Spilled!

Spilled! is a cute 'clean up the environment with a boat' game. + Very good pixel-art-style graphics * ~1h playthrough [i](I cleared the first three areas in the demo, which was taken over, and after the end, I tried to clean up all areas, so I don't know how long I actually took for the playthrough alone)[/i] * Decent game loop * Top-down camera * Varying environments and themes - Progress from the demo is taken over, but it fails to unlock achievements from it - Some smaller technical issues; after playthrough, continuing the save, seems to be very broken game-state wise, but not in a blocking manner - I had to go window-mode then fullscreen for the Steam Overlay content scrolling to behave correctly

Ouf this game really is short, only 45 minutes and I even played some more after the credits. I followed the development a bit on X and found the concept and the developer very sympathetic. Therefore I got the game to support the indie developer. Good idea, pretty execution. Sympathetic. But yes, short.

You could use this game on your CV/resume if you ever decide to apply for the Ocean Cleanup company. This game is short and sweet. It's definitely meant to be played in one sitting as there is not a massive amount to it and it can easily be 100% completed in about an hour. It's really satisfying to clean up all the oil and plastic in an area and see the ocean slowly come to life. The music is relaxing and the fact you can rescue different animals throughout the areas is a really nice touch. The £5 price tag is debatably hefty for the experience, but when I bought it it was only £2.99 which I think is a fair price. It was basically the cost of a coffee for a stress-relieving and rather satisfying playthrough. The boat upgrades are pretty much the only thing you have to think about in the game, the decision of whether you upgrade the size of your oil siphon, the amount of storage you have, or the speed of your boat. A nice and cozy game. [i]Shoutout to Aaron Dunbar the turtle.[/i] 7.3/10

It is fairly cute, but $5.99 for less than an hour of content isn't exactly a point in the game's favor. If you want a nice little adventure cleaning up the water and saving little animals, I strongly suggest waiting to get it on sale.

Штош. Максимальное расслабление, уют и медитативный вайб вам гарантированы. Приятная картинка, чудесная музыка, шикарные задники. Плаваем, делаем мир чище, спасаем животных, помогаем местным жителям. Мир изменяется на наших глазах: воды очищаются, приплывают животные, появляются растения. Шикарно. Игрушка проходится за полтора-два часа максимум и стоит каждого своего рубля. Но я бы всё же брал по скидке) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3763320396

Right, so. I was fuming. Absolutely fuming. And not at the game, mind you. I'll spare you the details because frankly you didn't come here for that, and neither did I. But then I remembered I owned Spilled!, which I'd bought partly for the adorable pixel graphics and partly because some bloke on the internet swore it calmed him down. And do you know what? It bloody did. Money back, instantly, emotionally. Best therapy €3 ever bought. So here's the pitch, and stay with me because it's gorgeous in its simplicity. Spilled! is a tiny game made by one lad who, and I'm not making this up, l ives on a boat. Of course he does. What else is he going to make a game about, tax law? You pilot your own little boat around, hoovering up spilled oil and bits of rubbish floating in the water. Fill up to capacity, chug over to the recycling plant, cash it in. Then you spend that money on upgrades: a wider scoop, a bit more speed, more storage. That's it. That's the loop. And it is deeply satisfying, in the way that popping bubble wrap is satisfying, except you're also apparently saving the ocean, so you get to feel smug about it too. Because who, genuinely, doesn't enjoy making the water cleaner for the little fish? You'd have to be some sort of monster. Along the way you rescue 16 animals, and there's even a proper "boss" to beat at the end, which is a lovely bit of ambition for a game this cuddly. The graphics are basic but cute and colourful - I got a bit giddy watching the water change colour and the marine life pop back in as you clean up. It's the little dopamine hit of a job well done. The music's jaunty without being one of those soundtracks that makes you want to throw the laptop in the actual sea. Controls are WASD, no time trials, no reflex tests, nobody screaming at you. It's designed to be relaxing and undemanding, and it commits to that completely. Oh, and the money goes to Whale and Dolphin Conservation, so you can do your bit for the planet without leaving the sofa, which is my favourite kind of activism. Only real complaint? It's too short. One hour and it was over, and it didn't so much whet my appetite as gently wave it about and then leave. I'm quietly hoping the dev funnels the proceeds into more levels, because I'd happily live in this thing. I also wouldn't be even slightly surprised if some enormous studio nicks the concept wholesale, because it's exactly the sort of thing that gets "reimagined" with a battle pass. Great effort for a new developer, though. Genuinely. It's made me want to run out, buy an actual boat, and go clean up a real harbour - which tells you everything. I came in ready to throttle someone and left wanting to save dolphins. Buy the game. Cheaper than therapy, and the whales come out ahead too.

A cute, wholesome little game about cleaning up ocean waste with a wee tugboat. Play as a wee little pixel tugboat, puttering across the waters with your water cannon, oil storage, magnetic crane, and arm bar to clean up the polluted waters, restoring them to a pristine clear blue, full of life. Gameplay is quite simple, scooting your boat around a small body of water to collect oil, bottles, sunken barrels, putting out fires, spraying oil off of cliffsides, and returning treasure objects for coin. Pollutants can be returned to the nearby recycling centre, nabbing you some coin to upgrade your oil storage, arm bar size, and the speed of your boat's motor. A variety of critters can be found and collected too, just for the sake of having them to collect. Much of the charm of Spilled! comes from its pixel art and cozy atmosphere / vibe. It is a delight just sitting back and clearing away the pollutants to see the waters spring back to life. Spilled! Isn't a long game by any means, only being eight levels, so you can bang this one out in about an hour. As a special note, ten cents from every sale of Spilled! goes to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation charity. [quote]Follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45701624-CthulhusMonocle-That-Next-Fest-Guy/]CthulhusMonocle - That Next Fest Guy[/url] for more game and Steam Next Fest demo reviews.[/quote]

Cute game, wish it was longer, and maybe wish that the "death" of the final boss didn't backtrack on the message of the game a little. Overall super adorable and fun game, but not particularly re-playable in my opinion