Caterpillarnoid (2020)

Developer: Pavel Kutejnikov
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Free To Play, Indie
Rating: 4.5 of 5, 112 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A breezy, cute arcade blaster where you fling a ball through colorful pixel dungeons to rescue caterpillars.

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What players say

Players are split on whether this is an idle game or not, but agree it is a free brick breaker with a substantial idle and incremental mode that can absorb hundreds of hours. The ball can be hard to see and the last level is a sharp difficulty spike.

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