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Beard Blade

86% positive of 144 Steam reviews

Released: 2021
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Glovebox Games LLC.

About the game

Run and jump through tropical 16-bit locales as you fend off foes with the power of Branson's shapeshifting beard. Visit the barber to toughen your scruff with new abilities and confront the thieving Smuglins.

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2D Platformer
Platformer
Action
Retro
Pixel Graphics

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Beard Blade

86% positive of 144 Steam reviews

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Released: 2021
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Glovebox Games LLC.

About the game

Tagged by players

2D Platformer
Platformer
Action
Retro
Pixel Graphics

What players say

Recommended
Fun collection platformer that kinda reminds a mix of Donkey Kong Country and Mario. :) Controls and mechanics feel good. I love the fact that when you die the level just starts you back at the checkpoint, no lives required. The beard weapon is a fantastic weapon idea!
4.5 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Recommended
This game teaches you how to play it masterfully while making you feel like you discovered every mechanism. There's "wouldn't it be cool" games where people do a bunch of things in a genre that they think would be cool. This game takes "wouldn't it be cool if" and asks the question every time: "but would it be fun?" and then they do the fun thing that subverts what you think you know about the game, and invites you…
3 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I wish I could recommend this with complete sincerity, heck, I wish I could rate a pleasant in-between, like... give it a shot on a sale if you like platformers with great aesthetic. Okay, lets get the good out of the way before the bad, because I do love this game but it has one glaring issue that kinda ruins it. First and foremost, no shocker, the aesthetic, from the graphics to the sound design is absolutely…
5.5 h played when written. 34 found it helpful.
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