Underplayed Gems

Panic Porcupine (2022)

Panic Porcupine cover
Developer
Spicy Gyro Games
Publisher
Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.7 of 5, 71 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a frantic, high-speed pixel-platformer where cute visuals contrast with punishing obstacle courses that demand perfect timing and control.

fast-paceddifficultunforgivingcuteprecision platformerretrochallengingpixel graphics

What players say

Players describe Panic Porcupine as a Sonic-inspired precision platformer with short, gimmick-based levels and erratic difficulty spikes, especially in world 4. The controls are tight but the roll button binding frustrates some, and the pole mechanic divides opinion. A few note the UI feels unfinished and 100% completion is reportedly broken.

Trailer

Screenshots

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