Eron

Worth buying? What 172 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 172 Steam reviews actually say.

Mixed · 65%Mixed · 65%2015

$4.99

US Steam price, checked 1 h ago

The verdict

A very hard, cheap pixel-art platformer built on switching between two worlds, with lovely art and music. Skip it if you dislike awkward controls, unexplained mechanics and trial-and-error deaths.

Great for

Masochistic Super Meat Boy-style platformer fans with a gamepad who want a cheap, short challenge

Main risk

Clunky, non-rebindable controls and no tutorial make the difficulty feel unfair rather than fun

What players love

Beautiful pixel art and catchy soundtrack

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“Sharp colors combined with music that complements the visuals immensely make the aesthetic value of the game worth so much more than the small amount of $1.49 that i paid for the game.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“The soundtrack is amazing and I love the feel once you finally figure out how to beet the lvl.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗

“The music and visual style are the game's strong point.”
Steam review · translated · 4 h played ↗

Rewarding, challenging difficulty

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“the feeling of satisfaction after FINALLY beating a level that kicked my ass so many times is so worth it.”
Steam review · 4.1 h played ↗

“It's a tough puzzle platformer, taking the player back to the times when it wasn't a crime if you had to practice a scene before completing it.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗

“Super rewarding when you finish it.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗

Fun, unique world-switching mechanic

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“The concept of switching between two plains of reality to progress is fun and unique”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗

“The ability to shift between to plains which platforms exist on it an amazing idea, and I'd love to see more games like it.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

Very cheap, worth it on sale

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“For the price, this game is a steal.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗

“Considering the price for it, it is a pretty good.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

Responsive controls with a gamepad

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews

“they're snappy, consistent and well designed.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗

“Do not buy if not intending to play with a controller, with a controller, it's a fun, simple (but challenging / frustrating) game”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗

What players complain about

Clunky, non-rebindable controls

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews

“For a platformer, movement is stiff, and jumping is clunky, because you can’t change direction mid-air… in a platformer.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗

“AND THE WORST PART IS YOU CANT CHANGE THE CONTROLS!!!!!!”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“On keyboard it's death, every time that stinking Shift stickiness.”
Steam review · translated · 2.9 h played ↗

No tutorial; mechanics unexplained

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“There's "difficult" and then there's "telling the player absolutely nothing about how to play your stupid game".”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

“How the fu[i][/i]ck is someone supposed to simply figure this sh[i][/i]it out without explanation?”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗

“I didn't understand the game because there's no tutorial at all.”
Steam review · translated · 0.1 h played ↗

Pixel-perfect jumps and frustrating difficulty

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“there was this jump that I just couldn't make even after 100 tries right at the start of level 3 or 4.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“If you can't even really know what to do, it's not skill, it's basically luck.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗

Shift input ignored or buggy

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“the shifting key regularly ignore my input and plunges me to my death a million times over”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

“The controls are buggy: sometimes I hold or release Shift and nothing changes.”
Steam review · translated · 0.1 h played ↗

No checkpoints, slow intro, fall deaths

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews

“Unnecessary lack of checkpoints.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“the beginning has you walk to the right for a long period of time before starting the real challenge.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

Sticky Keys popup from holding Shift

Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews

“THE FUCKING STICKY KEY NOTICE COMES ON EVER 3 SECONDS!”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“your computer may often exit the game, asking if you want to activate sticky keys.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows XP+

Processor1.6Ghz

Memory1 GB RAM

Graphics256MB DX9 (shader model 2.0)

Storage100 MB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 7

Processor2.0Ghz

Memory1 GB RAM

Graphics512MB DX10 (shader model 3.0)

Storage200 MB available space

OSWindows XP+

Processor1.6Ghz

Memory1 GB RAM

Graphics256MB DX9 (shader model 2.0)

Storage100 MB available space

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