Dark Hot

Not since the mighty L shaped Tetris Block has a little shape had so much character, ok it might be the googly eyes, but the Diamond shaped star of the amazing Dark captures your heart none the less. Dark is a platform game at its core, but unlike one you have seen before. You play a black character in a black world. A Goth’s dream for sure, if it wasn't for the coloured lights illuminating the way but casting shadows everywhere.

It's a simple platformer at it's core but the imaginative physics puzzles and a tremendous use of light and shade that await you on your journey lift it above the majority of it's rivals

It maybe be short, but is a joy to play and an experiance that will stay with you long after you finish it.

... still well worth playing. The game has a great atmosphere and while the jumping can be a bit finicky the overall game is really well done.

Dark is a platform game where you control a diamond shaped character who you must help find the way out of a series of caves. Along the way are some puzzles to work out and shards to collect. Will the game brighten up your day or will it be a grey grim morning, read on to find out.

Dark was an entry in the Dream Build Play 2009 competition and while it did not win, it stood out to me as an interesting game as the game is played in darkness while making great use of lighting effects to show your path. It is a platform game with some basic puzzle solving that is made a bit more original as you can not always see what you are supposed to do which adds to the challenge. Puzzles include pushing a cog down a platform to complete a series of cogs which activate a lift for example.

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