PEPPERED: an existential platformer
Last updated: 2025-04-09
- 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.
- 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | The game is thought-provoking and engrossing, raising fantastic philosophical questions and implications for the player to consider. | 6% |
| Unique and quirky elements | 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 | The game balances humor with moments of existential dread, creating a unique and memorable experience for the player. | 6% |
| Spiritual successor to Undertale | The game is considered a spiritual successor to Undertale/Deltarune, sharing similar themes and gameplay elements. | 5% |