Arrowbound

Uppon Hill

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About this game

Bound through a painterly pixel art world on a quest to recover your flock of woodland friends from the clutches of giant eagles! Don't give up, it's only a little higher!


Features

▶ Leap with pixel precision using familiar slingshot controls up an increasingly challenging array of towers!

▶ Perfect your ascent on return runs with faster times and fewer falls!

▶ Enjoy a peacefully atmospheric soundtrack while you fling to higher heights.

▶ Take in the lovingly animated pixel art scenery, from autumnal vistas, to ancient desert temples, to frozen wastelands.

▶ Meet a cast of quirky fantasy characters along the journey. Will you be friends or enemies?

This game was lovingly designed and developed live on Twitch by Adam Younis as studio Uppon Hill. Come join the community at any of the social links below:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AdamCYounis
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/AdamCYounis
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamCYounis
Discord: https://discord.gg/9WkRG7s

Ratings and reviews

This game strikes an incredible balance of difficulty and reward. I played through the whole game and beat every level and I can't recommend it more. If you can push through the initial difficulty curve, the slow pacing, beautiful pixle graphics, ambience, and methodical gameplay combine in a way that's really unique.

I found this because I've seen some of Adam's YT videos. The gameplay style is different for me, "easy to learn but difficult to master," but the controls are precise, and the music and graphics are lovely. Ads don't seem especially intrusive, which is always nice. My one suggestion so far would be to add some kind of aiming line of sight (I'm not sure of the exact term).

It's a fun, beautiful little game, the arc physics are smooth even on my terrible phone and of course the pixel art is simply gorgeous. The major thing is that, while I think the game SHOULD be difficult, it's hard to tell where the bow is actually aiming because of how the pixels deform (a straight shot aiming reticle might help w/o making it too easy). And it's kind of infuriating that eventually you stop being able to use the feathers but the game doesn't warn you so.