Buy A Walk in the Dark

Generaly - it's an amazing game, but developer did everything to poison it by adding "Cave" levels...

• jumping, catching the right rhythm to beat a level;
  
• pushing the button in right microsecond on "Cave" levels.

• you like challenging platformer games;
  
• nice and attractive style: simplistic, but eye-grabbing;
  
• good level-design (except "Cave" levels) - it's different for both main characters: for the cat it's mostly jumping and catching the rhythm, for the girl it's about some kind of floating between "floor" and "ceiling" - like plumet on the wind;
  
• cat's "jumping" realisation - brief/light push for short/quick jump, lasting/hard push for long/amplitude jump - lets you manipulate with covered distance and gives you a feeling that you truly control as light on foot, flexible and elastic animal as cat.

• "Cave" levels - it's the real curse for this game: it's not even a gaming/playing/face a challenge at all, it's some kind of reaction training: you have to push the button in right microsecond;
  
• absence of check points: for the most of levels it's ok - they can be beat after few tries, but its absence on "Cave" levels devours you with a wave of frustration: you probably will go through dozens desperate attempts to find that right microsecond when you need to push the button.

Nice, but controversial gaming experience: it's true representer of platformer genre, but you have to be ready for truly suffering on "Cave" levels - otherwise, it's a wall-thrown keyboard/gamepad and strong words to developers and their relatives.

I'll recommend this because this is a game done right:

- It's fun, fast-paced and gives you a challenge.
- Not repetitive, different game modes.
- Filled with content: 100 levels and 10 bonus challenges.
- Except for finishing the level, you face 3 other challenges per level:
1) Finishing without dying
2) catching the shiny and
3) finishing under the par time.
- Good Music
- Nice Visual Style
- Responsive Controls

9.5/10

Super Meat Boy + Limbo + VVVVVV = A Walk in the Dark

Good game
9/10

This is a definite rage game and I love it! The music is beautiful, the gameplay is amazing and you get to be a cat! :D This is a game that will get your face red from failing so many times but you still want to play the level again. This game is almost like mario and you have to get to the other side without running into spikes, porquipines <---I spelled that wrong and chainsaws, yes chainsaws. The story of this game is your owner gets taken away by a shadowy creature and you (the cat) is going after her to find and save her. But when you die or run into spiky things the cat disperses like smoke, it's actually really cool. Now for the bad, as much as I love it there are a few things that I would like to say I would like to see improvements on. The cats jumping is horrible, yes its like a cat but when you have to jump from wall to wall like in "Remember Me" it's very frustrating when the cat jumps off course and runs into a wall spike or you get it just right to fall onto a spike. But I do recommend this to anyone who wants a good way to unwind lol

5/10, wait to buy when it's on a big sale
This game started off fun and I enjoyed it for a little bit, but that didn't last. The levels with the cat started off easy and fun as expected, I played about 5 levels as the cat and all was well. And then it continued, and the next 3 or 4 levels were playing as the girl, I thought "Ok that wasn't as fun, but I'm sure I will play as her again soon and it'll be better". I continued to play the levles one by one and it wasn't long that the gameplay just started to become kinda dull and drawn out. I am a fan of platformers such as Super Meat Boy and Bloody Trapland, but A Walk in the Dark failed in comparison. The level designs were not all that great and actually took too long to actually become any form of challenge, and as a result began to lose my interest the more and more I played.
But I kept playing, and I started noticing something, "What the ♥♥♥♥ happened to the little girl?" It was a 16 level stretch of playing as nothing but the cat and took up until level 26 to get play as her again, and that was for a brief for 3 levels. And this pattern continued to follow suit throughout the whole game. Now its not so much that I am complaining about the lack of girl sequences, because I'm not, these girl sequences weren't all that fun and did nothing but break up the game, I'm just wondering why they were in the game at all, its like the developers just threw their hands up in the air and said "We got nothing for her as far as gameplay, so lets just stick mostly to the cat and keep little bits of the girl in there for the sake of story!" But really the sequences with the girl need to be improved, expanded on, and deversified like the cats sequences are or else they just need to be taken out entirely.
As far as story goes, there isn't one. Yes the beginning cutscene shows death seperating the girl and cat, but this is never brushed up on again. The idea of the story is the only thing fueling the desire for progression, other than pure completionism.
However, I will say that this game has a great soundtrack and it one of the better ones I've heard in recent memory. Its not like Dustforce in the sense that its great to do homework or whatever to, but its pretty and solemn, making it a good soundtrack to fall asleep to.

