
Cleo is a solo-developed, top-down, pixel-art, retro, pirate adventure with a lot of nostalgic flair, humor and a linear story, inspired by the old Zelda games and the classic LucasArts adventure games.
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„Cleo - a pirate’s tale“ is a Solo Developed Retro Pixel Art Pirate Adventure with a lot of nostalgic flair, humor and a linear story, inspired by the old Zelda games and the classic LucasArts adventure games.

„What is the most important part of a story?“
Cleo is a 14 year old cynical girl, living a repetitive life with her father in a bar. She knows everything about the epic adventures of pirate legend Captain Cabeca, but in her everyday life, she is just surrounded by boring fishermen and unsuccessful pirates, hanging around at the counter.
But when Cleo finds a strange pirate-logbook and sees a ghost, who gives her a mysterious hint, her boring life is about to get turned upside down. She is thrown into a dangerous adventure and finds herself in a world of lies, deceit, greed and bad breath - the world of pirates - and most of them are looking for the same thing:
THE TREASURE OF ETERNAL MEMORY.

"Kraken Fodder" is a mini game inside the game.
It is a card and dice game, which is taken pretty seriously among fishermen and pirates. One round takes about 5 minutes and the game is about destroying your opponents card deck with canon balls. HAHAHAR!
Throughout the game, Cleo has to play this card game against a few NPCs.

The game was successfully funded on Kickstarter in 2020 and was released late 2021 with full voice acting in English and German.
ARRRGH!
Stats
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Languages: English*, German**languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 42 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Themes across 42 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
For all, who are missing Guybrush since their childhood.
Cute little game with a fun twist. The game wasn't very long, but the story made it all worth it. It was like a fun throwback at Monkey Island's time. I recommend!
[h1]Final Verdict: [b]71/100[/b][/h1] [b]Poor: 0-74 (0-74%)[/b] Performance or gameplay falls significantly below the passing mark. Requires substantial improvement and may have critical flaws or issues. Cautiously Recommended - ✔ [h2]Player Opinion Steam Review[/h2] [b]Gameplay Experience (18/25)[/b] [i]Intuitive Controls - Easy to use.[/i] ☐ Very Difficult (+1) ☐ Difficult (+2) ☐ Moderate (+3) ☐ Easy (+4) ☑ Very Easy (+5) [i]Balanced Gameplay - Fair and equal.[/i] ☐ Poorly Balanced (+1) ☐ Somewhat Balanced (+2) ☐ Moderately Balanced (+3) ☑ Well Balanced (+4) ☐ Perfectly Balanced (+5) [i]Player Engagement - Involving and captivating.[/i] ☐ Not at all (+1) ☐ Slightly (+2) ☐ Moderately (+3) ☑ Very (+4) ☐ Extremely (+5) [i]Decision Relevance - Meaningful choices.[/i] ☐ Meaningless (+1) ☑ Not Meaningful (+2) ☐ Somewhat Meaningful (+3) ☐ Quite Meaningful (+4) ☐ Highly Meaningful (+5) [i]Rewarding Progression - Satisfying advancement.[/i] ☐ Very Unsatisfying (+1) ☐ Unsatisfying (+2) ☑ Neutral (+3) ☐ Satisfying (+4) ☐ Very Satisfying (+5) [b]Presentation & Immersion (20/25)[/b] [i]Compelling Storyline - Engaging narrative.[/i] ☐ Not Interesting (+1) ☐ Slightly Interesting (+2) ☐ Moderately Interesting (+3) ☑ Very Interesting (+4) ☐ Extremely Interesting (+5) [i]Immersive Atmosphere - Captivating environment.[/i] ☐ Not Immersive (+1) ☐ Slightly Immersive(+2) ☐ Moderately Immersive (+3) ☑ Very Immersive (+4) ☐ Completely Immersive (+5) [i]Visual Aesthetics - Stunning graphics.[/i] ☐ Not Appealing (+1) ☐ Slightly Appealing (+2) ☐ Moderately Appealing (+3) ☑ Very Appealing (+4) ☐ Extremely Appealing (+5) [i]Audio Quality - High-quality sound.[/i] ☐ Not Engaging (+1) ☐ Slightly Engaging (+2) ☐ Moderately Engaging (+3) ☑ Very Engaging (+4) ☐ Extremely Engaging (+5) [i]Polished HUD - Clean and functional interface.[/i] ☐ Very Unfriendly (+1) ☐ Unfriendly (+2) ☐ Neutral (+3) ☑ Friendly (+4) ☐ Very Friendly (+5) [b]Design & Technical Aspects (14/25)[/b] [i]Game Design - Well-crafted mechanics.[/i] ☐ Poorly Designed (+1) ☐ Somewhat Designed (+2) ☑ Moderately Designed (+3) ☐ Well Designed (+4) ☐ Excellently Designed (+5) [i]Content Quality - Rich and diverse.[/i] ☐ Poor Content (+1) ☐ Limited Content (+2) ☑ Moderate Content (+3) ☐ Extensive Content (+4) ☐ Abundant Content (+5) [i]AI Behavior - Intelligent and realistic.[/i] ☑ Very Poor (+1) ☐ Poor (+2) ☐ Average (+3) ☐ Good (+4) ☐ Excellent (+5) [i]Settings - Flexible and customizable.[/i] ☐ Very Limited (+1) ☑ Limited (+2) ☐ Moderate (+3) ☐ Flexible (+4) ☐ Highly Flexible (+5) [i]Technical Issues - Minimal or no problems.[/i] ☐ Numerous (+1) ☐ Moderate (+2) ☐ Limited (+3) ☐ Minor (+4) ☑ None (+5) [b]Final Considerations (19/25)[/b] [i]Overall Satisfaction - General enjoyment level.[/i] ☐ Very Dissatisfied (+1) ☐ Dissatisfied (+2) ☐ Neutral (+3) ☑ Satisfied (+4) ☐ Very Satisfied (+5) [i]Microtransactions - In-game purchases.[/i] ☐ Extensive (+1) ☐ Substantial (+2) ☐ Moderate (+3) ☐ Minimal (+4) ☑ None (+5) [i]Replay Value - Longevity and replayability.[/i] ☐ Very Low (+1) ☑ Low (+2) ☐ Moderate (+3) ☐ High (+4) ☐ Very High (+5) [i]Cost-to-Play Ratio - Money spent vs hours played.[/i] ☐ Overpriced (+1) ☐ Poor Value (+2) ☑ Fair Value (+3) ☐ Good Value (+4) ☐ Excellent Value (+5) [i]Recommendation.[/i] ☐ No (+0) ☑ Yes (+5) [h2]Generate your review at https://playeropinion.com[/h2]
What a gem!
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A gem, recommended. Enough said.
Excellent throwback to old classic adventures, definitely recommended! Great story, humour, puzzles. Only thing will say is that control scheme for mouse & keyboard isn't great. After having played so many games with classic point 'n click mouse movement, couldn't get used to it. Pity not an option for classic p&c mouse input. But that doesn't take away from this great game.
Das war ein unglaublich gutes Spiel. So eine schöne Geschichte. Sie war genau so lang wie sie sein musste. Danke dafür. Ich liebe alles an dem Spiel.
Amazing game, and worth the money. Got it on sale, which is even better. 5 hours for 100% with a little guide help for the message bottles.
Sehr schönes und liebevoll gestaltetes point-and-click Adventure. Kurzweilig mit interessanten, guten Rätseln.
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