Underplayed Gems

Pain Party (2022)

Pain Party cover
Developer
Icehelm
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
4.1 of 5, 75 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A chaotic party game that blends precise jumping and punishing difficulty with darkly comedic game show stakes.

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What players say

Players say Pain Party is a brutally unforgiving one-hit-death platformer that feels like a sadistic game show. Single-player has a grind for skill points and levels unlock slowly, while multiplayer is reported as dead. The jump has a delay players get used to, and some levels like 'unnamed goose' are widely disliked.

Screenshots

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