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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 269.2 hrs on record (37.3 hrs at review time)
Posted: 6 Aug, 2015 @ 1:38pm

Definitely recommended!

It's fun, it's cute, it joggs the brain. Whether you're super brain or fuzzy old me, it's playable by everyone who can spell English words.

You play as Grimm, a little reaper who is on a quest to get pizza. You venture through various locations where you have to beat up monsters by spelling words from 15 available random letters.

Along the way, you free shopkeepers who sell you stuff for the gems you earn; upgrades, special abilities, books, potions, weapons. There's even two more characters to unlock that you can play with, with different stats (but all upgrades, special abilities, and stuff transfer)

The monsters vary too, some have special conditions to take damage at all, or to take double, or even quadruple damage. Some throw stuff at your letters that makes them dangerous, unavailable, or adding no points to a word. Sometimes some letters aren't available, sometimes you're limited in the amount of words or letters you may use. and more. Always something new and different!

At every stage (location) you have a plain normal level, one with limited time, one with varied special conditions, and one extra tough one. If I'm not mistaken, there are 40 stages. Plus of course the new endless mode (haven't tried that yet).

And for those like me who don't like timers, just pause the game by clicking help (better than making a screenshot and pausing the game). I like it a lot that the game does not force the timed rounds at all cost.

Also, I got this for free because I own the previous version. That's a very neat move by the developer. He's also very responsive and friendly.

With the new engine opening new developement options, I still hope he'll add a free play mode/level with picked/random monsters, after the final boss has been beaten.

But in any case, as it is it's a fun, charming game. Even losing a level makes me smile with the cute animation of little Grimm lying there with x'ed eyes. Or the Dust bunny whacking me over the head with the duster.
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7 Comments
Hippyshake 6 Jun, 2019 @ 10:49am 
Ah, fair point. :steamhappy:
Mickmane 6 Jun, 2019 @ 10:37am 
Someone set that incredible discount, so maybe he's just busy with stuff outside Steam/game developement.
Hippyshake 6 Jun, 2019 @ 9:44am 
Oh wow, I hope he's ok. he was very active around here for quite a while. There also hasn't been anything on the twitter feed for a half year. https://twitter.com/thebaconbandits?lang=en
Mickmane 6 Jun, 2019 @ 8:24am 
Thanks. :)

I played it through again not long ago, too. Was fun again. :)

Maybe I should add something to the review about the endless mode. I kept hoping the dev would add a save feature to that, but he hasn't been online for a year.
Hippyshake 6 Jun, 2019 @ 8:20am 
Great review. This is a favorite of mine, too.
Mickmane 6 May, 2018 @ 6:18am 
Thank you. :)
..................... 6 May, 2018 @ 6:13am 
Nice review! Indeed an enjoyable game :steamhappy: