Escape Goat

A gem from the golden age of indies with a light bit of plot atop tight, challenging gameplay. How challenging you ask? Well, let us say that this is one of those games that will have you making noises with your mouth you did not think yourself capable of.

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Escape Goat is a short puzzle platformer about a Goat solving puzzles to escape a prison. Overall I enjoyed this game and it was a good challenge. I liked the levels where you have all the options in front of you, and you have to slowly maneuver your way through obstacles and press the right switches at the right time to get to the exit. The game is pretty good at giving you the “a-ha” moment, and most levels are satisfying to clear. There were some levels more focused on fast-paced platforming and reaction time, and a handful felt like I was playing Super Meat Boy again. The controls are tight and responsive, plus there are tricks you can pull to get back your mid-air jump and dash, so these levels were still really fun and rewarding. I just think some of them strayed too far from the “puzzle” aspect of a puzzle platformer. My least favorite levels were the ones that had so many moving pieces, I never actually deciphered what was going on or what the solution was - I just kind of used trial and error until I was randomly successful and could move on. But again, these are few. The little mouse buddy you can send out makes it really fun to plan out puzzle solutions, and any level with the magic hat that lets you continuously swap places with him are my favorite. The game also has an open format, so you don’t need to finish every puzzle to escape your first time. I always appreciate options. It feels like many modern indies pick one or two ideas to go all in on and polish to a sheen. Comparatively, Escape Goat definitely feels like an earlier indie - ambitious with lots of ideas, maybe lacking a little focus. Nothing mind blowing, but still pretty fun.

Ya jugué hace varios años en PC y ahora en mi Steam Deck. Del juego decir que con una estética pixel art y unos controles básicos de doble salto y dash se ha creado un juego de estilo puzzle plataformero bastante adictivo. La historia principal perfectamente de puede acabar en 2h y media si eres amante de los puzzles, en otro caso te llevará más tiempo. Ahora bien, el juego no acaba aquí. Una vez terminada la historia principal de activan los puzzles infernales en un modo nuevo. No apto para todos los públicos por si altísima complejidad. Eso sí, son igual de adictivos. Recomendadíimo para los amantes de los puzzles, plataformas y pixel art.

Played on steam deck without issues. This game is fun and the perfect challenge. Must buy. Hope there is a third game.

Very good