Togges (rhymes with bogies) is an imaginative puzzle platformer with a novel strategy to motion. The titular creatures are cutesy cubes you possibly can spawn in from sure factors in every of the sport’s sizeable hub worlds. Primarily taking part in as a Roomba, you possibly can transfer pretty freely, however you will want to guide a related path of Togges to goals if you wish to full them.
Holding R2 permits you to regularly create a stream of Togges as you progress, whereas standing nonetheless will see them stack to achieve greater areas. Completely different colored Togges have distinctive properties; purple ones can transport hearth, yellow ones conduct electrical energy, and so forth. You will want to make use of these talents and keep in mind your restricted provide of the little cubic characters with the intention to attain collectibles and discover all of the fruit, which is what’s wanted to progress.
Phases are giant and open-ended, so you possibly can discover them as you see match. That you would be able to solely begin spawning Togges at set checkpoints considerably goes towards this ethos, however a much bigger challenge is how the creatures aren’t conducive to clean motion. When you come up towards obstacles, navigating them whereas sustaining a string of Togges could be a finicky apply. It is all a part of the puzzle-solving, however it simply would not really feel significantly intuitive.
The degrees are artistic, no less than, with distinctive environments to discover like a medieval fort on a crescent moon, or a sprawling city atop a carrot cake. There are additionally extra linear phases to seek out, and smaller islands you possibly can fly off to, Tremendous Mario Galaxy-style. Whereas it makes some odd selections in its design, Togges nearly wins us over with its experimental spin on platforming and no small quantity of whimsical allure.