Underplayed Gems

Pongo (2015)

Pongo cover
Developer
Drixy Games
Publisher
Plug In Digital
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating
3.3 of 5, 655 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A bouncy, fast-paced 3D platformer that combines pogo-stick hopping with frantic first-person shooting and puzzle solving.

fast-pacedchallengingenergeticarcadeystrategicwhimsicalbouncyintense

What players say

Players say the pogo stick mechanic is the whole identity of the game, but it is tied to a frustrating control scheme that demands limiting the monitor to 60 Hz. Reviews describe the platforms as slippery and the jumping as unrefined, leading to frequent deaths on later difficulty spikes. Some warn the game contains trojan malware. Others find it a cheap, casual time-waster with a nostalgic look.

Screenshots

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