Hoping Forest (2023)

Developer: Arthemy Studios
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 5 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A gentle, low-poly tile-based puzzle game where you calmly navigate a frog through serene environments by shifting paths, accompanied by lofi music.

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What players say

Players call this a cozy tile-rearranging puzzle game with a cute frog and relaxing lofi music. For full completion, collecting all flies is much tougher than the main levels. Some find the puzzles repetitive and note the lack of a move counter and lengthy animations, though an update added faster animations as a setting.

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