An Indie Game: Ape Out

Just like anyone during the quarantine days, I wanted to entertain myself by finding some time killer. I know i have limited options at home. So i said myself why not play a game. On my epic games account i have plenty of games that i purchased for free and Ape Out was one of the most attracting of them. I liked the name and i liked the icon, picture or whatever but i didn't expect to have a very good time playing it. It is an indie production and reminded me Hotline Miami which is also simple but a good game. And now i am writing these words to recommend it to other people.

I liked plenty of things about the game. The first thing is the gameplay of it. you play the game with only a few buttons and a mouse. you move the ape that is trying to escape with W,A,S,D and hit and hold with mouse buttons. The control is very simple but sometimes it is hard to change the direction of the ape but this is what makes it beautiful. In every chapter, you try to escape from the platforms and you really feel it. Sometimes you hide, rush, or fight your way to the exit and you really feel like the ape is lost because sometimes you lose your way during the fight or rush and you don't know which direction to go. Just like a wild animal that escaped to the city. Every time you fail, you see the route you take and this will make sense when you try and see. And it gets harder and harder in every chapter. One can not easiliy finish it. sometimes you need to try an hour to pass one chapter.

The music and the soundtracts are what really makes this game special. They really help you taste the atmosphere of the game. The chapters are categorized as albums and the extra chapter is a disc record It is enriched by jazz sounds and in the end, I was lucky to discover this awesome song called You've Got to Have Freedom by Pharoah Sanders which really tells it all about this game. The game is a challenging and pure entertainment. I strongly recommend you, the ones who got to read this page. Hope you enjoy it like i did.