Underplayed Gems

Cute Things Dying Violently (2011)

Cute Things Dying Violently cover
Developer
ApathyWorks
Platforms
Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360
Genres
Point-and-click, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Where to get it
Steam
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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A darkly humorous physics puzzler where you launch adorable critters to safety — though many will meet a gruesome end along the way.

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About

Cute Things Dying Violently is all about saving a bunch of hapless Critters. Launch them around to get them safely out of each level. Dodge lethal spikes, buzzsaws, fire, and hateful robots. And, if a few dozen (or hundred) of them get turned into charred, smoking husks in your attempt to save them... there's the old saying about omelettes and breaking eggs. Broken, bloody eggs.

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.