
A brutal bouncing challenge. No shortcuts, no mercy—just you vs. gravity. How far will you climb before it all comes crashing down?
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Think you’re patient? Think you’re skilled? This game will break you. One misstep, and you’re tumbling back down. Again. And again. And again.
In THE DARUMA CHALLENGE, you don’t jump—you bounce. Every surface is both an opportunity and a trap. Master the momentum or lose everything. A precision platformer designed to punish hesitation, crush overconfidence, and reward only the most determined.
Brutal, physics-based bouncing movement – easy to learn, painful to master.
NO shortcuts. NO hand-holding. NO easy mode.
Checkpoints? A well-deserved relief… but only in Normal Mode.
Time Attack Mode? No checkpoints. No mercy. A nightmare for speedrunners.
Secrets & hidden paths? Only for those clever (or stubborn) enough to find them.
Inspired by the Daruma doll’s mantra—“Fall down seven times, stand up eight.”—this game was built for those who refuse to quit.
Most players won’t make it to the end. Some won’t even survive the first few jumps. But a few? They’ll embrace the suffering, push through the pain, and conquer the impossible.
If you rage easily, turn back now.
This game was crafted by a solo developer with care, but not kindness. Every challenge, every detail—designed to push you to the limit. The Daruma always gets back up. Will you?
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Languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 33 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
The Daruma challenge is an interesting foddian game where you first start the map with checkpoints, and then have the opportunity to finish it without checkpoint once you finish the mode. The control are simple, your character is always bouncing, and is affected by the angle of the obstacle, and bounce a little bit higher if you hit a wall soon after you start going up. The fall are a bit punitive, but since you have the checkpoint mode first, i think its fair. There are also a lots of time where you have a small recovery before falling which make the falls even more fair. There are a few secrets in the map and some skin to unlock depending on what to do. Once you finish a no checkpoint run and attempts an other, you will also see your split to compare yourself against your previous time.
Pour avoir eu l'occasion d'y jouer avant la sortie, c'est vraiment un petit jeu addictif ou tu as envie d'allé chercher un meilleur temps. C'est simple a prendre en main, propre et pas trop long, je me régale dessus. Le classement mondiale donne de la compétition et ça on prend. Hâte de voir si il y auras de nouvelles maps.
Bravo, magnifique jeu d'un jeune créateur de français ! Félicitations et total soutien !
Very fun and challenging indie game! It has a lot of secret content, which makes the game more replayable and interesting. Gameplay becomes more and more satisfying as you get the hang of it. The difficulty is fairly well balanced, even though the game remains very challenging.
Super jeu! L'ambiance est excellente,très zen et c'est ce qu'il faut pour faire face aux challenges de difficulté. Le level design est léché, original, précis, et particulièrement gratifiant quand en avançant on découvre les passages. Je recommande pour tous les joueurs prêts à un gros défi.
Vraiment nice !
It's an amazing game, one of the best GOI-like so far <3
Addictif, simple, exigeant, bourré de sens du détail : The Daruma Challenge coche toutes les cases. Le gameplay est clair ,mais j'avoue que chaque rebond est un vrai test de maîtrise et de patience haha. Chaque victoire, même minuscule, fait plaisir comme jamais, surtout les checkpoints hehe Un kind of "foddian" comme on les aime : dur, mais jamais injuste. -----!!!!! Franchement j'adore et je recommande à fond !!!!!----- <3
体验简评: 首先游戏整体的3D卡通画风比较精致。然后游戏的主要玩法,以控制自动跳跃的“达摩”方向为主。 一路克服各种精确平台,最后直达顶峰。 相比较市面上的同类受苦游戏,这游戏难度不低,不过中断存档机制比较友好。 所以只要愿意不断尝试,还是有通关的“可能”。 最后推荐给喜欢挑战精确平台跳跃游戏的玩家,不然的话还是看主播受苦就好。 (PS:登山后的缆车平台跳跃部分,难度真的有点变态:www.bilibili.com/video/BV18KdDYTENs)
Excellent jeu ! Les mecaniques sont bonnes, le gameplay addictif !Hate d'avoir une nouvelle map !
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