- Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs! In this game, you play as a bomb-wielding caterpillar, progressing through stages by cleverly using your body (which is made of bombs).
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Plot-driven, contemporary, warm and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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Metro GameCentralMar 20269/10One of the best puzzle games of recent years is also one of the most empowering and cleverly designed, as its stretches seemingly simple mechanics to impressive lengths.
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NintendoWorldReportMar 20269.5/10It’s a stunning, whip-smart Metroidbrainia. Öoo is a brilliantly brain-wrinkling puzzle game that belongs either above or up there with the inspirations NamaTakahashi lists in the credits (Bomb Chicken, Box Boy!, Celeste, Metroid, Yoshi's Island, Cocoon, VVVVVV). Öoo is what I want video games to be.
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LadiesGamers.comJames LuffDec 2025Öoo is a reminder that innovation doesn’t always come from adding more systems or mechanics. Sometimes, it comes from committing fully to one strong idea and exploring it from every possible angle. Players who dislike puzzle-solving or experimentation may find it less appealing, but for those who enjoy discovering solutions organically, this is a special experience. It’s accessible, thoughtful, and full of creative surprises, all wrapped in a neat package. This is exactly the kind of game that highlights why indie development remains such a vital space for new ideas. Öoo takes simplicity and turns it into strength.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- NamaTakahashi
- Publisher
- NamaTakahashi, Amata K.K.
- Released
- August 8, 2025
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- GameMaker Studio 2
- Time to beat
- 3 h main story
IGDB rating 9.1/10 from 7 ratings.
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