MainFrames

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  • Summary: Join Floppy, an adventurous program seeking to find their place in the digital world, while cheeky daemons maintain the system’s balance, always managing to stay out of your sight. Navigate a maze of diverse PC frames, meet quirky and colorful characters, and uncover secrets that bringJoin Floppy, an adventurous program seeking to find their place in the digital world, while cheeky daemons maintain the system’s balance, always managing to stay out of your sight. Navigate a maze of diverse PC frames, meet quirky and colorful characters, and uncover secrets that bring Floppy closer to piecing together their function. Each interaction injects humor and warmth into their journey, making every moment a byte of delight.

    In MainFrames, you’ll guide Floppy by rearranging program windows to create new pathways, jumping between frames to navigate the digital world. Every area you explore is rich with distinct visual styles, innovative mechanics, and hidden secrets. Complemented by a micro-chill soundtrack, the game’s charming puzzles and platforming challenges provide a rewarding experience that’s hard to log off from.

    MainFrames will keep you logged in for a short and sweet journey, ensuring that you won’t want to press the escape key on this enchanting adventure. Each level is an upgrade you won’t want to miss. Get ready to dive into an unforgettable digital quest.    … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Digital Chumps
    Mar 11, 2025
    85
    If I was to call MainFrames a proof of concept, I would be grossly overlooking its stellar presentation of byte-sized platforming as a little floppy disk. Yes, it’s difficult at times, but just about anyone can reach its end credits within a few hours. Developer Assoupi has nailed the platforming formula to a T; I can’t wait for more!
  2. ElDesmarque
    Mar 24, 2025
    78
    You can tell that MainFrames is a game made with a lot of love. Its platforming approach, unique mechanics and nostalgic aesthetics make it a recommendable experience for fans of the genre. It doesn't reach the narrative excellence of other titles and it's a somewhat short game but it shines in what really matters: being fun, challenging and visually charming.
  3. Nintendo Life
    Mar 7, 2025
    70
    All told, Mainframes is a solid recommendation if you’re after a new precision/puzzle platformer that tries something relatively fresh with its desktop-bending premise. We would have liked to have seen a few clever nods to real-world software brands to really take advantage of its setup, but with its pleasant pixel-art visuals and gorgeously laid-back soundtrack, it’s a good way to spend a handful of hours. Just watch out for those difficulty spikes; they can be a real downer.
  4. Pure Nintendo
    Apr 1, 2025
    60
    Mainframes leaves me with an overall impression of muddledness, albeit executed with a sincere passion. It throws in ideas about platforming, collecting, and environmental manipulation. But maybe some of the excess should’ve been left on the cutting room floor so the rest could be more polished and its potential better realized. While I admit a measure of satisfaction in getting past the trickiest parts, there is nearly equal amounts of relief, which is not a good ratio. The difficulty spikes (even with accessibility options) never feel “cozy.”

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