Tries to do what Super meat boy did ten years ago but really badly and without any kind of ideas of its own. It looks very bland and plays like it too. Music is bland, backgrounds and graphics bland. Its like someones first attempt at a game that should be on newgrounds or something not being sold on steam for actual money.

I got this with Humble monthly and I even feel ripped off, I couldn't imagine anyone ever wanting to pay full price for this.

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Almost There: The Platformer is okay, it certainly isn't good, and I think it really lacks in the fun factor. For me, I didn't play it much, because I couldn't get into it. The game is difficult though not unfair. It's just a minimalist range-inducing platforming game with some really frustrating levels and mechanics.

The reason I am giving it a thumbs down is because it really doesn't add much to what's there available and for me personally, it wasn't really fun. It's fine as a part of a bundle, as that's how most people have come into playing this game, but it's definitely not worth the base price of $9.99. I also probably will not go back to finish it, because I am always dealing with not enough time to play all of the games that I would like to.

They feel really strange, especially the cling and jumping off vertical surfaces. Yes, you do get used to them after a while, but I am sure if I go back for another session, it would feel just as awkward until I get used to it again.

The speed boost after moving a certain distance in one direction is also really odd in feeling, why not just let the player hold down a button to speed up or to slow down? I realize that this is also part of the game design, but for me, awkward is awkward, and I am going to point it out and let you know how I think it would be better.

What you see is what you get, nothing fancy.

Rage-inducing platformer enthusiasts only, and I typically have fun/enjoy these kinds of games, but I wasn't really having fun with this one.

There are just too many other similar games that are available, many of them for cheaper and have higher production value, and in my opinion, are more fun. So why bother with this one?

"Corri tra le lame evitando i missili autoguidati. Abbassati sotto i laser mentre il pavimento si sbriciola sotto i tuoi piedi. Quasi arrivati è stato ideato appositamente per i fan più accaniti dei giochi a piattaforme, sei stato avvertito."

This localization is literally awesome - they Google-translated letter-by-letter the game title, without even adding quotation marks. So, "Almost there" turned into "Quasi arrivati" - which is awesome. By the way, it's plural too. It would be like translating "Final Fantasy" into "Fantasie finali". Take on me, Italian-speakers!
Luckily we can get even through Google the English Steam store page and read through it.. I intentionally didn't talk about "giochi a piattaforme" translating "platformers" and things like "corri tra le lame", literally "run between blades" (sounds quite bloody and painful, we should be supposed to avoid them..).
And "credits" translated as "crediti". Which means "insert coins" in arcade games, basically. Awesome.

The page also tells us that we're literally "going to die many times". In fact, the game is a hard platformer.
We're timed, and we'll play through 150 different levels. The game has a full controller support, which is always good and here also recommended in my opinion.
Every level will have three stars based on the time and such, and our goal will be simply to get to the other side and overcome all the obstacles.
Being timed is a really nice challenge - it's really hard to get all the stars on each level!
The levels are really fast, and often hard. There will be lots of other things even if you can only jump and go left and right - long platforms allowing you to jump farthest, vertical walls to jump upwards and such.. and of course, many things to avoid.
The controls are pretty much perfect, hitboxes are great and overall you'll never feel annoyed - everything goes as it's intended to work. The levels and their times are the hard things..
But differently from many other hard patformers, this game focuses on precision and on mechanics - hence, the graphical compartment basically is non-existant. You're a cube in a light blue world, with white platforms, yellow spikes and buzzsaws.
Everything is quite minimalistic, but it works perfectly. Even if it has no backstory at all.
I'd recommend this game for sure to all platform and casual games lovers, although its base price is definitely too high - wait for a discount, but if you like this kind of games you won't be disappointed. Just turn off the other languages and stick with English.. =P

Almost There naturally gets compared to Super Meat Boy. It is a punishingly challenging platformer that requires many attempts and nearly perfect execution to complete the short levels. There are only two control verbs: horizontal control and jump. Every other mechanic arises from the environment. For instance, long platforms allow the player to gain enough momentum to make longer jumps and vertical surfaces enable wall jumps. The levels introduce new mechanics in smart ways so you never feel overwhelmed or stuck. Instead, your focus can stay on planning your movement and perfecting your actions.

Still, this game lacks a lot of Super Meat Boy's character. I mean this in a literal sense as you control a cube in a sterile environment. Sometimes elaborate themes and story can be distracting, you know? Perhaps a better comparison is 140, another platformer featuring a square. (Though, that box turns into a circle when rolling and a triangle in the air.) The one bit of character Almost There's box has is a red line, which seems to be a bit of ribbon according to the cover art. It serves a useful purpose of streaming behind to show where you've travelled.

Despite being demanding, it is possible to make progress through the levels if you take your time and plan your route. I suspect the square shape aids platforming by making platform edges obvious. Like Super Meat Boy, the levels are short and it's easy enough to try again. Unlike SMB, you don't restart the level immediately after failing. Instead, you have to press a button. I think this is intended as an aid to speedrunning so that you can prepare to start the run immediately. Completing levels under certain time thresholds earn extra stars. (I think the stars unlock new words, but that's unclear.) In my opinion, it would be better to just boot the player back into the level without a button press. That encourages the player to do focused practice that can help them learn to be better at the game. Also, and this mostly fun, I miss Super Meat Boy's replay feature which shows all the ways you failed before beating a level.

Many of the mechanics (especially the spinning buzz saws) harken back to Super Meat Boy. Some of the challenges seem a bit closer to plagiarism than homage. If you are going to copy, take from the best, I suppose. Still, there are plenty of unique (as far as I know) ideas here. More importantly, Almost There captures the tension and release cycle that makes for the best platforming experience. You are in complete control of that little box whether using the keyboard or controller, so yours is the responsibility of failure and so is the glory of success.

Challenging hard platform game, i would recommend only if you want a real challenge. It's like a great mix of Super Meat Boy and Geometry Dash! There is achievements and trading cards too! I recommend

This game is ridiculously hard. The required times for 3 Stars are insanity, have fun going through demonic fast-paste action in order to accomplish 100% completion.

Almost There: The Platformer came in the August Humble Bundle and despite being targeted as a budget game the price on steam (8.19 euros) make me not recommend this game unless you got it in a bundle or at a 1 euro price.

Despite having some cool visuals (that are pretty cool in the second world particularly due to the shadowing) and a very clean interface, the levels and level design is too simplistic for a game worth to be on Steam and I really believe you can encounter something similar for free in the Internet. The soundtrack is average, the market for this kind of game is overly saturated and to be honest, all the games have a pretty okay soundtrack making this one sound average at best.

All in all, despite keeping you entertained for a couple hours, it really lacks content, some complexity or a much friendlier price if intended to keep up like this. You can encounter better on the Internet for free, won't recommend.

I've played better platformers, and so have you.

This is a game with a special wall jump technique that I personally don't really enjoy and because of that I'm pretty positive it's impossible to beat this game with keyboard, you will need a controller for this game.

Cons:
-Achievements unlock only when you close the game, and 'beat world x tier x' achievements is bugged sometimes and you have to replay some levels again to unlock it.
-No option to change keybinds and vibration.

Can't recommend this one. From the trailer it seems like there's more challenging levels later on, but I've played through at least 30 without an interesting challenge. If you're gonna make a hard platformer, start with a steep learning curve and offer tough challenges early on. The controls feel sticky and aren't responsive enough for this to be great, and the most infuriating thing: they make you wait a second or two while showing you how many stars you got in a level. If you want to retry (which in games like this will happen OFTEN) you'll have to wait that second every time. It doesn't sound like much, but it'll annoy you too.