
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
トレーラーの通り登山ゲームですが、壺おじをはじめとする鬼畜登山ゲーとは違い、ゴールまでに複数のチェックポイントがあります。 落下してもスペースキーを押せばすぐに復帰できるので、かなり遊びやすいです!
J’ai eu accès en early access à The Daruma Challenges (ou Darum’s) grâce aux développeurs, et c’est une excellente surprise. Le jeu propose un concept simple mais addictif : gravir une map au design asiatique soigné, avec un gameplay accessible et précis. C’est exigeant, parfois frustrant, mais toujours motivant. Une pépite en devenir, surtout pour les amateurs de speedrun.
ff le passage du télésiège mais béji a faire au moins une fois
Super Hard but VERY Sastifying
Boing boing cela rebondit sans cesse ! en même temps c'est le principe du jeu ! aller à droite, aller à gauche ce n'est pas plus compliqué et pourtant cela demande de la dextérité ! Les superbes graphiques "japonisant" donnent envie de passer au prochain level rien que pour voir ce que le suivant nous révèle ! C'est beau, c'est propre et c'est français ! Bravo.
Un super jeu prenant ni trop simple ni trop compliqué! on peut y passer des heures sans voir le temps passer ! Love it!
チェックポイントがあって簡単な登山ゲー チェックポイントなしでもかなり簡単な方だと思う 他の登山ゲーが難しすぎてクリアできない自分でもクリアできてハッピーです
Jeu très bien ficelé, avec un univers graphique absolument magnifique. Difficile de s'arrêter après un check point, on a toujours envie d'aller plus loin, plus haut et de découvrir dans quel monde les rebonds du Daruma nous entraînera. A tester sans hésiter ;)
シンプルな操作性ですがとても癖になるゲームです。チェックポイントもあり優しい!BGMも自然を感じさせるのですが何より上から下に落ちたときのチーンという音はじめはすごく面白かったです。残り2ステージで私もクリアなのですが日常の息抜きに達成感もあり丁度良いゲームだと思います(。-∀-)
A very enjoyable, bouncing game! Very easy to learn and only the elite could master. Kept me occupied for quite sometime. The mechanics are good, very fluid movement and game play. The art and music compliment the style of the game and was the perfect amount of relaxation to stop me launching my keyboard out of the window. I've not given up, I will be playing this again to get my achievements for sure!
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