Ha! Took me a minuet to figure out what the secret room meant... brilliant! Truly a great game. At first, I was put off by its (deceptive) simplicity, but I'm so glad I stumbled upon this little gem. I love the simplistic style of this game; it can be hard to pull that off without sacrificing understandability and stuff but sourencho pulls it off prefectly!
that was really creative, i enjoyed it a lot! it was especially cool to combine into chimeras and the lizard thing! definitely a pretty unique function :D
Ran through this game a few times and I can say without a doubt: it needs to be longer!
The mechanics of the game feel like a very simple idea at first: move in the pattern of an animal on the screen to change into that animal. With this in mind, you'd think you're the only one that can actually use that mechanic, but you quickly find out that other animals can do what you do, lending multiple of their terrain abilities to you at once! Mixed in with the fact that there are 5 types of animals, 6 different terrains, and a very easy to medium difficulty of gameplay in this version of the game, and you have yourself a very well-thought out puzzler. The part that makes this game just leave a desire for more is the ending where (***SPOILER***) you end up splitting into two at the last level. Not to mention that there's a secret dev room that teaches you the mechanics without directly teaching you the mechanics! (***END SPOILER***)
I couldn't find any glitches or bugs through my playthroughs, but I could see some possibly happening with the lizard in the last couple of levels.
All in all, this is possibly one of the better puzzlers I've played in terms of mechanics, difficulty, and enjoyment in a while, and I'm hoping that the dev will consider releasing a second game or extending this one!
Unfortunately there isn’t :(
Maybe one day I’ll make a more extended non-pico8 version of the game with undo and a deeper exploration of the mechanics :)
Nice game, it's a pretty clever idea. It needs a level select screen though, so you can try to find the ?? level without having to reset the entire game.
Also why are the "start(10)" and "thank you for playing" texts so dark? You can hardly see them
This game is so much fun! I had to read the comments to see how to mimic the lizard, but other than that, I have no complaints! That last level was especially fun!
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Awesome game! It was really fun to play! Though I still can't figure out the secret level haha.
in the level before the secret one ur gonna see a bush somewhere in the map touch it instead of the star to get to the secret level
Ha! Took me a minuet to figure out what the secret room meant... brilliant! Truly a great game. At first, I was put off by its (deceptive) simplicity, but I'm so glad I stumbled upon this little gem. I love the simplistic style of this game; it can be hard to pull that off without sacrificing understandability and stuff but sourencho pulls it off prefectly!
Aww, thanks :)
such a cool and fun concept :D
that was really creative, i enjoyed it a lot! it was especially cool to combine into chimeras and the lizard thing! definitely a pretty unique function :D
one of the best puzzle games on itch
🥺🥺
The very cute art style and interesting gameplay. Just maybe needs to be explained a little better. Other than that great job!
So this
LOL me too but on a different level and I was also like that
This is intended
Really??????
SUPER FUN GAME!!
how do you mimic the animal tis game makes no sense
On how to get to the secret level, in level 5 look for a path to a patch of grass also, look where the river ends.
BABA IS ANIMALLL
This game is really fun.In addition ,I don't know the way to get the seret level.
level 5 look for bush and touch it instead of the star
Thanks.
THIS GAME IS SO FUN I WANT MORE OF IT I, ON MY 3RD PLAYTHROUGH
Mimic Walkthrought
great game with great mechanics, 10/10!
Interesting game and surprising mechanics!
I can't figure out how to get the secret level :
Ran through this game a few times and I can say without a doubt: it needs to be longer!
The mechanics of the game feel like a very simple idea at first: move in the pattern of an animal on the screen to change into that animal. With this in mind, you'd think you're the only one that can actually use that mechanic, but you quickly find out that other animals can do what you do, lending multiple of their terrain abilities to you at once! Mixed in with the fact that there are 5 types of animals, 6 different terrains, and a very easy to medium difficulty of gameplay in this version of the game, and you have yourself a very well-thought out puzzler. The part that makes this game just leave a desire for more is the ending where (***SPOILER***) you end up splitting into two at the last level. Not to mention that there's a secret dev room that teaches you the mechanics without directly teaching you the mechanics! (***END SPOILER***)
I couldn't find any glitches or bugs through my playthroughs, but I could see some possibly happening with the lizard in the last couple of levels.
All in all, this is possibly one of the better puzzlers I've played in terms of mechanics, difficulty, and enjoyment in a while, and I'm hoping that the dev will consider releasing a second game or extending this one!
My playthrough:
This review and playthrough made my day, thanks so much for playing and glad you liked it :) <3
its a great game, my only problem is that im stuck on level 10. i cant figure it out but its a great game, 9/10
Awesome game, reallly addictive, the idea of mix animals is great :D
What a weird and fun little puzzle game. Loved it!
Fun little game and all, but i cant seemto be able to mimic the purple lizard
Nvm, i found the solution in the comments. A nice idea
This is amazing!
Brilliant game idea and well executed! Loved the surprise when two animals mimic themselves :)
Will talk about the game in a radio piece soon!
You should really consider making this at least a bit bigger and also put it on Steam for a few bucks.
is there token space for more levels?
if so I would love to see some where you need to split in two to complete the level
Thanks for playing!
Unfortunately there isn’t :( Maybe one day I’ll make a more extended non-pico8 version of the game with undo and a deeper exploration of the mechanics :)
that sounds like a great game for you to make.
Took me a while to understand some part, luck played some part in it
Nice game, it's a pretty clever idea. It needs a level select screen though, so you can try to find the ?? level without having to reset the entire game.
Also why are the "start(10)" and "thank you for playing" texts so dark? You can hardly see them
Fun casual puzzle game. However I couldn't figure out the secret or how to get to the ?? level between 5 and 6. Any hints?
Glad you enjoyed it! Look for something that is out of place ;)
Ah ok, found it. I thought I had checked all the levels but somehow missed that one.
Cute!
how do u mimic the lizard
move with and next to an animal that moves the same as the lizard.
great game very fun!!!
<3
Awesome concept and great game play! I need more!
Thanks :)
Cool concept, cute giant lizard lul, fun puzzle! Hope to see more!
This game is so much fun! I had to read the comments to see how to mimic the lizard, but other than that, I have no complaints! That last level was especially fun!
Glad to hear! Thanks for playing :)
I don't see how to mimic the lizard starting at 9 and 10.
Okay figured it out by working with the other animal to be 'wider'
Cool ideas and nicely executed! I got them all except for lvl 8 :)
That’s the hardest level :D
Very cool game, very original and interesting mechanic and great puzzle design!
Didn't understand level 9, sorry had to skip it :(
wow this is lovely! strong baba is you vibes
you is baba and skull and...
this is great!