Puddle (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Neko Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) |
Konami Neko Entertainment (Wii U) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 (PSN), Xbox 360 (XBLA), Wii U (eShop), PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, PlayStation 4 |
| Release date(s) |
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Xbox Live Arcade January 25, 2012 PlayStation Vita Nintendo eShop Microsoft Windows October 18, 2012 (GOG.com) November 9, 2012 (Steam) January 17, 2013 (Desura) PlayStation 4 |
| Genre(s) | Platform, puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 74.14% (PS Vita), 69.70% (Xbox 360), 69.75% (PS3), 70.58% (Wii U) |
| Metacritic | 77/100 (PS Vita), 68/100 (Xbox 360), 71/100 (PS3), 70/100 (Wii U) |
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| Publication | Score |
| PC Gamer (US) | 80/100 |
Puddle is a puzzle-platform video game developed by Neko Entertainment and published by Konami for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox 360. The game was also self-published by Neko Entertainment for Wii U, and for the PC through Steam, GOG.com, and Desura.
In the game, the player must guide a puddle of fluid to its target destination by tilting the scene, not by moving the fluid itself, similar to Nintendo's WiiWare game Fluidity. They must work with physics: friction, momentum, and the unique properties of each type of fluid and environment to send as much of each puddle past such obstacles as fires, rifts, spills and others, through environments like pipes, plants, laboratories, a human body, a sewer, a rocket, a foundry and a power station. The experience is physics based, making the fluid motion realistic. The game allows you to be a liquid like Nitroglycerin, and you need to guide it to a certain point. Nitroglycerin tends to explode, so the player must learn to carefully guide it.
The game was presented at Independent Gaming Festival at GDC 2010, winning a Student Showcase prize.
Puddle received generally positive reviews from game critics. Rick Lane of PC Gamer, who gave the game an 80/100 score, stated: "Addictive, if soon over. An intoxicating cocktail of molten merriment, Puddle is a glass-half-full kind of game."
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