Jump King

 Switch
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Switch Player
    Jun 17, 2020
    80
    Jump King is a game that deliberately wants you to hate its guts. However, the players who are really good at it have made it an art form. This is one that really separates the men from the boys and the women from the girls.
  2. Pure Nintendo
    Jun 12, 2020
    80
    There’s a lot to be said for keeping it simple, and this game is a testament to that. Jump King only tries to do one thing, but it does it so incredibly well without compromising the challenge.
  3. Starbit
    Jul 10, 2020
    70
    Based on an apparently simple premise designed around jumping, the actual challenge is much more difficult than it appears at first. The most dedicated and skillful players will find a way to the top of the structure, but this will only arrive after many minutes of hair-ripping frustration.
  5. NintendoWorldReport
    Jul 1, 2020
    70
    Jump King comes together as a totally competent platformer with enjoyably simple mechanics, where the only major downside comes in with why the game was made in the first place. Designing a game in which the point is to have the player repeatedly fail, forcing several restarts, is inherently not a good way to go about things, but if you can take it as a personal challenge between yourself and the game, then this platformer offers one of the more unique experiences on the Nintendo Switch.

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  1. Just1Shadow
    Mar 29, 2022
    8
    Here we have a cool indie game that likes to play on your nerves. I enjoy the beautiful pixel art style, the music that can perfectly describeHere we have a cool indie game that likes to play on your nerves. I enjoy the beautiful pixel art style, the music that can perfectly describe the area you're in, and the design overall of this game. But then the gameplay kicks in and oh boy it's brutal. It's really punishing to mistakes, and it's hard not to make one. What you have here is your not typical platformer game, where you need to go all the way to the top. All you'll be using here is your d-pad (or joystick) and a jump button. Your jump will differ from how long you'll press on the jump button. And what's hard about this, that there's no meter for you to perfectly calculate your jump. And you will be falling down again and again. Sometimes it will be down a few frames, sometimes all the way to the bottom, so all your progress goes to waste. You'll hate this game, a lot, so much that you would like to play more of it. I, personally, love it that it is so hard and that's what I think make it so special.… Full Review »
  2. Azrial
    Jun 10, 2020
    5
    I really was looking forward to this game when I first saw it, but after playing it for all of 10 minutes, I uninstalled, it's impossible toI really was looking forward to this game when I first saw it, but after playing it for all of 10 minutes, I uninstalled, it's impossible to see what's above you with jumping up first, so as a consequence, you spend most of your time falling back to the start, if they made the game have a scroll system, it would have been much better, the game looks and sound great, but the flip screen mechanic ruins the game, shame.… Full Review »