A Game Called Paako (2024)
- Developer
- Team Paako
- Publisher
- Hawthorn Games, USC Games
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
- Rating
- 3.8 of 5, 237 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.9 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A reflective, low-stakes pixel art platformer that feels like exploring someone's personal thesis project, with a quiet, whimsical tone and a focus on narrative and small activities.
pixel artmetagamecontemplativewhimsicalstory-drivenretrolow-key
What players say
Players describe A Game Called Paako as a short platformer mixed with a text adventure about its own development. Many praise its creative meta-narrative and cute art, but opinions split on the writing: some find it heartfelt while others call it self-indulgent and boring. A common complaint is that the story cannot be finished without buying DLC, which players say is not made clear upfront.
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