Total Party Kill

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In Total Party Kill, players control a group of heroes with the unique ability to sacrifice each other to solve puzzles and progress through levels. The game features local co-op play, challenging players to work together to figure out the best way to kill off their characters. With a darkly humorous tone and retro-style pixel art, Total Party Kill offers a fresh take on the puzzle-platformer genre.

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Play Modes

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

94%

Audience ScoreBased on 170 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

stability4 negative mentions

Total Party Kill features a unique and darkly humorous concept where players must sacrifice their party members to solve puzzles, providing a fresh twist on traditional puzzle platformers.
The game has charming retro-style graphics and a fun aesthetic that enhances the overall experience, making it visually appealing.
Many players found the puzzles to be clever and enjoyable, with a good balance of challenge that encourages creative problem-solving.

The game is criticized for its short length, with many players completing it in under two hours, leading to a feeling of it being too brief for the price.
Controls are often described as floaty and imprecise, making some of the more challenging puzzles frustrating due to the lack of precision required.
The difficulty curve is inconsistent, with some levels being overly easy while others require pixel-perfect precision, which can lead to player frustration.

gameplay
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
76%
8%
The gameplay is characterized by its unique and morbid mechanics that blend puzzle-solving with a "friendly murder simulator" theme, offering a cerebral challenge that requires players to think creatively about how to utilize their characters' abilities and corpses. While the mechanics are simple and engaging, the game suffers from an inconsistent difficulty curve and some obscure puzzles, leading to moments of frustration. Overall, the clever level design and entertaining use of mechanics make it a worthwhile experience, though players desire more levels and advanced gameplay elements.
- “Tiny scale but full of heart, this friendly murder simulator packs puzzle fun with morbid mechanics that can really get the noggin thinking.”
- “It was very entertaining and the levels made extremely clever use of the mechanics introduced.”
- “It's simple mechanics paired with clever level design make it perfectly enjoyable through all 60 levels the game comes with.”
- “It's a nice game that took me a couple of hours to beat, nice idea but not all of the 60 levels are very good. The difficulty curve is inconsistent and some mechanics required to solve certain levels are very one-time and obscure.”
- “The only downside of this game is the lack of any hand-holding, so you might be scratching your head for several minutes trying to figure out how to combine all the mechanics in your favor for certain levels.”
- “The mechanics are solid enough, so it is a shame that this game doesn't use them in more advanced ways.”
graphics
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
64%
27%
9%
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming retro style and cool aesthetics, contributing to a darkly humorous atmosphere. While the visuals are considered cute and engaging, some reviewers noted a desire for more variety in the graphics and obstacles. Overall, the art style complements the clever puzzles and original concept, enhancing the overall experience.
- “Awesome little puzzler with a clever idea and nice charming graphics.”
- “The art style is pretty cool and the music and sound effects aren't too intrusive, although you can mute each if you'd like the quiet.”
- “Some variety in visuals and obstacles would be welcome.”
- “The graphics are retro, and I think they're really cool.”
music
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
50%
17%
The music in the game features a retro style that complements its graphics, but it suffers from repetitiveness, as there is only one track used throughout all stages. While some players appreciate the new soundtrack by kungfufurby as an improvement over the original, many find it forgettable and lacking in variation, with issues like sound clipping noted. Overall, the music is described as standard and not intrusive, but it may not hold players' attention for long.
- “The art and music are awesome.”
- “The art style is pretty cool and the music and sound effects aren't too intrusive, although you can mute each if you'd like the quiet.”
- “Most importantly, the game now has a new soundtrack from kungfufurby which is much more appealing than the original but is still a little repetitive as it’s only one track on loop.”
- “The game has only one environment and music track used for every stage.”
- “The problems I noticed were that the sound kind of sounded like it was clipping, and the soundtrack didn't have much variation.”
- “It's a neat little puzzle game; it's short, and the one song, while fine, gets repetitive quickly.”
humor
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its dark humor, with players enjoying the comedic twist of solving puzzles by sacrificing their teammates in amusing ways. The combination of cute graphics and clever, albeit easy, puzzles contributes to a lighthearted yet macabre experience that many consider almost a comedy game. Overall, it effectively blends humor with gameplay, appealing to fans of dark comedy.
- “The premise is hilarious, the graphics are cute, and the puzzles get more and more clever (still pretty easy though) as it progresses.”
- “I consider it almost a comedy game; the number of terrible things you do to your teammates' bodies is hilarious.”
- “So, while this is a really interesting puzzle game, it's also really funny (if you enjoy some good old dark humor, of course).”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Overall, users report that the game exhibits some minor bugs, but these issues are considered trivial and do not significantly impact gameplay stability.
- “It's a little buggy but in a trivial way.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The game has been criticized for its low replayability, with users noting a lack of additional content or incentives to play again. Overall, it appears that players do not find significant value in replaying the game.
- “No other replay value.”
- “- low replayability”
- “No other replay value.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to cumbersome menu navigation with controllers, as they cannot easily cycle through pages using the shoulder buttons.
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game lacks a cohesive narrative, as each level presents a standalone puzzle without any overarching story to engage players.
- “For starters, there's not really a story to follow; every new level just has a different puzzle that you need to solve.”