I want to like this game so much, but I can't. The music and art direction are phenomenal, and create a unique atmosphere that few games can achieve; but the game itself was just not well developed. I love challenging platformers, but the engine and physics of this game were programmed to screw you over. I'd estimate a whopping 90% of all deaths are the fault of the game, not the player. And that's being lenient.

Sometimes the levels can be really fun, but often they're just not. Not unfun in a challenging sort of way. Unfun in an I-can't-control-my-fricking-character sort of way way. The only thing that really keeps me playing is the amazing visuals and music. It confuses me as to how some parts of a game's design (music and graphics) can be so top-notch, and other parts (such as engine and physics) can be disastrous. I mean, the game's not broken because of glitches (I barely encountered any); the game's broken because it was programmed that way.

So if you wanna get away from your shooters and RPG's and you really need a challenge. Play this platformgame it's worth every penny. To reach all its achievements is close to impossible. It seems that the developers are pure sadists.

A nice little platformery romp that's neither too hard nor too easy. Or especially original, but it does what it does well enough that I can forgive that.
Something like half the game or so is a super meat boy-esque platforming engine, with wall jumps and decently fast move speed and all that. Unfortunately, the physics here have a few issues; walljumps will randomly fail to activate, and air control is next to non-existent. Clearing the main game and all the challenge levels did not help me understand how momentum in the air works in the slightest; fortunately air control isn't a big factor in the game. The level design here is pretty solid throughout, throwing in a variety of standard platforming elements; crumbling floors/walls, gravity switches, precarious jumping puzzles, all the usual. Again, nothing new, but done well enough that it works. The last string of levels in the main game and about half the challenge levels fall victim to some platforming sins, unfortunately, but aside from them there's a lot to like here.
Another quarter of the game is basically VVVVVV-lite; you play as a young girl who can't jump but can switch between floor and ceiling. The main issue here is that she has literally no weight to her at all and very casually floats up and down with gravity switches; it really feels awkward and not especially well-executed. Fortunately the levels here never get too difficult and this mechanic seems to be axed earlier than the others for some reason. There are some interesting puzzles, but this section also tends to have the issue of the background hiding collectibles.
The last quarter is a runner-style game incorporating more gravity-switching; often accompanied with rather precise jumps and well-placed enemies. The tail-end of these levels also fall victim to long sequences of really tight jumps, and a wind mechanic introduced near the end leads to sudden physics changes that are barely visible on-screen. Other than that these levels are competent enough.
Tying the whole thing together is visuals that remind me most specifically of Knytt Underground and LIMBO; black foreground and characters of the latter and vibrant backgrounds behind dark foreground of the former. The music is a very relaxed soundtrack that helps lessen frustration and is really quite pretty; not that special but it serves its purpose well.
Also there might be a story here, but not really, it's mostly platforming action.
The main game will run you about 3 hours, maybe more if you go for all collectibles/time trials/no death runs. It's not especially long but it's not especially expensive either and I certainly don't regret buying it.

A Walk in the Dark is a very challenging indie gem which consists of an action-platformer game.
You play two characters (a cat and a girl) and the main goal is to finish short levels filled with various traps while catching bonus fireflies.
Finshing those levels under par time amongst other challenges will give you achievements.
That's about all since there is no real story explanation.

Good points are :
The number of levels (100) with extra challenges.
The artwork.
The music and sounds.
The mechanics.
The achievements (27).
Good replay value.

Average ones are :
Gameplay isn't very accurate.
Noticed lag in some levels.
No support for generic joypads.

In short, an enjoyable game with good value for money.

Really fun pick up and put down game, similar to VVVVV, Nice casual game with chill out music

Brought this and gave it a quick go before getting back to work, and I cried... intro was lovely the game play is smooth, Brought in the sale and i feel it was worth the money. Looking forward to getting some more time in on this game.

Nice little game. Hit detection is a bit wonky and it feels like a mix between Super Meat Boy and VVVVVV. Not as good as either but definitely worth the time if you liked those two.

