this game is really interesting! i played about 45 minutes of it.

i love this mash-up of genres. the puzzles are really well-done, with satisfying solutions. they have that great quality of good puzzles where they seem straightforward, and then you realize the challenge, and then once you figure out the solution it seems straightforward again.

the art and music are lovely, they come together to create a mystic dungeon atmosphere and a world i want to explore.

personally i was not a huge fan of the timing puzzles, though that’s more a personal preference than anything else. in particular, once i had completed a room and was moving through it just to get to a different place, having to wait for the right timing was kind of annoying since i had already gotten through the room.

also, sometimes the interactive elements weren’t obvious to me. for instance, after unlocking the sword, i didn’t realize that one had appeared on the level.

overall though, this was a really enjoyable game and i’d like to see more!

Jumped into this for a few minutes because the idea piqued my curiosity... and half an hour later I'm still going. I'll hopefully jump back into this again soon - I really love it.

Only recommendations I could make it finding a way to make the enemies "pop" more in certain areas as they seemed to blend in to the rooms a little bit. There are also a few issues with keyboard controls in the pause menu where it's not obvious to press the right key to move over, but that's something minor. 

Oh! Also the save system doesn't seem to work? I tried to continue and it put me in some room I hadn't seen before and I think the character spawned in a wall :)

Keep it up, can't wait to play more of this!

Wow. I have nothing more to add than the fact that you made an amazing game.

I just had to time to try it for half an hour but I will come back to it asap to see more.

The game is so well polished. With fun puzzles and a well balanced difficulty the more you dive into it.

Visual and audio feedbacks are great.
Addictivity is definitely here.
Great game.

May I asked for how long have you been working on it?

I can tell a lot of thought has been placed into Sliding Hero. Once I got the hang of the game mechanics and puzzles, everything fell more into place. I tend to enjoy sliding puzzle games like this, and the challenges definitely piqued my interest. Since I'm a casual gamer, I did get stuck at parts and would benefit from a hint system. Those that have a knack for puzzle games will surely do well though! Overall, I enjoyed how the world was built and admired the atmosphere while using my noggin. I can see how Sliding Hero can be addicting as there is a lot of potential.

Hi! I'm from the Feedback Quest and your VOD is up if you're interested

LINK: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1823141067

We've discussed quite a bit about your game and frankly I think there's little that needs mentioning here. Objectively the game is pretty solid. Amazing solid controls, simple loop and instructions. Story is pretty sub par and the main character felt a bit bland but you don't really need much info in these kinds of games. 

My only gripe objectively is the Weapon change is a bit slow and sometimes annoying and that some of the rooms need to be more visually appealing. 

As for other things I'd note, its entirely subjective and I've mentioned it on stream and you directly. That being, your promotion and presentation. A quality game, no matter how good, if it isn't presented properly or in an appealing manner, won't get traction. I highly recommend investing in some marketing, art and such for the game. 

Still amazing game and I would've missed it had I not been contacted.

Personal rating: 5/5 great game, enough said. Simple, solid, 

Really interesting game!

As mentioned before on stream, the biggest thing for me was really the sfx during the boss battle being especially jarring, and I had to turn off the sound entirely to deal with the boss.

I did notice that there was never an incentive to NOT pick up all the weapons in a room so perhaps it might be interesting to have a puzzle where the player must purposefully avoid weapons initially to set up a room before coming back round.

I did very much like the last room puzzle, and thinking back to it, I think one of the reasons I preferred it to the room with all the barrels was because there were no gaps in the floor that forcefully reset the room.

I also feel the weakest element in the game right now is probably the player character. I don't think I find his personality very compelling or interesting for whatever reason. The boss character on the other hand seems a lot more interesting.

All in all, I liked it.

Very fun game! I really liked that the levels had a lot of animations so the world felt alive, like with torches, eyes popping up in holes, and so on. I suggest adjusting the sound balancing, so some of the sound effects become more obvious. For example, the flame sound when the player is near a torch is awesome, but I only noticed that much later in the game. There's also a chime when the level is completed, but I didn't notice that for a while.

About having new mechanics being introduced through an in-game tutorial of sorts, like having to use the mace on a snail that's blocking the player's path, so the player learns that the mace can be used to knock snails. I think the other one was to have solid / translucent blocks that are on a timer that disallows/allows the player to go past, and then having enemies turn translucent when they're dying, so the player understands they don't have to wait for the death animation to complete before moving on.

I got stuck on a puzzle for a while, and you gave the hint that I didn't have the requirement equipment for that puzzle yet. It would be nice to have some notification in-game that would let the player know, so they don't spend a long time trying to figure out a puzzle they can't solve yet. Mages of Mystralia had a good method of something you could interact with, and it would tell you if you had the required runes for a puzzle -- perhaps you can do something like that.

Similarly, having an in-game hint system would be great. Mages of Mystralia had that as well, and Tomb Raider also had Lara Croft giving hints after a while, both of which were very useful to help players get past puzzles when they get stuck for too long.

