Underplayed Gems

Hammer Kid (2023)

Hammer Kid cover
Developer
Asylum Square
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.9 of 5, 53 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A cheerful, retro-style action-adventure where a lone boy uses a hammer to defeat monstrous enemies across colorful, level-based worlds.

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What players say

Players say this free platformer is a mixed bag. The pixel art and music are praised, but the wall jump is often called unresponsive and the lack of checkpoints in long levels leads to frustrating, pixel-perfect deaths. Some see it as a rough prototype or an advertisement for Tiny Thor.

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