Underplayed Gems

Jumper Jape (2016)

Jumper Jape cover
Developer
Johan Wångsell, Jacob Torrång
Publisher
Team Jape
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Action, Adventure
Rating
4.7 of 5, 17 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a relentless trial of pixel-perfect precision where every spike means instant death and restarting from scratch

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What players say

Players describe it as a short, tight, and brutally hard platformer in the tradition of games like Super Meat Boy. The death-counter and infinite lives encourage retrying, but some find the precision demanding and note hit detection on spikes can feel off.

Screenshots

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