Overall, I enjoyed playing this game a lot, the puzzles were good, the mechanics were fun, and I never felt like a death was anything but my fault (by moving too slowly, pressing the wrong key, etc).

Edit: VOD link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1825791099?t=00h49m11s

Very nice and cute 8-bit pixel graphics! Simple to learn, hard to master. You have made a fun and addictive puzzle adventure game here!

I like that in each level you have to move, and the movement itself is a puzzle. Which is something I intend to add in my game for variety. Here, it works perfectly!

The controls are easy and fluid.  The sound was very fitting. Especially the level with the blocks that looks like dice that show "5" has great music.

Perhaps the only problem I had was that some icons (especially the ones near the enemies) need to be explained a bit better.

Awesome production! Be proud of yourself!

I've always loved this kind of puzzles in RPGs, so this is a treat! Even though I suck at it ha ha, takes me ages to figure out the solution for each room. The demo is really good, visuals, UI, sounds... The only suggestion I have as another reviewer would be to show the weapon's durability, so you know exactly how to plan ahead, based on the enemies and how many hits they need to be destroyed. Other than that, great job!

Hello there, I just finished your demo, it was really fun!

I like the art style and the sound design a lot, and the whole game idea is very nice, I enjoy that type of puzzles.

You did a really good job, so I have only a few bits of feedback for you.

1. Healing water placement is a little bit punishing in the middle game, the second one feels like a secret. I feel like adding at least one more of them and placing them in less hidden spots would be fine. It is important because some rooms require the player to return to the respawn point to heal. However, the teleport system did a great job in the final part of the game.

2. Some things (very few) could be better explained, like differences between weapons. A window with a short description that pops up when the weapon of given type is picked up for the first time should be enough.

3. It could be a good idea to make boss copies a little bit more distinguishable (maybe some phasing effect?). Sometimes the boss is pretty far away and if we spend too much time searching for the right one we may not be able to reach him.

4. I think that I found red clothes at one point, but they didn't show up in the menu, so I couldn't wear them.

These are the only things that I can think of now - all the rest is fantastic. I would definitely play it more sometime.

Sliding Hero https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1821212505

Addicting puzzle adventure. Every room adds something new to keep it fresh and entertaining. A little confusion about how the spike traps work at the beginning. When I died for the first time on the spike, my brain told me that I can't go that way so I didn't try to do it again. It wasn't clear that weapons had durability and that the player takes damage when hitting skeleton enemies. I know we talked about the game breaking bug in the save room, but try to give more health pools throughout the map or an item that gives health if there is a room that requires full life. 

Overall, Sliding Hero is addicting, includes great puzzle rooms, controls work great, and that art style is to die for! One room also had a sick soundtrack. Great job

This game was a lot of fun! Well thought out rooms and puzzles, amazing pixel art, music that's very fitting for the theme, and the dialogue is interesting but not too much. You talk just enough but also jump right into the action. Just 2 things... plus optional #3 below:

1. When you're in full screen and press ESC to open the book/menu, it leaves full screen. You have to press ESC again to open the book. It would be nice if you could access this and stay in full screen. This might just be a bug, though.

2. Showing the swords durability on the icon would be helpful. That way when I enter a room and have multiple monsters to contend with/should only kill a set #... I know what the # is based on my swords durability count. Unless it is there and I missed it somehow.

I will be honest. I am NOT the best at puzzle games, so I wasn't able to finish this. That is in no way the game's fault. I just suck at puzzles and there was a particular room I could not figure out. Again... my fault, though. This leads to my next suggestion... but it isn't needed/required. It just depends on if you want dummies like me playing your game LOL

3. Maybe a way we can get hints to complete a room? Optional, of course. Perhaps scrolls we find, or a plaque on the wall that gives a hint. Though... eventually people will stream this game, so I could depend on YouTubers to show me what to do when I get stuck in certain rooms. My brain is just broken when it comes to these types of games haha

However, I'm not scoring your game based on my inability to complete puzzles. I'm still giving this top-scores because I can see how great this game is, and many people who enjoy puzzle games will LOVE THIS!

Overall Fun: 5 STARS! It's a blast, and I really enjoyed what I could get through. Each room is well thought out, and I can tell a lot of love, attention and detail went into this project. Well done!

Art/Graphics: Another great category. The pixel art is fantastic, and each room has some nice details from the torches on the wall, worms crawling across the floor, and the random statues that give off a glowing aura. Even the running animation of the main character looks great!

Controls/UI: No issues here. Controls are easy to understand, all movements were fluid and responsive, and everything on screen was easy to read/understand—just my suggestion #1 & #2 from above.

Sound/Music: Music is very calm and peaceful, but also sets the mood of the game! The sound effects are fitting and timed great. No issues here!

This game is pretty cool! I got stuck with the room with the breakable vase and 4 slugs, the vase doesn't reset when you restart the room and I think that made it impossible to clear. I had trouble reading the latin italics on the bright background as well.

I like the idea a lot! Perhaps one tweak that could be made is the size of the UI, it's a bit unclear when on the screen you need to look to spot different interractables and such. I also really enjoyed the pixel art.