Widget Satchel

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Widget Satchel is a single player platformer game. It was developed by Noble Robot and was released on November 26, 2019. It received positive reviews from players.

Widget Satchel is a charming puzzle adventure game where you help a robot named Widget explore mysterious islands. Use your trusty satchel to solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and gather memories to restore Widget's lost recollections. Immerse yourself in a whimsical world filled with unique characters and captivating challenges.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews

optimization1 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

The game features cute visuals and a charming premise centered around a ferret, making it enjoyable for fans of quirky characters.
It offers multiple routes and gameplay styles, allowing players to explore and collect at their own pace, which enhances replayability.
The controls are generally snappy, and the playful physics elements add a fun layer to the platforming experience.

The level design can be bland and repetitive, leading to a lack of engagement during gameplay.
The platforming mechanics can feel clunky and awkward, making it frustrating for some players, especially with the weight mechanic affecting movement speed.
Technical issues, such as bugs and unclear enemy designs, can detract from the overall experience and lead to confusion during gameplay.

gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
46%
27%
The gameplay is characterized by playful physics objects that enhance the environment, but many players find the overall experience bland and frustrating, particularly due to mechanics that slow down character agility as players collect in-game currency. While the game offers a unique premise and potential, issues such as platforming difficulties and bugs detract from the enjoyment, leading to a mixed reception regarding its core mechanics. Despite these drawbacks, some players still recommend it for those who can overlook its flaws.
- “The playful non-gameplay physics objects scattered throughout the levels lighten them up and make them more interesting and lively.”
- “The gameplay’s main feature is that you get slower and less agile as you gather widgets (the game’s form of money).”
- “A cute ferret metroidvania-ish game with a unique play-your-way gameplay.”
- “All in all, I found the visuals interesting, part of the controls snappy, but the experience and gameplay very bland.”
- “In practice, beginning in the third stage and becoming starkly apparent by the fourth, gameplay begins to drift southward.”
- “The physics make the platforming sequences frustrating and tedious, and the lack of widgets (and the ease of losing them, sometimes to gameplay faults such as the screen failing to keep up with the character while descending rapidly from platforms where it turns out enemies lurked below) and the unlikeliness of collecting enough to obtain the final doohickeys killed any sense of reward for completing these sections.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The graphics are generally described as cute and visually appealing, with a solid overall presentation. However, some reviewers noted that the level design can feel bland and repetitive, and animations may appear clunky, particularly during jumps.
- “The graphics look good, the overall presentation is solid as well.”
- “The graphics are cute (though the animation feels clunky by comparison, especially when jumping) and piles of objects obligingly spill over and bounce down the halls as you crash through them, accruing points in the process.”
- “The visuals are cute, but the tile-based levels are visually repetitive.”
- “The graphics are cute, though the animation feels clunky by comparison, especially when jumping.”
- “The setup and visuals are cute.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mixed experience; while some enjoy the fun elements, many describe the collection process as tedious and frustrating, particularly due to issues with losing resources and the challenging physics during platforming. This has led to a diminished sense of reward, especially when trying to gather enough items for upgrades.
- “Collecting is tedious, and I had no interest in pursuing that further.”
- “The physics make the platforming sequences frustrating and tedious, and the lack of widgets (and the ease of losing them, sometimes to gameplay faults such as the screen failing to keep up with the character while descending rapidly from platforms where it turns out enemies lurked below) and the unlikeliness of collecting enough to obtain the final doohickeys killed any sense of reward for completing these sections.”
- “It may be a little tedious when you backtrack for lost money (widgets) to buy new stuff, but it's still a lot of fun.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is reported to have strong optimization, with no significant technical issues or bugs affecting performance.
- “There doesn’t seem to be any technical issues, both performance-wise and bug-wise.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its strong themes and effective sense of humor, contributing to an engaging and enjoyable experience.
- “It has great themes and a sense of humor.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Users highlight the game’s excellent replayability, indicating that it offers enough variety and engaging content to encourage multiple playthroughs.
- “The game offers incredible replayability with multiple paths and choices that keep each playthrough fresh.”
- “I love how every decision I make leads to different outcomes, making me want to replay the game again and again.”
- “With various character builds and storylines to explore, the replayability factor is off the charts!”