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75/100
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68/100
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90% positive12,381 reviews
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Price
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2019 · Nexile · Adventure · Indie

Jump King

Jump King is a platforming challenge about struggling upwards in search of the legendary smoking hot babe! This lonely adventure to reach the top will demand full mastery of the technique of jumping. Just try to remember, with each fall there is a lesson to be learned.

Released
3 May 2019
Platforms
AndroidNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OneiOS
Genres
AdventureIndiePlatformerVertical platformer
Developers
Nexile
Publishers
Nexile
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionFantasyHorror
Engine
MonoGame
Country
Sweden
Age ratings
ACB GESRB EGRAC ALLCERO BPEGI 3
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
11hmain story87hcompletionist

About

Jump King is a 2019 platform game developed by Nexile. Jump King was released on Steam for Microsoft Windows on May 3, 2019. It was released for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One on June 9, 2020. In the game, players must ascend a vertical map and avoid falling down by making careful jumps. Multiple free expansions for the game have been released since its launch.

The game received viral attention due to its difficulty and has been featured in Twitch live streams.

›Story

The game is built on a single iconic mechanic: charge the height of each jump by holding down the button and release to leap away! But beware - once you are in the air there is no way to turn back! Though you cannot die, your progress is fragile - a single missed jump could lead to your fall and much progress lost...

Leap through an intriguing world, meeting curious characters along the way. The hand-drawn backgrounds and distinct animations paint a rare picture, reminiscent of the old classics! The blend of retro sfx, beautiful arrangements and high definition ambiences give a peculiar atmosphere - thanks to composers/sound designers Nils Eklöf and Elias Thörnlund.

This game is a trial that demands skill and willpower, mastering the jump and reaching the top will test the limits of your ability! Do you think you have what it takes to defeat this game!?

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Gameplay

The player controls a king who can move by either jumping or walking, and must reach the top of an extremely tall tower to beat the game. Jumps can be charged, which affects how far the player moves each time they perform a jump. Missing a jump can be punishing as falls can cause the player to lose a significant portion of their progress, and there are no checkpoints. The game encourages players to experiment and features multiple routes to reach the top of the tower and beat the game. Additionally, at the top of the tower, there is a "smoking hot babe", teased through dialogue at the beginning of the game.

In addition to the main game, there are two additional maps titled "New Babe+" and "Ghost of the Babe".

Reception

The game received mostly positive attention. Oliver Roderick of Switch Player noted the game's intentional difficulty, but described it as "truly solid". Similarly, Andrew Shaw of The Digital Fix praised the game's difficulty, soundtrack, and "beautifully pared-down but still vibrant and evocative 16-bit art style and equally retro sound effects." Other reviewers were critical of the game's difficulty, with Paul Collett of Finger Guns feeling that the game's challenge was "left to chance and [not] to player skill" despite the game not having any luck elements.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows3 May 2019Worldwide
Nintendo Switch9 June 2020Worldwide
PlayStation 49 June 2020Worldwide
Xbox One9 June 2020Worldwide
Android17 February 2025Worldwide
iOS26 February 2025Worldwide

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