- Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
MainFrames invites you to meet Floppy and to browse a clever and charming platformer that plays out entirely within the windows and desktop of a PC monitor. You won’t want to press the escape key on this cozy outing!
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Warm, plot-driven, intimate and nostalgic.
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
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EntertainiumCallum RakestrawMar 2025A short and sweet platformer with tons of charm, MainFrames is excellent time all around.
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Console CreaturesDavid PietrangeloMar 202510/10MainFrames is a quirky, tightly packed precision platformer with a ton of personality and unique ideas. It's challenging and rewarding to create what could be one of the best byte-sized experiences of 2025.
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GamingTrendNicholas AguileraMar 202590/100MainFrames is a short and sweet platformer that manages to pack plenty of challenge and fun into every stage, all while remaining visually striking, engaging, and memorable.
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Checkpoint GamingMar 20254.5/10MainFrames is a delight to look at, but less enjoyable to actually play. The charming and cute aesthetics can't save MainFrames from its simplistic gameplay which struggles to capitalise on its strong ideas.
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Gamer EscapeMike ThomasMar 20255/10So it’s probably pretty weird that I am going to recommend this game with one big fat caveat. If you’re a fan of the genre, there are a lot of cool and original things happening in MainFrames. If you’re not already comfortable in the space it’s probably not going to work as shining introduction to the world of indie platformers.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- The Arcade Crew
- Publisher
- The Arcade Crew
- Released
- March 6, 2025
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Unity
IGDB rating 8.5/10 from 1 ratings.
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