Intentionally Awkward Controls

Bound Up & Squirming! Bought it during a sale, and what seemed like a joke game turned out to be quite the challenging platformer. It starts to get a bit frustrating in some levels around midway through the campaign - just when I thought I got good at it, the game whoops my ass. It’s good in short bursts as a side activity while listening to/watching something, otherwise it might get a bit too frustrating (though, obviously, your mileage may vary)...

Bound Up & Squirming! Bought it during a sale, and what seemed like a joke game turned out to be quite the challenging platformer. It starts to get a bit frustrating in some levels around midway through the campaign - just when I thought I got good at it, the game whoops my ass. It’s good in short bursts as a side activity while listening to/watching something, otherwise it might get a bit too frustrating (though, obviously, your mileage may vary)...

Cranked Up Initially found the game didn’t have enough content, but with the lava versions of levels, secret levels, and the challenge mode, there’s a surprising amount to do. Game feels fun to play and explore through, story is pretty basic but still fun, and the challenging ramps up pretty gradually. Definitely recommend to give it a go and see if it’s for you. – Real player with 93.3 hrs in game...

Bound Up & Squirming! Bought it during a sale, and what seemed like a joke game turned out to be quite the challenging platformer. It starts to get a bit frustrating in some levels around midway through the campaign - just when I thought I got good at it, the game whoops my ass. It’s good in short bursts as a side activity while listening to/watching something, otherwise it might get a bit too frustrating (though, obviously, your mileage may vary)...

Circle Tank Circle Tank cons: difficult controls. (you can only turn in one direction and the same button shoots the tank at the same time.) game becomes unintresting after a few minutes. sucks. – Real player with 0.1 hrs in game Read More: Best Intentionally Awkward Controls Procedural Generation Games. fun – Real player with 0.1 hrs in game Circle Tank on Steam

Dialogue Box: The Road Less Traveled The choices are simple, picking is hard. In “Dialogue Box: The road less traveled”, you will navigate a whimsical landscape while failing to keep your sanity. The controls are extremely unintuitive and the humor is cheesy to a fault. I am a great salesman. Original physics-based challenges Dynamic story that adapts to your actions and choices Secrets with extra challenges for the completionists at heart...

Surgeon Simulator Oh Surgeon Simulator. It is one of those games that you will either love or hate with a passion. This game is famous for many reasons but the main one is its controls. It makes the game incredibly challenging and it is why a lot of people are finding this game frustrating and not enjoyable. The physics on everything is overly exaggerated. Combining this with the hilariously awkward arm controls means every movement you make is a recipe for disaster and some great laughs....

SPINGUN Spingun is a 2D retro pixel “spacewar/moon lander” ripoff with a gimmick. Instead of reasonable controls, the developer decided only left and right arrow will work. Left arrow gives a little thrust to the left, right to the right. Alternating this will propel you like a fish. Tapping both left and right shoots your weapon. Collect weapon upgrades and shoot the baddies. It’s a massive failure in game design if, lacking the competence to create decent graphics, compelling story or gameplay, interactive content, or any of the elements that successful games bring to the table, you instead decide that you should rip off games from the late 1970’s but make the controls worse, because you think players like bashing their hands on two keys like demented chimpanzees....

Probably Archery I’ve played this game since the 7DFPS version and trialed the demo when it was on Greenlight. The concept of the game is unique and interesting, but the execution of the full release leaves a bit to be desired and seems to be a stray shot. Getting the hang of the controls is half the fun. However, once you understand how the bow and the arms work (as a veteran of Probably Archery, and probably a real-life archer), the challenge is significantly diminished since repetition of the correct technique is not at all difficult....

Godly Corp What a great hidden gem! A game where you play as a tentacle monster working in an office already promisses originality. I was reluctant at first, not beeing an avid indie games player, but after playing it for a bit, it really grew on me. The controls take a while to master, which is a good thing: the feeling of achievement after beating harder levels on hard difficulty is truly great!...