Played on a standard PS4 Human Fall Flat doesn’t struggle and it shouldn’t. But each area is based on a floating island, or islands, connected by bridges or rope swings so Human Fall Flat always gives you the option to just launch Bob over the side of the world and go into freefall. Like any puzzle game it can get frustrating when you can’t move on.
A couple of times I got lost in hidden areas trying to work out the puzzle only to realise it wasn’t the way to progress.
The level design points you in the right direction, but expects you to think about what you’re doing. At other times I was using planks to reach higher areas, or a ling pole to hook a lantern on a chain so I could swing across. At one point I had to use a small hook to reach through the bars of a gate and open the latch. The look of the game is simple, but the physics engine is great. Although simple, the graphics can be quite atmospheric and the way the light and shadow fall is accurate. Some of the puzzles can only be solved by two people playing together but there is always a workaround and the only limit to solving a puzzle is your imagination. The game is designed to be played in single-player, couch co-op or upto 8 players online. Each environment has save points so while the progress is sometimes challenging it never gets boring. But it soon moves into physics based puzzles using giant catapults, throwing barrels and even bending cage bars using long levers. Human Fall Flat starts off with some standard 3D platformer puzzles, drop boxes on switches to keep doors open, move carts to help you jump across gaps etc. Another area accessed! Gameplayīob has dreams about falling recurring dreams he can’t escape, but to move on through the game you have to help him solve puzzles. Drop that box on the switch to keep the door open. Made by No Brakes Games and published by Curve digital on consoles, Human Fall Flat is available on Mac, Linux, Windows, Switch, Xbox One and PS4, which is the format I played it on. So sit back, grab a cuppa, get ready to switch off and solve some puzzles as you steer boneless human Bob around his recurring dreams about falling. No need to worry about a plot-line or a skill tree, the biggest decision you have to make here is what colour hat to put on.
In these days of epic open-world games, narrative driven sagas with character depth and player investment, it makes a nice change to take a step back and play something completely stupid and fun.
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