Dynacat

Ever seen Sonic 3D Blast gameplay or know of other isometric platformers? This is basically that, but is quite inspired by classic sonic with levels that both encourage speedrunning and also exploration with several paths and secrets to discover. It's fairly long enough for this type of highly replayable game if you also try all the special stages, I say around 5 hours. The controls are mostly good. You just need to get used to the somewhat slipperlyness you have where you continue moving for a bit after you try to stop. Also that when going on curving or looping surfaces that you may have to stop inputting a direction to not mess the sequence up. It's not hard to get used to I'd say. The music you may honestly think is simple sounding and not always standing out, but It all has a unique feel for the game. I feel this game definitely fills my desire for fast paced and exploration gameplay and I can look past some of the minor issues. If you're looking for an indie game with a lot of passion put into it then I say give it a try, but don't forget to try out the demo of the game which allows you to play the first levels of the first two worlds and also the first boss.

I really enjoyed this game! It's an isometric 3D platformer that's heavily inspired by Sonic 3D Blast. The game feels very fun to play once you master the controls and all of the stages have lots of branching paths to take for those that like to explore, do the various objectives, or even speedrun. Despite that there are some issues with the game that some people may have: There's not much of a plot and it's very basic. You only get a cutscene at the beginning and the ending of the game which in my opinion is fine for the type of game that this is; but others may have an issue with this. There is no explanation for who you are, the world you live in, the main villain and their motives, etc. It is mostly left up to the players imagination. Works great on the Steamdeck but there is no cloud save support so you can't seamlessly play on both the Steamdeck & PC using the same save file. I'm personally not a fan of the special stages having the retry option locked behind how much you were able to fill the bar before failing. The option should be there from the get-go or not at all. One of the special stages in particular was very difficult for me and it was frustrating spending an hour going back and forth between clearing the normal stage while having to grab the collectibles and then failing the special stage if I didn't collect enough orbs to meet the retry requirement. I think the $20 price tag is a bit too steep when I take a look at this game and compare it to other indie 3D platformers and the amount of content they have. For example on a first time playthrough Spark the Electric Jester 3 feels fine at $25 (5-7hr base game + 1-2hr post game) and VIVIDLOPE (6-7hr for just the main campaign) at $10 is incredible. $15 feels much more appropriate for the length and content despite this being a well polished game. The game is roughly about 3-4 hours long provided you can adapt to the controls quickly and you're aiming to clear all of the special stages on a first time playthrough. After beating the game I did a very casual speedrun of the game on hard mode and beating the game again while doing the bare minimum (no special stages) took barely under an hour. I really wish there were more content. The last few stages had awesome level design and aesthetics and the final boss was SO cool it left me wanting more. I don't really have any gripes regarding the gameplay or the level design. It's very fun and it feels great to play once you master the controls as I mentioned in the beginning of this review. I'd love to see a sequel or post-game content added and It's a shame this game flew under everyones radar including my own. I would easily recommend this game on a sale.

Really fun

sonic 3d blast except its actually 3d and its a BLAST to play :)

While not without its flaws, this is a really good sonic-inspired 3d platformer. It's also very smart on how it teaches its controls and mechanics. Overall, I would personally give it an 8/10.

DynaPEEAAAAK!!!!! EXTREMELY underrated platformer game bruh PLAY IT trust me it'll most definitely be worth yo time!!! Pro tip tho try and play it with a controller it functions much better

Dynacat nails the visual style it's going for. Despite the cute appearance, the clever level design can be very punishing. Enjoyable game with interesting mechanics and a learning curve that makes replaying levels worthwhile.

A great speed based platformer that feels somewhat similar to Sonic 3D Blast on the Sega Mega Drive. It controls really nice, has lots of stuff to find in levels (which in turn opens up special stages) so your encouraged to replay and explore levels. Plus it relies on momentum (again, like classic Sonic games) so once you learn the levels you can blast through them at great speed!