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Slip

$0.99
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Developer:
Handsome Games
Publisher:
Handsome Games
Platforms:
Windows Mac
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About This Game

Slip is a fast paced side scrolling platformer that utilizes a two-color swap mechanic to allow the player to evade danger. Slip is not for the faint of heart. It has an immense focus on timing and features devilishly tricky level design. Utilizing your two colors, absorb damage from incoming projectiles of the same color, or be destroyed immediately by the opposite color. Additionally, Slip features colored Geometry that you only interact with when you share its color. This is perfect when you need a place to stand, but can result in instant death if you land on a set of spikes sharing your color. In addition to color based obstacles, Slip is also host to numerous Color driven props. Sharing the color of a launch-ring will shoot you in the direction it faces. Match the color of a gravity well to get sucked in and color swap again to have it launch you in which ever direction you are spinning. Lastly, utilize the phase shift platforms to shift vertically in the direction of your color.

Game Progression:
Slip is split up into 12 levels with an overworld connecting them. Game progression is linear with each level being unlocked when the level before it is beaten. Each level features a plethora of deadly obstacles that result in instant death. However, since the game can be quite difficult, there are frequent checkpoints laid throughout each level. Lives are NOT limited. You can press on until your thumbs are weary.

At the end of every level there is a mini-boss or boss encounter. During these sequences the game switches to an autorun mode where the player can adjust their position on screen by moving left or right. Here, positioning can mean the difference between life and death.

Why we run: The story of Slip.

You play as the devilishly cubie protagonist. You've always been pretty awesome with your ability to swap between 2 colors. You're a pretty sweet deal. Your nemesis Steve, on the other hand, is gross and smooth, nasty and organic. His color is that of a sickly peach. Why doesn't he just swap colors like you? Because he can't. Because he's Steve. In his early years Steve idolized you. He wanted to be you. After a failed attempt to become your sidekick (you don't have sidekicks since you're not a superhero) Steve began to seclude himself from the world. His envy of you grew and turned to hatred and resentment. He worked tirelessly in his lab creating all forms of horrible beings. His greatest triumph however has just been unleashed upon you. You couldn't have foreseen in your wildest dreams that Steve's malice would lead to such a monstrosity as the color purple. And now, it is upon you.

Key Features

  • Steam Leaderboards: Keep track of your rank in every level of Slip. (PC only. The Mac version does not have Steamworks support)
  • Challenge Levels: In addition to the core game levels, there are also 20 challenge levels that really put your platforming skills to the test.
  • Controller Support: Enjoy Slip from the couch. (PC only. Mac versions of Slip do not have controller support)
  • Accessory Unlocks - To add a bit of silly to a light hearted game, players can also unlock clothing accessories to wear while playing. These accessories are unlocked by feats of skill while playing. The requirements can range from beating the first level to completing a level without dying.
  • 3 Difficulty Levels - Even though Slip is immensely difficult (in a fair sort of way) players will find that their skill level increases dramatically as they master the art of color swapping. As such, there are 3 levels of play. Normal - 100% gamespeed. Hard - 110% gamespeed. And Sassy - 120% gamespeed. These percentages might not sound intimidating, but they are really quite dramatic in the context of Slip

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User Reviews

Very Positive
55 user reviews
80%
Positive
18 min at review
Recommended

ok - this is awesome! It is mesmerizing - color switching and music together makes a great experience. Starts off easy enough - gets hard fast. Super fun.

42 helpful
1 hrs at review
Recommended

Ikaruga as a platformer with great music, you can't go wrong with this.

39 helpful
1 hrs at review
Recommended

Slip is a Freaking Slippy game where you play as Slip a 3D Voxel Charater that can change between the 2 colors Blue and Red and you goal is to defeat your nemisis Steve who always looked up to you but you turned him down. Did i mention Steve invented the color Purple? Hint Hint?

