Underplayed Gems

Smashroom (2021)

Smashroom cover
Developer
Jonathan Calsolaro
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.3 of 5, 7 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A nimble platformer where you chain explosive mid-air jumps through colorful pixel-art levels as a tiny mushroom hero.

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What players say

Players control a mushroom that attacks and double-jumps by farting, a mechanic they call creative but tricky to master. The pixel-art world draws comparisons to Ori and Hollow Knight, with puzzles, secrets, and bosses that feel challenging but fair. Some reviewers find the controls slippery and the inertia frustrating, so the platforming splits opinion.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.