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Sleembo is an atmospheric first-person 3D platformer with parkour elements, with Bo as the little female protagonist.
Embark on a captivating journey into the fantastical dream world of a little girl named Bo. Within the confines of this dream, her once familiar home has been transformed into a whimsical obstacle course, and you are tasked with guiding her through its rooms.
Story
The girl, Bo, lives in a house with her parents and younger brother, Leo. Struggling with feelings of envy towards her sibling and vexed by the scattered construction toys that seem to endlessly fill her home, Bo one day finds solace in a dream. In this dream, she discovers her house transformed into an obstacle course…
- Explore the rooms of the house in which Bo lives. Each room contains its own unique objects, presenting you with new challenges and providing perfect platforms to run around. For example: a bear, falling stars, a globe, musical instruments, etc.
- Read the protagonist’s thoughts to understand her feelings (voice-over available!).
- Pick up fragments to restore glitchy objects.
- Use jumps and slides to avoid obstacles.
- Interact with the physics of the environment to overcome the difficulties.
- Enjoy the beautiful dream-like atmosphere, accompanied by soothing Lo-Fi style music, which adds to your overall gaming experience.
Game Discussion
Steam User 7
I received for free on reddit but i really enjoyed the gameplay (i've found some bug like in the extra levels where you need to jump fortunately they make it skippable)
Steam User 3
nice and relaxing game with wonderful music
Steam User 1
Only Down
Sleembo is a game with a funny name. Sleembo. Hehe. Sleeeembo. Heh.
Conceptually, as well as in presentation, Sleembo resembles Only Up!, the (mildly controversial) smash-hit - and now defunct - indie 'foddian' game from 2023. Both are assembled arbitrarily out of assorted assets, and much of the gameplay involves falling from a great height, though in the case of Sleembo the gameplay hinges on this aspect for different reasons.
An opening cutscene introduces us to our chipper protagonist, Bo (perhaps a reference to 'Little Bo Peep') who - as far as I can infer from the title - is sleemb. Beyond this, there is very little in the way of story, and, rather akin to Bo's unconsious body, you are tossed into gameplay.
While not the most intuitive, the game feels harsh but fair in its controls. You fall into what appears to be a mobile game-coded interpretation of a Salvador Dali painting, a portal awaiting somewhere far below as your goal. Your ragdoll frame bounces randomly leading to ample moments of frustration, but also forcing you to improvise and adapt on the fly. However, in Sleembo, fly you cannot, you may only fall.
S L E E M B L O W ?
A few issues:
The game did encounter a random crash during my playthrough
There are only a dozen or so levels, so a playthrough is relatively short
The collectibles in Sleembo (there's one on every level) unfortunately do not visually track on the level select screen, leading to some unfortunately irritating backtracking for 100% completion
S L E E M B O K A Y ?
Yeah, maybe Sleembo is okay. It feels unpolished in places and isn't particularly lengthy, but it's cheap and unpretentious, plus the concept is pretty neat. Overall, my recommendation is like a pillow: soft.
5.5/10
Steam User 7
Sleembo is a great indie game with a unique style. It's worth trying
Steam User 2
Very good and fun game.
I would love to see a co-op mode to enjoy the game with a friend.
Steam User 3
At first the controls are unusual, but then you get used to it. Excellent music, graphics. Achievements need to be found at the level, it is difficult - but it is a real achievement.
Steam User 7
A nice calming game!
But I had to try hard to get to the end