Axyz

I’ve always loved all kind of puzzles, and platforming games. This game not only combines both but also adds a unique twist in how you navigate across each level. Axyz is a lot of fun, and a nice relaxing game to play that also offers a challenge. The music is very fitting and definitely a vibe. I definitely look forwards to playing more!

> Ballin' ## Why - Immaculate vaporwave vibes and soundtrack - Chill but satisfyingly challenging puzzles - Consistently introduces new mechanics with a smooth difficulty curve - Diegetic menus and UI elements are great ## Why Not - Some levels require quickish reactions, so maybe not ideal for pure puzzle heads ## Impressions I initially picked up Axyz for my wife because she played Kula World as a kid, but ended up playing more than her and now I'm planning to 100% it. The puzzle gameplay is great, starting with a simple premise and gradually expanding it with new mechanics as you progress through each disk. Puzzles involve plenty of spatial reasoning to effectively navigate the maze of floating blocks with your jump and gravity reversal, collecting tapes, points and keys along the way. Despite not generally being a huge fan of puzzle games this one really appeals to me; it's pretty easy to sink into a zen state of just trying stuff out between the visuals and soundtrack. Presentation is also excellent; the menu is the desktop of a very 90s PC and you select levels by slotting floppy disks into said PC. Each floppy disk has its own vaporwave-style visual theme for the background and the soundtrack is a great fit, complete with nostalgic tape switching sounds as a transition between each track. Bonus levels for each disk offer additional challenge with a noticeable bump in difficulty, and the overall game smoothly transitions from opening disks where beating the high score of each level is simple but satisfying to later disks where I'm struggling to get all the tapes before finishing. As a side note it works great on Steam Deck; I mostly played it there for the first few disks and had no issues at all. Overall a great game I can't believe has only sold 2 000 copies as I'm writing this; severely underrated and deserves much more attention that it's received. You can tell the devs did this for the love of it and they did a fantastic job.

Scratch that PSX puzzle nostalgia with this little gem.

This is a neat little puzzle game, no nostalgia for Kula World or PSX necessary. It is very WYSIWYG, you roll, jump, and invert gravity through 8 worlds of levels each one introducing some new gimmick. Took me 15 hours to 100% (not anymore since they've updated the game with extra levels). If your spatial awareness doesn't suck you probably can do it in 10. Levels could use par time to beat, otherwise the timer is rather pointless. Although the game looks like it'd be fun to speedrun.

I'm glad this exists, I also have an attachment to the PS1 game "Roll Away" or "Kula World", and this is basically like that, but way less stressful!

Awesome retro throw back made with a lot of love and attention to detail. I like the retro feel and the controls/mechanics are introduced over the first few levels. Definitely worth a go.

（已100%前三大关包括C-side） 系统设计真得给风格化磕一个。 由于缺乏关卡可视化工具，包括物品位置距离等等，导致很多情况下整个游戏就是个3D捉迷藏，而非思考解谜。 再加上神秘的限命低容错关卡。现代人有太多游戏可以玩，在一些不太需要操作水平的地方玩低容错简直是嫌自己销量太高。（别的品类低容错还会让人有一种自己操作在进步的感觉，解谜。。。） 小工作室的通病之：为复古而复古，而不太思考有些设计为什么会沦落到需要复古。 虽然整体说来也不是很不好玩，待通关后追评看看有什么变化……