- Publisher: Press Play
- Release Date: Dec 17, 2014
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PC
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Dec 23, 2014This game oozes perfection in its simplicity. Its ideas are well-executed and spot-on, the dialogue is witty and clever, and though it's often tricky, you're always willing to hop in for another blast.
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Mar 10, 2015An excellent puzzle platformer that introduces new ideas at a breakneck pace. [Issue#121, p.85]
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Feb 25, 2015With bright. beautiful graphics and fantastic level design, Kalimba is a near-perfect action/puzzler that's always challenging in the most rewarding way. It's rare to see a game so difficult be so encouraging, and the developers should be applauded for making this kind of hardcore skill experience accessible to everyone.
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Games Master UKFeb 22, 2015With excellent ideas throughout, Kalimba is a brilliant way to reinvigorate XO's indie credentials. [Mar 2015, p.75]
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Feb 16, 2015With completion of each level winning you a new totem for your pole, undecorated logs for a low score and gold totems for maximum, there’s a quantifiable excuse to go back and learn the perfect pathways through each. In this case, however, the journey itself is its own reward.
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Jan 30, 2015Kalimba is a solid puzzle platformer that is trickier than expected.
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Jan 15, 2015I only wish Kalimba were a bit longer, because its inventive puzzles, charming art style, and tight controls equal a winning combination for this quaint puzzle-platformer.
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Dec 31, 2014It's a surprisingly fresh experience that can be incredibly rewarding and despite it being seemingly impossible at times, players who love a sizable - but fair - challenge will find a lot to love within Kalimba.
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Dec 17, 2014Kalimba is a fantastic, colourful little game with a unique mechanic, but it's no pushover.
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Dec 29, 2014Kalimba is easy to recommend to gamers who like a good platforming challenge. The difficulty level is probably too high for the average gamer, though, and even those with a good degree of platforming skills will require a good degree of patience to go along with those skills.
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Jan 6, 2015Kalimba is an awesome 2D-platformer, with many challenging and hard puzzles and a colorful, trixelated world.
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Jan 7, 2015Kalimba is hard, and it never tries to hide that fact. But I'm thinking that if even someone like me can enjoy the game, then it'll be even more enjoyable if you're made of even sterner (and, admittedly, more patient) stuff.
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Jan 29, 2015It was truly one of the perfectly executed platformers that I have played thus far.
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Jan 12, 2015A notable puzzle platformer, one that you could easily overlook, but that really deserves praise. It's all about good level design, and although it can get frustrating at times, it can also offer some quality entertainment.
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Jan 11, 2015If you’re looking for a difficult yet incredibly fun platformer, look no further.
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Jan 4, 2015Kalimba brings something new to puzzle platformer genre and that's something that matters. It's not perfect, but it's colorful, funny, cheap and full of contents.
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Dec 29, 2014While it could have used a handful of additional levels, Kalimba's challenging gameplay, humorous story and colorful visuals help it stand out from the crowd.
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Dec 29, 2014As great as it is as a single player outing, Kalimba really shines when you can bring a partner along for the ride.
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Dec 19, 2014Kalimba is an enjoyable solo romp, but to get the full experience you're going to need a local co-op partner; trust me, the juice is worth the squeeze if a couch friend is hard to come by.
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Dec 17, 2014A bold and smart Xbox One indie platformer, Kalimba takes a simple and clever idea, transforming it into something that's equal parts tough and rewarding.
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Dec 17, 2014Fun and charming with some nice extras to boot, Kalimba kick-starts Xbox One’s indie wave with a bang.
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Jan 9, 2015Another 2D adventure game that combines platforming elements with dozens of puzzles. A bit confusing at times, but fun enough to be enjoyed for most of gamers.
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Dec 17, 2014Save for a few puzzles that lose luster due to unintuitive and touchy physics, I mostly enjoyed testing both my platforming timing and my problem-solving skills with Kalimba's brain-busters.
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Edge MagazineMar 10, 2015There's less motivation to persevere in erecting a monument to your skill when there's no one around to see it. [March 2015, p.112]
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Jan 6, 2015The beauty of Kalimba is in its high replay value, even more so than the gratification of solving its platforming puzzles.
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Dec 31, 2014Push through its uneven beginning and you'll be rewarded with clever level layouts that stretch a solid mechanical framework to its limits. Getting to that point may be more frustrating than you'd like, though, thanks to its sharp difficulty curve.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 22 out of 35
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Mixed: 7 out of 35
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Negative: 6 out of 35
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Dec 21, 2014
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Jan 30, 2015
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Oct 3, 2018Joguinho viciante para jogos com os amigos, puzzles intrigantes e desafiadores.