Underplayed Gems

Stick Nightmare (2017)

Stick Nightmare cover
Developer
Pedro Castro Menezes
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.3 of 5, 7 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A simple but punishing puzzle-platformer where difficult level design drives a tense and potentially rage-inducing experience.

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What players say

Players praise the challenging level design and physics-based movement, comparing it to Super Meat Boy. They say the game is hard but fair, with deaths feeling like learning rather than punishment, though some find the controls clunky and the aesthetic unpolished.

Trailer

Screenshots

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