For the price I would recommend the game. It's a little bit frustrating more than enjoyable at the moment though. Getting used to the power meter and direction is tricky to start off with. It's hard to stop Gabe going out of bounds as the meter disappears so you can't drag the power back. I think it would probably be better to drag the power in the direction you are going rather than backwards.
I would like to be able to move the map around to see where soldiers and notes are or have a mini guide on the screen marking things out. Sometimes you waste a few moves trying to find objects.
It would also be nice to have your goals indicated on the game screen. When you reach 1 star, 2 star and 3 stars it should indicate this on the game screen rather than you having to guess whether you have reached 3 stars or not. It could also show you how many guards you have lleft to kill.
I found it very confusing as to what you are allowed to land on and what you pass through. On numerous occassions I left poor Gabe to tumble to his peril because I thought he was going to land on a piece of earth only to watch him go straight through it. If you can't land on it then it shouldn't be there.
The game is reasonably fun however and looks like it gets more difficult as you progress.
I would try before you buy.

This is a phone game.

1. Only one resolution too large for most screens

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Probably one of the best games ever made.
I mean yeah it's a boring casual game where you have to shoot gaben in the right direction but it also got gaben badges.
10/10 IGN

What a weird looking game. Low tier nub achievement hunter would flock and buy this game because you literally can unlocked all of the achievement in just 10 seconds. Noted: Nubs and plebs friendly game.

LE EPIC STEAM SALE XD FUUUUUUUUUU NO MONEY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOUpgq-uQA0

TL;DR - It is a perfectly competent puzzle platformer with a fairly one note joke.


All hail Lord Gaben! Our savior and deliver us unto Half Life 3 so that we may be more holy in its graces. For those of you NOT in the know. Gaben is a meme about Gabe Newell, the founder of Steam. Rolled up into that are things like the PC Master race, console peasants and various other hilarious memetic hilarity. This game is based on the idea that Gabe is the heroic King of Game Sales kingdom which he protects from the evils of corporations. You play as a little, short, and fat stylized version of Gabe Newell who wears a crown, glasses and as far as I can tell, a pope hat.
Artistic style
The art style of the game is simple, pixel graphics, but it works in this setting. The bright, sometimes garish colors keep the mood light and the game friendly. Every time you smash into a baddie you get a large text announcement as well as a voice saying Ultra Kill or Rampage. It makes killing the baddies actually feel pretty good. The game is broken up into several areas, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Sales, as well as peasant land and Brexit. Hardee har har. While that is reasonably topical at the moment, I don’t imagine it will have the same staying power as Gaben which has persisted since the rise of Steam.
Gameplay
On the gameplay front, there are two strings to the games bow. First you have the bad guys that you must kill. Don’t let them being baddies fool you though. They cannot harm Gaben, they don’t move, and are really just checkpoints that you must clear in order to get to the pile of steam sales and money that is at the end of every level. Secondly, there is the edge of the screen. This is generally the thing that will kill you. And you will be killed, A LOT. If you leave the screen you die. This becomes a massive problem very early in the game. The camera tends to center on Gaben. However, when you are close to the top, bottom or sides of the screen and there is no more level beyond that, the camera stops centering and you end up with Gaben squashed into the side. This is a problem, because of the way the dude controls.
Controls
Controlling Gaben is an exercise in frustration and rage. He has a simple click and pull jumping mechanic and that is it. If you are familiar with the arrow shooting games, or any of a million mobile Pool games, you will recognize the mechanic. You pull back, he jumps. When you click, time slows down to enable you to direct Gaben. The problem lies in the edges of the screen, as I mentioned. Several spots in the game will require you to navigate near the bottom of the screen, but because it is the edge of the screen, you have a VERY limited space in which to pull back. This results in wasted moves, and often, just dying because you cannot get him to go the right way. Additionally, determining which way Gaben will go based on the direction you pull is an exercise in complex guessing. Sometimes Gaben will barely move, sometimes he flies off the screen like he had just bounced off of a trampoline full of scorpions. While this adds difficulty, it doesn’t feel good.
The game feels best, when you are slow-mo flying over an enemy’s head and shift direction midair to smash into him. Gabe’s little blue sword (I think) flashes out in slow mo and you get the big text saying FIRST BLOOD, or whatever it is at that moment.
Music
I struggled mightily with the music. Each area of the game has a different theme song. Now I realize old school games got away with having a very limited selection of music, and to this game’s credit, the music on offer is chinsy and cute and serves to reinforce the bright colors and style of the game. However, given that one might conceivably play the same level for a while and the same area for an hour depending on difficulty (Some will definitely take longer than that), having the same song repeated over and over and over is just infuriating. I would be extremely happy if each level within an area had a different tune.
Difficulty
I will admit it. I did not beat this game. I wanted to get my review up before the release and to be honest, I don’t think I have it in me to beat this game. Not in the current state. The controls, the way the camera locks and the music all combined to drive me away after about 23 levels.
Final grade
Bright, bouncy, colorful and full of “jokes”, Gaben Kingdom delivers on its promise of puzzle platforming with Gabe Newell. Does it do anything significant with that premise? I don’t know. Any time you take a one-line joke or meme and turn it into a full-fledged game, and make no mistake, this game has a lot of content, you run the risk of people playing for a bit and then stopping. I think I would have liked to see some more cut scenes. Maybe more jokes to help divide up the gameplay. As it is, if you are bored and like the idea of a quite difficult puzzle platforming experience, then you could give this game a whirl. If you are looking for hilarious Gaben memes, and jokes, might I suggest using Google image search?
Thanks for watching. Gaben Kingdom is available on Steam on the 12th of May. Make sure you like and subscribe and leave a comment. I always respond .

its a fun time killer

Ten Out of Ten,MasterPiece Game