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a wicked game

You have one goal: reach the flag. What's so difficult about that? The rules of getting there aren't going to be posted, but they'll be taught to you anyway.

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niko no games
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About the Game

niko no games: "How does it feel to know you are having the intended experience?"
playtester: "Terrible."

In A Wicked Game, the rules are unclear or incomplete. There may or may not be feedback. Patterns will be hard to find. A Wicked Game demands the player know things which are never taught, demands that they contort themselves to a constantly-changing control scheme, and success requires mastery combined with luck. The characters you meet are deliberately inhospitable. They are impatient, rude, and inconsistent. They will help you and harm you, but it will be unclear which is happening. Trust is hard to find here.

Good luck.

Game Features:

  • No two playthroughs are the same! Work your way through a random selection of over 100 difficult and unique individual levels.

  • You will be at the whims and wills of your keyboard and mouse. Embrace the chaotic inputs of each moment, or perish.

  • Dissolve into the game's soothing and colorful environments as you fight for your life.

  • As you twist and contort, enjoy a cacophony of delightful sound effects including an entire keyboard of notes and sounds to compose with.

  • Didn't beat the game on your first attempt? Don't worry, just start over from the beginning.

warning: if you are on the gifted-kid-to-burnt-out-adult pipeline, some gameplay elements may be all too familiar.

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