Underplayed Gems

Tadpole Tales (2021)

Tadpole Tales cover
Developer
Andrei Cretu, Giacomo Autili, Tomer Barnea
Publisher
Pinnical Studio
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
Rating
4.5 of 5, 871 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 46 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A gentle hand-drawn side-scroller where you play as a tiny tadpole cleaning rivers, offering a short and pleasant retro-inspired experience.

hand-drawncutefamily friendlycolorfulcasuallinearwhimsicalretro-inspired

What players say

Players praise the hand-drawn art and that it is free, but they consistently report unresponsive controls, unreliable hitboxes, and repetitive gameplay. The game is very short, around 10 to 20 minutes, yet players also describe it as surprisingly difficult, with some comparing a boss fight to a FromSoftware challenge.

Trailer

Screenshots

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