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Play Pretend

Delve into the imaginations of your friends on the school playground in this super friendly Roguelite. Collect cool Ideas to upgrade your imaginary powers! Combine Ideas to create wacky and powerful combos. Befriend your classmates, play as them or against them, and spend your days Playing Pretend!

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Kaleidoscope Games
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Kaleidoscope Games
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About the Game

EXPLORE YOUR FRIENDS' IMAGINATIONS

Traverse through vastly different worlds, battling your way through foes conjured up by your schoolmates. Explore Gracie’s fantastical mushroom castle or Ollie’s space pirate planet, tackling a variety of enemies, challenges, and games!


BEFRIEND IMAGINATIVE ALLIES

Explore the school and converse with your schoolmates, getting to know them as you become friends. Exchange candy for ideas, providing powerful upgrades. Your schoolmates appear as bosses when you explore their worlds, and, once defeated, become playable characters! Unlock their unique abilities, narrative, and Ideas!


UPGRADE YOUR ABILITIES

Many Ideas will come to you as you play, and you can give other kids sweets in exchange for their Ideas, too. Collect Ideas to upgrade your abilities, and create cool synergies by combining them. The more Ideas you have, the more powerful you become!


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