Wall World re-released on Steam (PC) in April. The small indie game is available on the platform for little money and doesn’t take long to complete. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus has Wall World to thank for a relaxed holiday, and it’s also been extremely well received on Steam.
What kind of game is this? Wall World takes place in a fictional world where people only know life “on the wall”. Literally. A huge wall stretches from the ground to the sky, there is nothing else.
The ocean awaits at the foot, if you dare to go too high, you will be attacked by nasty black slime creatures. The people themselves somehow live in and off the wall. You play an explorer looking for valuable metals in his robo-spider on the wall.
Beings who want to stop you regularly attack you. At least every 20 minutes a boss fight is added. If the spider is destroyed, it’s back to base and you have to start over.
What makes Wall World so good? Wall World is a so-called “roguelite” game: every time you start, you start again from 0 and search for resources and weapons in procedurally generated mines and upgrade your equipment.
An additional system can also be used to collect upgrades for the spider so that it becomes faster, can withstand more or immediately uncovers new mines a bit when opening.
Wall World offers hidden secrets through which you can learn more about the story of the world or earn the end. Because your discoverer will find mysterious keys that apparently have something to do with your “predecessors” and the nasty enemies.
However, the sound design is particularly successful. The walker sounds really heavy and powerful, the weapons are fun and I giggle like a kid with his first firecracker when I use a grenade launcher to blast particularly tough enemies.
Wall World: The official trailer for the new roguelite on Steam
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Not a AAA hit, but perfect for a weekend getaway
Even if Wall World looks simple with its retro graphics, the gameplay of looting and levels grabs me personally. Just start, drill and get better makes you happy, at least for the long run.
After just 21 hours, I was through with all but one of Wall World’s achievements. If you have time, you can easily finish it in a weekend. This is perfect, especially when your friends are busy – because Wall World is a pure single player.
For just €4.99 on Steam I think I got a pretty good deal there. And that’s not an offer, it’s the standard price. Other users see it that way too: 91% positive ratings speak for themselves.
When I unlocked the end, I was on the one hand satisfied to finally have played through a game again, but also quite amazed at how few resources developers can convey a great feeling. The idea just has to be right.
Wall World is certainly a matter of taste. But if you’re at least a little interested in indie games and don’t need the best graphics everywhere, it’s worth a look. By the way, the fact that I like Wall World shouldn’t be like that:
I’m infatuated with games that I can only lose