzle of the game.”

  • music

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

    The game's music is widely praised for its catchy and fun soundtrack, enhancing the overall cute and lively atmosphere. However, some users express disappointment over music changes for unclear reasons, which detracts from their experience. Overall, the music adds a significant positive touch to the gameplay.

    • “Fun soundtrack, cute graphics, had a good time.”
    • “It has a really catchy outro song too!”
    • “The design and animation is just full of so much roundness and bounce that it looks so cute, and the music just adds a cherry on top!”
    • “All of that on top of the absolute cowardice that is swapping out the music for stupid reasons means I can't in good conscience recommend this game.”
    • “(Also, a real shame about what happened with the music! I'll assume ignorance rather than malice for now though.)”

  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are described as cute and enjoyable, contributing positively to the game's overall experience, though there may be some technical issues with display settings like fullscreen mode and resolution.

    • “Fun soundtrack, cute graphics, had a good time.”
    • “You already have the framework for a great game, all the sounds, graphics, story, framework, everything you need.”

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is designed with optimization in mind, encouraging players to discover and apply various improvements to progress. Achieving the second ending specifically requires thoughtful optimization, yet there remains potential for even greater efficiency beyond that point.

    • “It is clearly a game that is intended to be optimized, and working towards the second ending forces you to find many of those optimizations, while leaving room for even further improvement.”

  • humor

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

    The humor in the game is characterized by clever and amusing mechanics, such as using an unconventional arm contraption to move cubes and humorous self-electrocution to solve puzzles. These playful elements add a lighthearted and entertaining twist to the gameplay.

    • “Instead of directly pushing cubes, you need to use this arm contraption, which is pretty funny for a sokoban game.”
    • “You then proceed to electrocute yourself to create a circuit and restart the reactor, another trick I found really funny and clever.”

  • emotional

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

    Users found the emotional experience rewarding and uplifting, enjoying the sense of accomplishment and mental engagement leading to the alternate ending. The game was described as wholesome, fun, and intellectually stimulating.

    • “Really enjoyed working my way to the alternate ending, every step made me feel smarter.”
    • “Awesome, wholesome, fun and brain teasing.”

  • replayability

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

    The game’s replayability is greatly enhanced by attempting to achieve 100%, which significantly increases puzzle difficulty and provides a more challenging experience.

    • “Trying for 100% massively increased its puzzle difficulty and replayability, so I highly recommend it!”
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Play Times

2h Median play time
2h Average play time
1-2h Spent by most gamers
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The Electrifying Incident is a casual puzzle game with science fiction theme. Common tags for The Electrifying Incident include sokoban, indie, linear, aliens, exploration and others.

The Electrifying Incident is available on PC, Mac OS, Steam Deck and Windows.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing The Electrifying Incident.

The Electrifying Incident was released on April 15, 2025.

The Electrifying Incident was developed by Draknek & Friends.

The Electrifying Incident has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Electrifying Incident for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

The Electrifying Incident is a single player game.

Similar games include A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build, A Monsters Expedition, Linelith, Linelight, Mind Over Magnet and others.