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Super Cable Boy

97% positive of 84 Steam reviews

Released: 2020
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Sørb.

About the game

Super Cable Boy is a retro inspired platformer, where you are playing a living handheld gaming system with a power cord. Collect game cartridges to become more powerful and take on your quest to defeat "the Glitch", an entity that 1▧01☠01௹1‱☣∰0␢⌀▧ ..

Tagged by players

Experimental
Precision Platformer
Local Co-Op
2D Platformer
Split Screen
Platformer
Local Multiplayer
Retro
Co-op
Pixel Graphics
Cute
Atmospheric

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Very Positive

What players say

Recommended
This is a awesome jump ’n’ run with nice game mechanics (cable hook, triple jump, and so on) that I can recommend for all ages. As a child of the 80s, I really enjoy the classic look and the great visual effects. Also, the 8-bit style music fits the game play and the genre very well. They should make more indie games like this.
45 min played when written. 33 found it helpful.
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Recommended
There's a lot of decent precision platformers out there, but this one is more than that. It really stands out. It plays good, the music is surprisingly good, and the level design is really top notch. Honestly, everything about this game feels really polished and thought-out. It just clicks. Super Cable Boy manages to keep your interest by giving you access to additional abilities every once in a while. You can…
102 h played when written. 8 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Ugh! I was having a great time and wondering why this game is so underrated then I got the 4th ability and it all went to hell. It's like they just decided to increase the difficulty at the expense of fun and fairness with a whole "world" based on this imprecise mess of controls requiring near perfect timing. It took me almost 20 minutes to realize you need to mash your action button together with the dpad to…
3.4 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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