System: SwitchRelease date: July 22, 2025Developer: Tinyware GamesPublisher: Tinyware Video games
If ever there was a sport that had intense trailer enchantment, Misc, A Tiny Story is it. Cute, miniature robots dwelling happy-go-lucky lives within the ruins of human society? Test. Cozy merchandise searching to assist out your robotic friends? Test. A snarky, plastic cat that’s one way or the other obsessive about meals. Test plus. The sport virtually sells itself. I took the plunge into this cute world to see if the sport lives up the hype.
First and most significantly, the sport is simply as cute as marketed. The graphics look simply nearly as good in movement as they do within the trailer, every stage populated with quirky characters and more and more humorous situations. The visuals gained’t be blowing anybody’s thoughts, however they impart the sport’s post-apocalyptic, “reclaimed by nature” aesthetic completely. Every stage is full of oddball residents who every have their very own issues, from dude bro physique builders fighting interpersonal points to snooty socialites who simply wish to lounge on an oil-filled seashore. The gamers is rewarded for every resident they assist, receiving each tangible rewards within the type of forex and collectibles, in addition to an inspiration mechanic that encourages residents to comply with your lead in benevolence. On this manner, the cutesy robotic world feeds into gameplay seamlessly.
From a narrative perspective, you comply with a single thriller from stage of stage, searching for the origin of an catastrophe that left behind golden cogs (the aforementioned collectibles) everywhere in the world. It’s essential to gather sufficient golden cogs in every stage to restore the gateways between them, main you straight into the trail of every of the world’s residents. Our three major characters on this journey are Buddy, the participant, Bag Boy, his misunderstood finest pal, and Bag Boy’s cat, Flick. The interaction between the three is a continuing all through the story, driving each the humor and emotional heart of the story.
The humor is, nevertheless, one place the place the sport falls a bit in need of its promoting. The sport is dripping with attraction, however most of the particular person jokes fail to land because the builders intend. The dialogue simply isn’t written sharply sufficient or with the extent of ridiculousness you’re anticipating. If I didn’t know sport was developed by native English audio system, I might have guessed that the jokes had been affected by wood translation.
This one flaw apart, this cozy journey sport nonetheless provides glorious characters and gameplay. Every stage comes with a wide range of goals. Each stage has a collection of smaller gadgets to gather, random junk left behind by the catastrophe which struck the robotic world. The junk collected could be turned in to a recycling robotic for forex, which could be spent for quest gadgets and tools on the native retailer. Gamers are inspired to platform and discover every self-contained space for all of the gadgets they will discover, discovering hidden nooks and crannies throughout. The controls are tight and challenges properly designed, beginning out pretty easy and steadily rising with issue as you progress to every new space.
My private favourite challenges are offered in underground sublevels, hosted by a raccoon who seems as soon as every stage. These are pure platforming gauntlets, every one enjoying with particular features of the sport’s physics engine and rewarding persistent gamers with a singular collectible every time. With every new stage, I discovered myself desirous to find the raccoon and see what he had in retailer. Not solely did they supply a dose of additional problem, however additionally they allow you to experiment with the boundaries of Buddy’s rising arsenal of platforming instruments.
The largest benefit to cozy video games like that is the modest issue, which makes full clearing ranges really feel much less like a chore and extra like an affordable problem. The truth that many quests reward you with further interactions with the sport’s lovable robots. In that manner, Misc, A Tiny Story finally ends up being a wonderful palate cleanser sport with broad enchantment.
Whereas this indie title is much from good, it handily accomplishes its objective of being a cute, humorous, and accessible platformer. If anybody’s searching for a comfy journey in a literal (and figurative) tiny package deal, you’ll be able to’t go improper with Misc. A Tiny Story.
Misc. A Tiny Story copy offered by the writer for the needs of this overview.
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