Headlong Hunt Reviews

Ambience, sfx, and soundtrack are chill and I like the animated reflections in the oil/watercolour style

Let's see ... about 25 minutes in, a few dozen levels done, HIGHLY recommended. This is fun. Don't overthink this purchase; it is worth it.

Extremely solid thinky puzzling. I had a great time! Very tightly designed.

One of the best puzzlescript games, looking better than ever. I'm taking it slow my second time through, but this is a good one.

Top-notch puzzle design, with cool mechanics, nice ambiance, good pacing, and nice simple controls/UX. Each level has its own unique feel and ideas -- no filler. But be aware, that's *all* there is. The flavor text is pretty dull, and there's no story, characters, easter-eggs, bonuses, etc. Just some excellent Sokoban.

Quick Description: -Headlong Hunt is a really well designed, fun, and challenging puzzler. Of Mice and Moggies and Mooselutions are the two most similar games to Headlong Hunt. However, the main distinction is that in this game, the animal/alien runs away from you any time you are directly across from you on the grid. This very simple concept is executed near perfectly. There are really only 3 major mechanics added throughout this game, but the depth that this dev is able to achieve w/ this very simple premise, brilliantly all comes together over the 8-12 hr game. I just finished up both Altered and Room to Grow, which are both criminally underrated. I think this game is very similar in terms of quality and value, but I think this game might be slightly better than both of those two. This game has fells a bit more polished and has better pacing from start to finish. Consensus: -Solid Game (Tier 3 and makes up 35% of my reviews). This is a must play for sokoban fans. While I don't think this is the most innovative game out there, it makes up for it w/ a really well balanced experience that pushes the simple mechanics to their fullest potential. It's an easy game to understand, but does offer some really thought provoking and challenging levels in the last half of the game when all the mechanics are combined. This is another really easy game to recommend.

Solid puzzle game. Obviously a lineage from Sokoban, but with a neat twist that renders the game a unique and interesting twist on the genre. Not too challenging, but will induce regular beard-scratches.

This is a fun and challenging puzzle game with tight level design and once it gets going there's some neat mechanics and twists on the initial ideas that let it branch out into a fair number of puzzle ideas beyond the core "critter flees from you when it sees you". The puzzles are quite streamlined and none of them waste your time, but the game as a whole may be slightly on the shorter side if you're fast.

Wonderful puzzle game. Extremely elegant, focused, and brain-teasing without being brutally difficult.

This may initially look simple, but it features some really great puzzle design while remaining very approachable!