TopplePOP: Bungee Blockbusters

Don't let the funny physics and cute vibes fool you. The game is competitive, tight, and very deep. The controls allow a level of precision you wouldn't expect looking at the footage and feel really smooth. It's both a great party game and I hope it gets big enough to get some kind of e-sports scene. Don't skip out on this if you like falling block puzzle games!

大人も楽しめるゲームです。このユニークな物理計算が働くステージは、ブロックゲームの新しい可能性をみせてくれた。 It was a very fun game for adults to play as well, despite its cute animal characters and colorful, kid-friendly scenery.🦊 At first, I expected a block-connecting game like Puyo-Puyo, but my expectations were completely overturned. TopplePOP stands out with its unique physics-based gameplay. By bungee jumping, you can manipulate the direction of gravity, adding a fresh twist to the experience. The bouncy, responsive controls feel so realistic that you can't help but grip the controller tightly. The unpredictable movements—almost like a drunken fist style—made the game even more thrilling and enjoyable for the three of us adults. I bet this game will enhance communication with your friends too. Enjoy!🦊❤️ 普通のブロックゲームを想像していましたが、私の予想はいい意味で裏切られました！このTopplePOPは、物理計算がまるで違います。バンジージャンプをすることによって、重力の向きはあなたの操作に委ねられている。弾むような操作感はとてもリアルで、ついコントローラーを強く握りしめてしまうほどです。酔拳のような予測できない動きに、大人三人がとてもエキサイティングして楽しめました。このゲームは友達とのコミュニケーションのいい起爆剤になるはず。おすすめです。

TL;DR: Once you pop, you can't stop. Played the demo at PAX Aus 2019, still playing in 2025. Topplepop is an extremely unique action puzzler that should win this years labour of love award, the single player campaign is charming and hilarious (although not finished in EA, much to my sadness), the variety in the 'puzzle generation' via the weekly challenges and party mode makes this infinitely enjoyable.

Very playful physics-based tetris-like with a surprisingly high skill ceiling.

I would first like to preface that I have over 200 hours playing this game in its pre-release state. TopplePOP appeals to a playerbase unlike any other on the market. A party game easy enough to pick up that will get excitement through the roof comparable to Mario Kart. A competitive game with huge strategic and mechanical depth akin to a competitive FPS. A combination of various puzzle games that has colourful blocks that draws parallels with Tetris but with physics added to them such as with Tricky Towers but also with chaining like in Puyo Puyo. A chill single-player game with cartoonish aesthetics and teamwork orientated intense multiplayer battles. The basics of TopplePOP are easy enough to understand; connect 4 blocks together to clear them and save your grumble friends trapped inside blocks (signified by faces on blocks). But with physics added, so does chaos with falling blocks, unplanned collisions and accidental clears, yet with all this, the game is still incredibly intuitive to understand. TopplePOP has incredible depth that allows for continued interest in the game. Mechanics that start off as moving, touching and dropping evolve into acrobatics with increasing player skill. Strategy is an integral part of the game and starts off as simply connecting 4 blocks but delve into creating elaborate setups, efficiency and opponent interaction to mention a few. It also has extremely satisfying character, level and sound design that hooks new players in and has experienced players coming back for more. TopplePOP has a variety of ways to play: -A story mode either by yourself or with a friend that introduces you to the TopplePOP universe and teaches you how to play the game while saving your grumble friends. -Battles against the computer to ease you into competitive TopplePOP. -Battles with friends in 2v2's or play against them in 1v1's, 1v1v1's or 1v1v1v1's. -A time trial challenge mode to either beat your own time or beat other's times. ToppplePOP is an extremely replayable game. Almost every level if not all levels outside of the story mode are procedurally generated meaning that no 2 games are exactly identical. Further, the game has stages that are aesthetically distinct and each have their own twist which comes with their own unique challenges. Lastly, the game has amazing devs that are really nice and respond to feedback. What started as a fun game to play with a friend became a quest to play competitively and to win matches in tournaments. I cannot recommend this game enough!

Great game to play with friends. The way you chain blocks together to pull off combos is what really adds depth. It's not just about connecting 4 blocks together. You can plan ahead setting up where you want combos to go; you can set up clusters so that when one combo finishes the next one falls in place; before your combo finishes you can quickly shove one of the blocks to collide with another cluster increasing the size of your combo. But you don't have the luxury of stopping and thinking because the timer is always counting down. Very satisfying once you get the hang of it.

I know this review is going to be a bit biased since I was involved in a part of this game's development as a freelance localiser, but I can assure you that hundreds of positive reviews from top Puyo/Tetris players more than prove that this game, although deviant to both aforementioned well-known puzzle game, is a fresh breath of air to the puzzle game eSports genre.

My wife and I have been TopplePOPping since the summer of 2021 when we got the demo, and still can't put it down. Amazing couch co-op game with friendly and competitive modes. Love the balance between precision puzzling and tossy chaos - there's enough control that you can learn tricks and pull off impressive moves, but you'll also be met with the harsh realities of being wild animals throwing around blocks that sometimes stick to things, drop before you want, or get outright sabotaged by your well-meaning partner. So happy that this full version is finally out, hope to see the leaderboards for the weekly challenges full of worthy competitors soon!

Fun co-op puzzler with a surprisingly deep story mode!

The real Puyo Puyo x Tetris crossover.