Honey Bunny

Fun platformer with unique and dynamic bosses. Love the retro pixel art style too. Recommend!

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It is honestly silly to give a review this early into me playing a game, but from what I've played of Honey Bunny, I have enjoyed it, and with 4 total reviews at the time of posting (and 2 at the time I purchased it!), I want to give it the most exposure I can. When I was young, we rented Nintendo 64 games. If them, there was this really okay game called Chameleon Twist. I enjoyed it a lot, completing it multiple times in one weekend. And I have never encountered a game that has that whimsy nor oddity in its world design, until Honey Bunny. It's a little clunky, just like Chameleon Twist. It's full of vibrant colours and zany environments even if they're in character for the world for Honey Bunny. And there was something so magical about having that moment hit me - a nostalgic feeling on something completely new and different. Honey Bunny does - from what little I have played - have short songs for levels. This leads to the music repeating quite a lot, but at the same time, it's not grating as I would expect it to be. One gripe I have is that characters have snippets of dialogues above their heads and you need to stand really close to to be able to read, but I just wanna zoom! Movement, once again, clunky but fun. I can see it being a niche speed runner game with certain tech for those looking for that kind of challenge. So why am I not playing more? Just not in the mood for a 3D platformer right now! But I think there is a real gem here that could be someone's next favourite game, and Honey Bunny deserves that attention. Final note: I played on both Steam Deck (unknown compatability) and a much beefier desktop on Linux distro Fedora KDE Plasma 44 with Nintendo Switch Pro Controller (USB). The game runs fine with both setups, but does take a moment to launch compared to other verified games on both devices. Would love to have tested with the Switch 2 Pro Controller but Steam is inconsistent with applying udev rules, and while the controller has previously worked, it currently is not compatible with Steam (which is a shame, it feels better). Give it a go if you like the Nintendo 64 and Playstation era of 3D Platformers. You might just find that this game is the game that scratches an old itch!