Toadled

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"Toadled" is a single-player action game with great story, graphics, and music, featuring plenty of humor. Play as a tiny toad who suddenly gains the ability to grow by consuming everything in sight, including enemies and objects, as you uncover its origins. Earn achievements, badges, and collect coins in this unique and entertaining game that lets you witness a toad's astonishing growth and transformations.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

82%

Audience ScoreBased on 190 reviews

story9 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

The game features cute graphics and a charming art style that appeals to players.
It's a fun and silly clicker game that provides a light-hearted experience, making it enjoyable for casual play.
The game offers easy achievements and a collectible comic, adding a layer of engagement and humor to the gameplay.

The game is very short, with most players completing it in under two hours, leading to concerns about replay value.
Gameplay can become repetitive and lacks depth, with some players comparing it to a simple mobile game.
There are technical issues, such as lag and unresponsive controls, which can detract from the overall experience.

story
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is a mix of humor and charm, centered around a toad's quirky journey and evolution, with a comic book element that adds depth. While some players find the narrative engaging and touching, others criticize it for being simplistic or irrelevant to the gameplay. Overall, the story is seen as a fun and lighthearted backdrop that enhances the casual gaming experience.
- “The big draw of Toadled is the story.”
- “It's a short game, sort of like a combo of a clicker and bullet hell style, and all its charm is in its character and the humor of the simplistic, yet fun story.”
- “A gorgeous love story that threw me into tears a few times.”
- “Story - there really isn’t any.”
- “You can collect a comic about the toad’s story, but it doesn’t have any real relevance in the game.”
- “The achievement name for getting all of the comic also spoiled the story, so the reveal that it was aliens was anticlimactic.”
gameplay
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized as simple and repetitive, primarily involving clicking on flying objects to control a stationary toad's tongue. While some players find it addicting and humorous, others criticize it for being a poor clone of mobile games like Fruit Ninja, lacking depth and variety, leading to boredom after a short time. Overall, the game offers a straightforward experience with minimal player involvement and limited gameplay mechanics.
- “Funny game, cute toad, and addicting gameplay.”
- “The gameplay loop is fun if you're into this type of thing.”
- “The gameplay is fairly simple but challenging enough to keep you invested.”
- “While the presentation with cute frog looks appealing, gameplay-wise it's a poor Fruit Ninja clone made for mobiles.”
- “The gameplay is incredibly repetitive and boring to the point that I had to put on a stream in the background so I didn’t fall asleep while getting the final achievements.”
- “Almost no gameplay or player involvement.”
graphics
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are widely praised for their cute and simplistic art style, which enhances the overall fun and casual experience. Reviewers appreciate the colorful visuals and crisp artwork, noting that they contribute positively to the game's charm, despite some concerns about the game's overall value. The combination of appealing graphics and fitting music creates an enjoyable atmosphere, making it a delightful choice for fans of lighthearted games.
- “This game is a really fun time waster, with good music, colorful graphics, and easy to obtain achievements.”
- “The art style is downright crisp and adorable.”
- “Very surprised that a game under 1 euro has such nice music, graphics, and is very enjoyable and fun to play.”
- “Toadled is an incredibly simple game, the only redeeming feature of which is the cute art style.”
- “Don't let the cute, innocent graphics fool you.”
- “The silly art style.”
humor
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is widely praised for its darkly comedic concept, funny writing, and quirky art style, which contribute to a lighthearted and entertaining experience. Players enjoy the amusing dialogue and absurd transformations of the main character, often finding the gameplay both cute and hilariously engaging. However, some feel that the humor in the advertisements overshadows the actual gameplay, which can be less funny than expected.
- “A fun and relaxing clicker game with a cute design and a darkly humorous concept.”
- “Ok when I first played this, I thought, 'What the hell, it would be a good laugh,' but it turns out I was right; I just didn't realize how amusing this game was until the dialogue unraveled. One minute you're a small green toad, the next minute you're a 9-foot green blob, and a minute later you're a green tower-eating monster. So funny!”
- “Lol, hours of hilarious one-click fun! It's cute, cartoonish, and slightly crazy—well worth it to add to your game collection.”
music
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally described as charming and fitting, enhancing the overall experience with its dynamic and stage-specific compositions. While some players find it bland or generic, others appreciate its ability to build in intensity and complement the game's visuals and humor. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a pleasant addition that contributes to the game's fun and relaxing atmosphere.
- “This game is a really fun time waster, with good music, colorful graphics, and easy to obtain achievements.”
- “Some have described the music as bland, but I loved how it essentially built upon itself stage after stage, until you're the final developments devouring <something, I won't give it away> to a score that sounds as if Hans Zimmer released a solo project on SoundCloud.”
- “It has plenty of charm through its art and music with a simple premise: an innocent frog grows and mutates as he eats everything thrown at him.”
- “The music is generic and bland.”
- “Each stage has its own music.”
- “Slow motion sometimes messes up the normal music speed.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers some replayability through achievements, but many users note its short length limits overall replay value. While it is enjoyable and inexpensive, the consensus is that it lacks significant content to encourage multiple playthroughs.
- “Super cute game with a lot of replayability!”
- “The game is super cheap and fairly short, but I liked and enjoyed it despite the limited replay value.”
- “Toadled has a rather short normal mode and drives a bit of replayability by means of achievements.”
- “Very short game, no replay value.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be minimal and manageable, with many appreciating the quick progression and satisfying upgrades. While some grinding is necessary for achievements, it is generally seen as enjoyable rather than tedious, making the game a good option for casual play.
- “No grinding that usually comes with these games, so I recommend it as a quick break from a tough day or from more serious gaming.”
- “No nonsense as 'eat 1 thing', 'eat 10 things', 'eat 100 things', 'eat 1000 things', 'eat 10,000 things' - there's very little grinding to what needs to be done here.”
- “Progression is quick, upgrades are satisfying, and grinding out the last few achievements felt fun rather than frustrating.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect is perceived as somewhat misleading, with users noting that the humorous elements showcased in advertisements do not translate into the actual gameplay, leading to disappointment.
- “The monetization model feels overly aggressive, making it hard to enjoy the game without spending money.”
- “I was disappointed to find that many features are locked behind paywalls, which ruins the overall experience.”
- “The constant push for in-game purchases detracts from the enjoyment of the gameplay.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is praised for its touching story, which resonates emotionally with players, enhancing their overall experience.
- “A touching story.”
- “The game evokes deep emotions that linger long after playing.”
- “I felt a profound connection to the characters and their struggles.”