16 helpful 1 funny
4 hrs at review
Recommended

This game is full of fun and difficulty. Difficulty first because this game is hard as nails. I'm not sure if it's just that a lot of people dont play online, but at this current point, only two people have made it past 2-2 (one of them being me), and one person past 2-3, since I haven't gotten that far, and I'm on the easiest difficulty. But you will be spending a LOT of time trying to beat this. The color changing mechanic makes this tough as nails, and all of the bullet-hell elements in it makes it equally insanely difficult. Every end level boss will beat you to a pulp, and you'l enjoy every second. The game is definitely a fun one. Very lighthearted, and loves to have fun. Its meant to be fun, and doesn't beat you up for losing. It's got a lot of little fun bits and you can unlock fun little accessories, so you can have a good time, so long as you don't ragequit first.

16 helpful
14 hrs at review
Recommended

Slip is one tough run and jumpish platformer. It's somewhat like a mix between Super Meat Boy and BIT TRIP. Runner. What makes this game unique though is the use of the color switch gimmick. It starts of quite easy (even at "sassy" difficulty) but gets much harder pretty fast. You need to collect as much cubes as you can in each level and try not to lose too many lives in hopes of a score bonus, there is also a multiplier for going really fast and passing through a number of checkpoints without dying. Every level ends with a mini boss battle, which is usually even more tough than the level itself. On top of the 12 levels that are included in the main game (don't worry, the game isn't as short as you'd think, it takes some mastering before you can reach the final boss), there are also 20 challenge maps which focus on platforming skills (those resemble Super Meat Boy the most). It would probably also be a good idea to mention the leaderboards (which work really nicely) and the handful...

13 helpful
19 hrs at review
Not Recommended

Currently on first boss and will update as I go along. First impression is that it is a lot of style with little substance. Basically you are paying for a glossy version of Simon Says. Obstacles come up to quickly and Bosses don't give you an idea of how they behave so you just expect to die over and over again making very small progress as you are forced to memorize the level and the boss patterns, that is it, no creative twists on platformers, nothing we havn't seen before. Lets Play can be watched here: http://youtu.be/yZ83TiD6ejI

13 helpful
54 min at review
Recommended

This game is fun and addicting but so frustrating. It hurts my brain. It takes fast reflexes and split second decisions and lots of dying and wanting to turn off the game but not being able to and celebrating when you get to the next flag and then losing all hope when making it to the end of the level and having to beat the "boss" until you finally train your brain and complete it just to have another level unlocked. Repeat. Sigh...

3 helpful
1 hrs at review
Recommended

So you got all triple perfects on every level in Bit.Trip Runner2 eh? So you've gotten to lvl. 12 in Race The Sun and didn't get your head smashed into a giant caterpillar or a wall that fell 2" in front of you eh? Achieving those things makes you feel like you're the center of someone's homeparty and everybody's jealous of you. And then THIS guy comes around, like the asshole quarterback of your average highschool football team and smashes you in the stomach, takes a piss in your cheap beer and chains you to a lead pipe in the basement while throwing rotten eggs at you. That's what playing SLIP feels like. This game is frustrating and makes me feel dumb and slow. It's one of those games that gets hard REALLY fast and requires you to stay focused 110%. But that's what makes this game so interesting. Switching between blue and red while jumping, falling and dodging bullets is a hard thing to do, but when you're really into it (headphones on and soundtrack to the max), you want more. WA...

3 helpful 1 funny
27 min at review
Not Recommended

freaking too hard .... I can forgive bad graphics but this gameplay and difficulty kills even the lil fun this simple game could give

2 helpful 1 funny
1 hrs at review
Recommended

This game is totally worth 7,50 eu because it has incredible ball courts. with very nice quality. it's like super meat boy! only much better! and much more challenging.

2 helpful

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System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows XP
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 2.4GHz, AMD Athlon X2 2.8GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI HD 3450 or Higher, Nvidia Geforce 8600GT or Higher
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

FAQ

How much does Slip cost?

Slip costs $0.99.

What are the system requirements for Slip?

Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Intel Core 2 2.4GHz, AMD Athlon X2 2.8GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: ATI HD 3450 or Higher, Nvidia Geforce 8600GT or Higher DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space

What platforms is Slip available on?

Slip is available on Windows PC, macOS.

Is Slip worth buying?

Slip has 80% positive reviews from 55 players.

When was Slip released?

Slip was released on Apr 28, 2014.

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