STICKMAN HOOK ON POKI ANDROID

There is no other mechanic besides this grappling hook there’s no weaponry, no RPG elements (although there is an XP bar which increases as you play) and no open-world aspect. You are a stick figure, and you must use your trusty grappling hook to fling yourself with abandon across gaps, over walls and past platforms.

We were impressed right out of the gate with the changes the web build brings to the table although we’re huge fans of the mobile version, and despite everything we said above about presentation, we’re still suckers for a good old-fashioned visual revamp, so we appreciate the overhauled animations and tuned-up gameplay that this new build features.Īt its core, Stickman Hook is unchanged from its mobile version, at least when it comes to gameplay. The version we played is a new, exclusive web build which you can play on sites like.

STICKMAN HOOK ON POKI ANDROID

Clearly, a legion of fans agree: Stickman Hook has amassed over 20 million downloads between Apple and Android devices, and it’s consistently to be found in the top 3 apps across all categories, not just gaming.

Brought to us by French studio Madbox (who you might recognize from games like Dash Valley and Monster Copter, especially if you’re a mobile aficionado), Stickman Hook is a fresh, compelling physics platformer that strikes the perfect balance between gameplay and presentation. It’s into this latter category that Stickman Hook falls. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who’s played these games who wouldn’t recommend them, so clearly they’re doing something right. Some of the best indie games around such as Undertale, VVVVVV and Shovel Knight don’t feature cutting-edge 3D graphics rather, they’re built entirely around their gameplay and challenge factors. The entire mainstream triple-A video game industry is arguably predicated on the idea that visuals are everything – that spectacle and increasingly pretty graphics are the most important thing about gaming, and that each successive console generation should improve this aspect and pay a little less attention to gameplay complexity.Ĭonversely, the independent gaming industry is largely focused on improving gameplay and constructing experiences around solid core concepts, with visuals often an afterthought (or an artistic choice). How important are visuals in a video game? When you’re playing a game you love, do you pay special attention to the graphics and how they’re constructed, or do you simply lose yourself in the game? This isn’t an easy question to answer.

Stickman hook on poki