The controls for this game are frustratingly terrible and the characters feel floaty! This is a major problem because the game is a platformer where precise movement is necessary, especially to get all the in game collectables and level badges.

This is a perfectly designed game, but a terribly programmed one. The level designs are clever and interesting, with what should be a steady difficulty curve, but movement--particularly jumping--feels drunken and ungainly.

* The forward momentum of a typical jump is about equivalent to Shovel Knight's forward momentum when he's jumping in the direction of a strong wind
*Hitboxes extend out so far, you can die by jumping straight up when there are spikes on a platform to the side of you.
*The wall jump tends to be more of a wall headbutt, followed by an immediate fall onto spikes.

Every level plays like the aerial equivalent of an ice level, and that's simply unworkable for what's clearly supposed to be a twitch platformer requiring precise control.

On the rare occasions this game works, it works beautifully. I don't think I've ever seen a game cry out this hard for a tool-assisted speedrun. But if you simply want a fun, challenging platformer, play . . . well, any of the games it rips off besides Limbo.

Lovely game Its beautiful artwork and haunting soundtrack. The levels are fun and extremely challenging and I love the theme.

This game is actually just the graphics from LIMBO, the gameplay from Super Meat Boy and VVVVVV and music from some indie game I don't remember right now. Anyhow, this game is still so much fun! If you liked any of the games mentioned above, be sure to check this one out as it mixes those elements very well. One minor issue is the movement, though. As the cat, the walljump doesn't always work and as the girl the controls in mid-air are nearly horrible. Other than that, a very enjoyable indie-title which is very underrated and not well-known enough if you ask me! 8.5/10

While It doesn't do much different from other platformers and I would likely recomend Limbo more, It has its own charm, its fun and cheap enough makes it worth a look. Though I warn you this is a harsh difficult game.

Insanely good game. It's difficult, interesting and didn't bore me one bit! The soundtracks are amazing and very well fitting. It makes you think deeply how to tackle certain situations in the fastest way. Usually while playing games I zone out and think about other things while I play it. However A Walk in the Dark had my full on attention the entire time. I am very glad I bought it.

Running around as a cat is the best. 10/10

A good mix of Super Meat Boy, Limbo, Bit Trip Runner and VVVVVV.

Number one vote for one of the most precise and beautiful games I have ever played. A Walk in the Dark is an amalgam of puzzle, platformer and speedrun, rolled into a gorgeously crafted game. In A Walk in the Dark you play 2 roles, a girl who is enamoured by her cat, and a cat that's enamoured by said girl. The storyline is pretty brief, the girl and cat are separated, and the two partake in finding each other. It's actually kinda heart wrenching to me personally as a lover of animals and the bond between what could ultimately be your best friend is understood by both the game and the player, it shows, and it's executed very well.

So let's talk about the meat of the game. I do prefer the cat levels so we'll start with them, there are two modes of play for the cat, platforming and speedrunning. Speedrunning has you on an auto-scroll chase to the end of the level, whilst avoiding obstacles by jumping from floor to ceiling, almost like flipping the gravity, similar to the popular indie game VVVVVV. The platforming levels will have you navigating some perfectly designed levels with the tightest controls you will ever use. The cat can control his jump height, his speed and can wallkick.

The girls levels are platform based, and the mechanics involved are very very similar to VVVVVV, albeit with a bit more inertia to make things difficult. The girls levels have sort of a floaty charm to it, separating it from VVVVVV.

The hook here for me is the wonderful aesthetics. The art style is so good, almost boasting a Limbo-esque feel with some wonderfully scrolling backgrounds, coupled with an ambient vibe soundtrack with lashings of deep piano. A Walk in the Dark is not easy, I think I actually now hate cats, and girls that float. The engine is so well designed and so precise it will have you on your knees, begging for something easier.

I jumped into A Walk in the Dark expecting some kind of cinematic platformer, as the inspirations from Limbo are apparent, at least graphically. What I got was a well designed, precise and gorgeous little platformer/puzzle game that has taken the very best from games like Limbo and VVVVVV, turned into something a bit more thought provoking. A game for fans of the genre, a game for anyone who likes being dominated by difficulty, cat-lovers and indie gamers alike. A Walk in the Dark is awesome and brilliant, one of the best indie games I've played. Very much recommended.