Scary Girl (2012)

Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: TikGames
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Genres: Platform
Rating: 2.5 of 5, 1 player ratings
Main story: about 6.0 hours
Completionist: about 8.0 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A vividly colorful, whimsical platforming adventure with a dreamlike, slightly surreal storybook feel.

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About

In this side-scrolling action game, you play as Scarygirl – a girl who has been adopted by a giant intelligent octopus and is trying to figure out who the man haunting her dreams is. Traverse unique, extremely vibrant, colorful, and magical worlds in a seamless mix of 2D and 3D platforming action. You can go it alone in single-player mode or grab a friend and team up in co-op gameplay and fight alongside Bunniguru – the giant kung-fu rabbit. And as you advance, you’ll be able to purchase new weapons and new moves, and discover countless secrets along the way. It’s a mesmerizing fairytale, but the creepy-cute tough-as-nails Scarygirl is no damsel in distress.

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