Soft Body

[b][i]Soft Body[/i] is a hidden gem, as far as I'm concerned.[/b] I'm not sure why this title didn't get more attention as of this point (9/16). While the asking price seems steep, there is a ton of top-quality gameplay and fun to be had here. [i]Essentially, this is a wonderful mashup of the puzzle and bullet hell genres.[/i] While it works best with a controller, a keyboard is great too (no need for that mouse). [b]The trailer doesn't do it justice. I had to play this to get that 'aha' moment of how smooth it is.[/b] The levels are very well designed, and the mechanic works really well. There are several different puzzle mechanisms that are revealed to you over time. [b]Pros:[/b] +Wonderful fresh mechanic that comes out of mixing puzzle elements with bullet hell +Controller or keyboard works great (no need for mouse) +Learning curve ramps up at a very doable rate; I haven't rage quit, yet the puzzles are still quite rewarding to complete +Music and atmosphere are really cool +New G...

I did a little bit of [strike]snooping[/strike] research and found out that most people who leave positive reviews here and write that they feel like [i]"mental ninjas for controlling two snakes at a time"[/i] or whatever haven't actually completed the gamemode where they are supposed to do that. They say it's incredibly fun, spend 30 more minutes playing, fail completely and then never launch Soft Body again. Why? Because this is the most challenging, but also the most [i]tedious[/i] game I have ever laid my hands on. The developer asks you to literally change how your brain works in order to learn to control two things at the same time while dodging millions of projectiles – a daunting task that can take dozens of hours spent in agony and frustration – and what does he offer in return? Nothing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ There is no music whatsoever, only lacklustre sound effects – so much for the [i]musical world[/i] promised on the Store Page. There are neither screenshots nor any ar...

Guide to literally cleaving your brain into two.

its like patting your head and rubbing your stomach but also at the same time using your feet to pat your stomach and rub your head

Quick Score: 5/5 Notes: Severely underrated game. All aspects of the game are extremely polished and to my knowledge the gameplay itself is 1 of a kind. Difficulty gets decently high but never insane, and if you so desire there are assist options to help. My only issue with the game is that I had a crashing issue upon beating hard mode which wouldn't let me progress to hard+, requiring me to manually wipe my save and playthrough it again. There is actually an option to instantly unlock all modes, though it said it disables "trophies" (achievements?) so i didnt want to risk it. Luckily, unlocking hard mode again only took about 20 minutes. Aside from that though I have no complaints.

What right does this game have to call itself "meditative?" I certainly don't feel relaxed. I feel like my mind is strangling itself with a wire. The learning curve is not so much steep as it is endless. I have been playing for only about three hours and I feel like a two-year-old desperately fighting against his own undeveloped motor skills. My thumbs hurt. My hands hurt. Anyway, you should buy this game.

Amazingly unique game which will make your brain ache. Control two snakes at once as you dodge and maneuver through the levels, fulfilling the objectives. Very hard to explain how it works, but very intuitive to pick up and figure out what each level is asking of you. Check it out!

So I spent ~80$ in the Steam sales and the game I'm the most happy about having purchased so far is the one that didn't even have a discount. You know. That's how I roll. Soft Body is fun and engaging and well-designed. It's also quite difficult to describe. Its official website says the game is "a meditative action game where you control two beautiful, gooey snakes at the same time." I've seen people naming it a "bullet hell" multiple times. And technically, you could call it that; but for me, it doesn't feel right. I can't relate to the word "hell" when it comes to this game. This isn't hell. This is different. The thing is: I'm occasionally bad at games, and always terrible at losing them. Seriously. I'm an awful loser. I get mad. I shout at the screen. I ragequit. I'm not proud of it, but most of the time, that's how it goes: it doesn't sit well with me when a game forces me to do the same thing all over again with little to no reward. In Soft Body I enjoy getting hit and dying...

- Learn to play the game - got stuck at a level - my 9 year old nieces want to try - beat level on first try 10/10 would get rekt by 9 year old again!

A great game for anybody who likes any of the following: ambient music, bullet hells, a sense of whimsy and something differerent, cool shaders, and neat games. The main game (soft game) was shorter than i expected, but there's still the soft game+ and the hard game modes if i want to do more.