Tinykin, from developer Splashteam and published by tinyBuild, is an ant-sized collectible 3D platformer that weighs five times its own weight. This is our Tinykin PC review.
The first thing that catches your eye is a rich style – 2D characters in a 3D environment. This game is an authentic 3D platformer with little guys setting up incredible items, realizing projects, building bridges, and doing experiments.
It’s a great 3D platform with an evolving sense of speed, an exciting world to explore, and yes, nods to Nintendo games. This project was inspired by game creators like Pikmin, Banjo & Kazooie, Lemmings, and Mario, and yet it has more unusual environment details and gameplay than any of them.
Yes, research comes first in this game. And believe me, there is much to explore here. At the disposal of the player during the passage will be several significant detailed locations, each in its own unique style. Players take on the role of a little scientist who discovers that the planet he lives on does not belong to them and searches for a planet from which they might have come. When he finally discovers her and uses a bubble transporter that damages his equipment and transports him into the unknown.
Plot
When he shows up at the home of the humanoid lifeform, a small beetle named Ridmi immediately decides to help. Ridmi has close location information to help our scientist. And in the course of the study, young so-famous “Tinykins” are discovered, who are immediately drawn to our scientist and obey his commands. Pink ones have great power, red ones explode, green ones make stairs, blue can use electricity, and yellow create bridges.
The plot isn’t necessarily focused on detection, but it’s enough to catch on to detection on tracks to discover and chatter about using NPCs to fill in some of the gaps.
In order to return home, Milo must complete the creation of a unique machine, designed by the legendary character named Ardwin, from six household items. During this quest, Milo will maintain the wise old Readme and use the interests of the thrown creatures to solve problems and open up new avenues to explore.
Gameplay and game world
Behind the enjoyable Tinykin gameplay is an incredible sense of style. Visually, the game is a bit like Demon Turf – the action takes place in a vast 3D world, where Milodan, Tinykin, and all insects are attached to a 2D plane, which gives the game a serious Paper Mario atmosphere.
Smaller quests and collectibles are scattered around the environment. Some talk about the life of workers, and others reward the collection of several items. Pollen is required for upgrades everywhere, too; if you collect enough, you can exchange them for an additional bubble, making it easier to move and find. It just encourages exploration and increases the amount of time you spend thinking about the region.
Every part of the house is created with such love and thought, and the game does a lot with the concept that Milodan and the insects living in the house are really small, turning ordinary objects into larger structures.
The areas are open and give you the freedom to explore and discover. In every nook and cranny, you’ll find additional side quests, additional Tinykins, and more. Every level is 90s writing, from cassettes to CRT monitors; every aspect creates a universe full of charm and character.
But, as I said, Tinykin is also a bit like Banjo and Kazooie, where players run around huge areas, or rooms, collecting small satellites for the primary mission and completing small quests for residents to collect artifacts and collect pollen to improve.
The protagonist has a lot of tricks up his sleeve to make moving around easier. You can easily jump and slide over chasms to reach your goal. The environment creates paths that allow you to climb and explore; they are expertly crafted and make the routes flawless. In addition to this, you can also slide across the terrain on the soap board to move faster.
If you love to hunt for collectibles, you should definitely play Tinykin. If you are more doubtful and tend to feel overwhelmed by too many knick-knacks, I can still recommend Tinykin. This is never unreasonable and downtime is virtually non-existent.
