Here Comes Niko!

I so wish I liked this but ultimately it disappointed me. I get the queer subtext and relate to the main character's, albeit not very expanded on, life story, but it's not really a central aspect of the game, so it's not enough to save what is, at the end, a bore of a collectathon. The design is cute and the characters are very likeable, with enjoyable gags, but the game struggles with its main focus which is the platforming: you're slow, have very few moves, bug constantly and really only go around at random with not much of an indication. The same can be said about the collectables, which are neither interesting to find nor easy to spot due to their 2D rotating sprites being pretty much invisible 50% of the time. Also the challenges you have to go through are the same ones level after level so you end up getting bored of doing the same things over and over again. The latest level they added shows they can make fun platforming challenges despite the simple controls and is a great step in the right direction. Hopefully the devs keep making stuff because they definitely have an eye for design. PS: loved the Demon Turf and A Hat in Time cameos, however they only made me think of how much better those 2 are compared to this

In this game you guide Niko through an unknown world in order to help them return the sun to the top of the... wait this isn't the right Niko

You pick A Hat In Time. Then remove the difficulty, the interesting characters, the whole plot and the cool movement and skills. Now you replace all that with boring same-y levels, WAY too bright and bland art, make everything pink and blue, put repetitive missions, add miserable to find objects and give it a completely forgetable "wholesome" plot. But its ok, because its a "cozy, wholesome and representative game". Not. Here Come Niko! manages to be a game that pleases no one. There is not enough "cozy" stuff to do, that always requires platforming, and the platforming is very bland, usually just to complete the current "cozy" mission. Levels are rather boring, all following the same pattern: big objects, surrounded by smaller plots of land, these surronded by water. Objectives are always the same, sometimes you even unlock "new" objectives on previous levels when you complete them on later ones. The drawings are honestly cute, but the art style of everything else is rather bland. Everything is eye-gouging bright and you can't reduce the game brightness. The 2D character on a 3D plane also makes it hard to guess your current distance to certain objects. I also had a bunch of glitches with this game, the biggest one being most objects in the map becoming invisible, so for about 15 minutes I was REALLY confused on why there were climb spots midair, floating bushes and invisible walls everywhere. After 3 whole levels doing the exact same missions and talking with the same characters, I honestly gave up. Its just way too boring. I'm not expecting explosions and chainsaw fights, but I want something more than jumping in the water 5 times to get fish, collecting 30 butterflies, jumping on pots or climbing on a not that high ledge on every single level.

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Was not worth completing the game. Story had no payoff and gameplay became repetitive quickly

Pretty fluffy, simple and cute game. I can't say the same for the story in the background but its a good time. Also be careful with the movable objects around, they can be used for speedrun strats.

Short but sweet game with a very cute art style. You play as Niko, who ran away from their home after an argument and is trying to get the job of a professional friend. The game is a semi-easy collectathon the game will take roughly 5-8 hours to complete (even if you go for 100%) The game does have it's issue tho, there are quite a few bugs (not game breaking) but they can be pretty annoying and I don't think the price tag of 24,50 is that worth it for such a short game. But that aside this game is pretty fun and very cute! Also Dutch developers which is always great. Dankjewel voor deze geweldige game! Final rating - 8/10

青蛙爱好者！ 感谢好友妹妹推荐！！我是看了她的测评才买！~已经合徽章了！ 太可爱了，英语还ok。怪不得没有中文，看不懂呀，为什么英俊青蛙说自己名字缩写是QT会那么搞笑？？ 然后青蛙说自己又green又mean是什么意思？？0。0??? 努力撞1000次青蛙中。 找东西太难了吧，我中年人眼瞎啊。T-T

Game is extremely easy and is more so of a monotonous collection game

Adorable. The artstyle is a treat to look at, the jokes caught me off guard at times, the platforming is fun - it's a charming little game that you can pick up and put down whenever. I HIGHLY recommend!!!!