Great balance between approach-ability for all ages and worthwhile challenges.
I initially tried this out on PS5 with a young one. This game is great for playing couch co-op with a variety of ages and skill levels. You can literally carry people around. The graphics and story are harmless and cute. It's really neat in that regard. But I'm also a sucker for 3D platforming and collecting. Which Pile Up! Box by Box also offers.
So I loaded it up on Steam to go solo and collect some things. It was a mostly rewarding experience. The puzzles and platforming take a much more methodical approach when playing solo. It made for some fun problem solving and exploring. Unfortunately the game kind of snowballs by the fourth and final world/level. They ran out of good ideas and the design gets clunkier and lazier. So much so that I couldn't reset a room and missed out on the last couple collectibles. It very much spoiled and soured the experience of an otherwise impressively built game. I ended up skipping the other extras and modes because of this.
All that said, it's a great game. It especially shines in co-op. You can literally carry a novice or run through it with a competent buddy. There's a ton of extra stuff to do that is co-op centric as well. Definitely thumbs up.
[copied from my Steam review]
I initially tried this out on PS5 with a young one. This game is great for playing couch co-op with a variety of ages and skill levels. You can literally carry people around. The graphics and story are harmless and cute. It's really neat in that regard. But I'm also a sucker for 3D platforming and collecting. Which Pile Up! Box by Box also offers.
So I loaded it up on Steam to go solo and collect some things. It was a mostly rewarding experience. The puzzles and platforming take a much more methodical approach when playing solo. It made for some fun problem solving and exploring. Unfortunately the game kind of snowballs by the fourth and final world/level. They ran out of good ideas and the design gets clunkier and lazier. So much so that I couldn't reset a room and missed out on the last couple collectibles. It very much spoiled and soured the experience of an otherwise impressively built game. I ended up skipping the other extras and modes because of this.
All that said, it's a great game. It especially shines in co-op. You can literally carry a novice or run through it with a competent buddy. There's a ton of extra stuff to do that is co-op centric as well. Definitely thumbs up.
[copied from my Steam review]