Underplayed Gems

Halfway Down (2023)

Halfway Down cover
Developer
Stephen Joseph
Publisher
PUREHEART
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Rating
4.5 of 5, 11 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A brutally difficult, rage-inducing platformer that demands pixel-perfect precision while constantly threatening to undo all progress with a single mistake.

frustratingpunishingprecise platformingdifficultno checkpointsrepetitivehigh pressurerage-inducing

What players say

Players say it is a free precision platformer that is brutally difficult and punishing, with a unique checkpoint system that depletes on death. Fans of Jump King and Getting Over It will find familiar frustration here, while others warn it is one of the worst in the genre. Players are split on whether the challenge is rewarding or just miserable.

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.