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Play Overview
Screenbound is a simple running and jumping game but your character is also playing a game on their GameBoy. Play involves the usual platforming jumps, stomping, shooting and collecting but you control both worlds simultaneously: the main 3D world and a 2D world on the GameBoy. It stands out for this combination of perspectives and interrelated worlds to traverse.
It's a game that mimics the distracted approach to media that many young people enjoy; watching something on a big screen while playing something on a small screen in front of them. Here though, the two are related, so you have to pay close attention to both to succeed.
Play is the usual kind of platform challenge. Difficult jumps to make. Enemies to stomp on. Jump pads to get you higher up. But all the time you move around to progress the main game your movement is also mirrored on the small screen. Sometimes the two worlds look similar with slight differences. Other times, they are two entirely separate worlds.
The result is a platform game that leans into the puzzling challenge of dealing with two worlds at the same time. It's fun to play, but it also brings up interesting ideas about distraction and playing games within games.
Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Screenbound 10 months ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 4 days ago.
It's a game that mimics the distracted approach to media that many young people enjoy; watching something on a big screen while playing something on a small screen in front of them. Here though, the two are related, so you have to pay close attention to both to succeed.
Play is the usual kind of platform challenge. Difficult jumps to make. Enemies to stomp on. Jump pads to get you higher up. But all the time you move around to progress the main game your movement is also mirrored on the small screen. Sometimes the two worlds look similar with slight differences. Other times, they are two entirely separate worlds.
The result is a platform game that leans into the puzzling challenge of dealing with two worlds at the same time. It's fun to play, but it also brings up interesting ideas about distraction and playing games within games.
Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Screenbound 10 months ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 4 days ago.
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Play Style
This is a Brain Game and Platform game with Adventure, Shooting and Traversal elements. This is a single-player game.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Skill Level
6+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. You need to be able to move around the world and deal with controlling two characters at the same time.
Costs
Screenbound
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Game Details
Release Date: Coming soon
Coming Soon: PC
Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Brain Game, Platform (Adventure, Shooting and Traversal)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Side-On, 3D First-Person and Cartoon
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