There were a lot of big Games this year that felt devouring, such as Monster Hunter Wilds Or Clear obscure: shipping 33. Labyrinth mouse Offers something different: a little collection and game experience that takes a lot of ideas from certain classics and adds an intelligent touch.
The game, of Chance to be the owner Developer trampolinetals, mixture of elements of Pac-man,, Vampire survivorsand even the classic Snake. As an adorable and pixelated mouse, you zipen in a labyrinth to obtain blue gems of the experience that are kept by cats. When you go through cats, they will wake up and start to continue, sometimes creating a line of hilarious felines. (Cute ghost cats will also appear and float on the contrary directly on your way.) The whole action takes place on a single screen, so it is easy to see where everything is at any time.
When you get enough gems, you can choose from a selection of three power-ups. The upgrades are often a little silly, like knitting needles that fly in the air to attack cats that pursue you, but as with Vampire survivorsIt is fun to experiment with different capacities to create interesting constructions.
Labyrinth mouseThe most interesting feature is that time only moves when you move, as in Superhot. When you advance, enemy cats are accelerating right behind you, but when you don’t move, they are also frozen. Your capacities are all in spare time, and time on these sweaters also only progresses when you advance. All this means that instead of the growing feeling of being exceeded that you can get by dodging ghosts Pac-man or fight hordes of monsters in Vampire survivors,, Labyrinth mouse Gives you time to sit down and think about where you want to go then – even if you have 10 cats on your tail.
I really like how it all works. You are always dealing with many enemies, but instead of anxiety of having to repel them in real time as in other games, it is much more relaxed. The charming atmosphere and catchy music help make the experience more welcoming than stressful too.
After the races, you will unlock new upgrades and characters for future races depending on your score. I am a big fan of a mine weapon exploding when I make the cats follow me to walk on it. And my favorite character so far is a mouse called jazz with sunglasses and a saxophone – which begins with a saxophone weapon. A little guy so cool!
Labyrinth mouse is in early access, it should therefore obtain more content. It seems that there is already a generous quantity to play; Trampolinetals launched the game this month with 30 characters and 63 upgrades, which means that there are a lot to dig. But what I like the most is that I can play for a few minutes after an hour Doom: dark ages Level and I feel like I have done something – even when these annoying cats end up catching up with me.
Mace Maze is available now in early access to PC.
