PEPPERED: an existential platformer

Item: PEPPERED: an existential platformer
Rating: 92
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-09

Summary

Consistently funny and humorous writing.
Excellent art and music create atmosphere.
Charming characters with well-developed stories.
Unique story with meaningful player choices.
Enjoyable gameplay with solid mechanics.
Mandatory golf mechanics are unenjoyable.

PEPPERED: an existential platformer header

Categories

Platformer Single-player Story Choice-based Narrative Exploration Stealth Gameplay Multiple Endings Philosophical Exploration

Reviews (sample size): 84
Helpful reviews: 76%
Unhelpful reviews: 24%
Protest reviews: 0%

92%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
8%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 182
Negative points: 41
Gameplay points: 20
Perf. points: 1
Rec. points: 44
Misc points: 3

Point	Description	Importance
Consistently funny and humorous Description The game is consistently praised for its well-executed humor, funny dialogue, and jokes integrated into the story, level design, and even failure states. Many reviewers found the humor to be a highlight, contributing significantly to the overall enjoyment. Importance 92%	The game is consistently praised for its well-executed humor, funny dialogue, and jokes integrated into the story, level design, and even failure states. Many reviewers found the humor to be a highlight, contributing significantly to the overall enjoyment.	92%
Excellent art and music Description Reviewers consistently praise the game's art style, animation, and overall aesthetic, often describing it as 'peak art' and 'gorgeous'. The music and sound design are also well-received, with many calling the soundtrack excellent and a 'banger'. Importance 91%	Reviewers consistently praise the game's art style, animation, and overall aesthetic, often describing it as 'peak art' and 'gorgeous'. The music and sound design are also well-received, with many calling the soundtrack excellent and a 'banger'.	91%
Charming and well-developed characters Description The game features charming, well-developed, and memorable characters that resonate with players. Some reviewers specifically highlighted individual characters, expressing their love for them. Importance 80%	The game features charming, well-developed, and memorable characters that resonate with players. Some reviewers specifically highlighted individual characters, expressing their love for them.	80%
Unique story with meaningful choices Description The game features a unique, engaging story with well-written dialogue and interesting lore. Choices have meaningful consequences, leading to multiple endings and encouraging exploration of different paths and character interactions. Importance 66%	The game features a unique, engaging story with well-written dialogue and interesting lore. Choices have meaningful consequences, leading to multiple endings and encouraging exploration of different paths and character interactions.	66%
Enjoyable and solid gameplay Description The game offers enjoyable and solid gameplay, particularly in its platforming mechanics. Reviewers found the platforming to be responsive, fun, and challenging, with clever obstacles and useful moves. Importance 50%	The game offers enjoyable and solid gameplay, particularly in its platforming mechanics. Reviewers found the platforming to be responsive, fun, and challenging, with clever obstacles and useful moves.	50%
Failure progresses the narrative Description The game avoids traditional fail states, instead allowing the narrative to progress even after 'failure'. This design choice encourages exploration and ensures that every action contributes to the overall story. Importance 11%	The game avoids traditional fail states, instead allowing the narrative to progress even after 'failure'. This design choice encourages exploration and ensures that every action contributes to the overall story.	11%
Thought-provoking philosophical implications Description The game is thought-provoking and engrossing, raising fantastic philosophical questions and implications for the player to consider. Importance 6%	The game is thought-provoking and engrossing, raising fantastic philosophical questions and implications for the player to consider.	6%
Unique and quirky elements Description The game contains unique and quirky elements, such as office-chair-dashing as a core mechanic and the choice between serving coffee or saving the world. Importance 6%	The game contains unique and quirky elements, such as office-chair-dashing as a core mechanic and the choice between serving coffee or saving the world.	6%
Humor balanced with existential dread Description The game balances humor with moments of existential dread, creating a unique and memorable experience for the player. Importance 6%	The game balances humor with moments of existential dread, creating a unique and memorable experience for the player.	6%
Spiritual successor to Undertale Description The game is considered a spiritual successor to Undertale/Deltarune, sharing similar themes and gameplay elements. Importance 5%	The game is considered a spiritual successor to Undertale/Deltarune, sharing similar themes and gameplay elements.	5%