Toby: The Secret Mine Headup Games GmbH & Co KG Genres: Games Action Puzzle GAME CENTER ENABLED $4.99 USD Supported Devices: iPad2Wifi iPad23G iPhone4S iPadThirdGen iPadThirdGen4G iPhone5 iPodTouchFifthGen iPadFourthGen iPadFourthGen4G iPadMini iPadMini4G iPhone5c iPhone5s iPhone6 iPhone6Plus iPodTouchSixthGen Minimum iOS Version: iOS 8.1 Download Size: 66.3MB Toby: The Secret Mine Headup GmbH A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo, Nihilumbra or Badland. “The game looks and sounds beautif… $4.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsA challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo, Nihilumbra or Badland. “The game looks and sounds beautiful. I personally found the game extremely immersive.” Keengamer "Toby is a charming and solid platformer with plenty of fun challenges and difficult obstacles to overcome." GoneWithTheWin “I enjoyed the game a lot. Loved the art-style and the game play was also really solid from what I've seen up till now. I don't really have any complaints, just a really solid platformer overall!” GamersObservation "Honorable Mention in the Indie Revolution Expo 2015." IndieGameRiot.com, 19 July, 2015 STORY: A peaceful way of life in a small village in the mountains was thrown into disorder. Someone has kidnapped most of its residents. A couple of brave hearts tried to rescue their friends but none of them has returned. Little Toby didn’t want to just sit and wait so he decided to find them by himself. He went to the near deep forest but he soon realized this is just a beginning. Go with Toby on an eerie adventure in a dark and creepy world full of dangerous situations, enemies and challenging puzzles. FEATURES: - Various beautifully handcrafted environments and great visual effects - Lots of different puzzles - Many dangerous and challenging traps and enemies - Many hours of fun Get lost in the shadows and pray you find your way out... Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/HeadupGames www.twitter.com/headupgames www.instagram.com/headupgames If you have any problems with the game or would like to share feedback or suggestions for improvements, please send us an email: [email protected] Information Seller:Headup GmbH Genre:Action, Puzzle Release:Apr 14, 2016 Updated:May 20, 2016 Version:1.61 Size:175.2 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (2) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal touchy85 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2015 1,616 1 38 #2 touchy85, Apr 15, 2016 Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel The game's obviously inspired by limbo and if you liked limbo this should be an insta buy. Imo it's a bit too much like limbo. The puzzles are solid, although you havr to solve some puzzles by looking for hidden rooms, so you're bumping into walls. That's fine if you're looking for hidden extras, but for solving a puzzle that you have to solve in order to continue the story it feels kind of cheap. In the end its a very good game though. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #3 metalcasket, Apr 15, 2016 Been endlessly checking the App Store for this for the last 24 hours, so it's fantastic to finally see it out. Yeah, the game wears it's inspiration on its sleeve and honestly, that's not a bad thing at all. Just downloaded and firing it up for the first time. swoolf Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Jul 9, 2009 57 1 8 #4 swoolf, Apr 15, 2016 Is it a long game? Is it worth the $7 up here in Canada? touchy85 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2015 1,616 1 38 #5 touchy85, Apr 15, 2016 Took me 3 to 4 hours to beat it raravan Well-Known Member May 18, 2014 829 38 28 #6 raravan, Apr 15, 2016 3-4 hours isn't that "many hours of fun". touchy85 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2015 1,616 1 38 #7 touchy85, Apr 15, 2016 There's some replay value, there is a hidden minion in every level, I didn't collect them all yet. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #8 metalcasket, Apr 15, 2016 How would you know? Does a certain quota of hours determine whether something is "fun" or not? Couldn't you enjoy a game that was 3 minutes long if it was "fun"? H4nd0fg0d Well-Known Member Mar 30, 2010 1,905 0 36 #9 H4nd0fg0d, Apr 15, 2016 Last edited: Apr 16, 2016 Seems to be just his opinion. Doesn't seem to be dispelling the game in any way. Nice to have a judge around. Sanuku Well-Known Member Jun 14, 2009 11,954 4 38 Austria http://www.touchgameplay.com #10 Sanuku, Apr 15, 2016 Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel One of those secret Gems on the Appstore. Toby: The Secret Mine did remind me a lot of Limbo from Playdead while still having enough unique features that I won`t spoil here to make it still worth for everyone to play the Game on their own. It`s one of those Games where you sit down and just play through it in almost one run without any regrets. If you are up to an new Jump'n'Run Game and enjoyed playing Limbo then you will for sure enjoy playing too Toby: The Secret Mine. raravan Well-Known Member May 18, 2014 829 38 28 #11 raravan, Apr 15, 2016 glowing 5/10 stars review from Harry. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Toby%3A+The+Secret+Mine/review.asp?c=69774 AppUnwrapper Well-Known Member Oct 26, 2011 4,062 3 0 http://www.appunwrapper.com/escape-games/ #12 AppUnwrapper, Apr 15, 2016 Last edited: Apr 15, 2016 I read it and I agree from what I played so far. Granted, I'm not a big platformer fan, so I was enjoying it more before I got to this point with the all the spikes and platforms. But the jump button is pretty awful. There are many times I just walked off a platform because my finger didn't hit the jump button or it wasn't responding -- not sure which. On top of that, it's really easy to miss things that you need to interact with. I gave up pretty early because I didn't see a way to get past this point and didn't feel like backtracking through spikes and platforms to see if I missed something. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel collider Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Mar 22, 2013 185 0 16 CEO/Owner Collider, Inc. NYC #13 collider, Apr 15, 2016 Heh, gonna pass based on that. Anyway, it rubs me when folks that obviously could be spending a little extra time doing their own thing go the lazy route. Saw that Goo Saga is coming out on iOS. That looks like waiting for anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 704 113 #14 anthony78, Apr 15, 2016 Been playing Goo Saga on Android and it's excellent. Think you and others probably would be better served waiting for it over this. ImJPaul Well-Known Member May 23, 2012 840 0 16 Male MGMT! Baltimore #15 ImJPaul, Apr 15, 2016 Limbo 2: Different head GSport Well-Known Member Dec 1, 2010 50 0 0 Philadelphia, PA suburbs #16 GSport, Apr 16, 2016 Maybe the control issue will be less of an issue if using a MFi controller on the Apple TV version... Have not taken the plunge yet, so I have no idea. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #17 metalcasket, Apr 16, 2016 There are definitely issues with the controls and the game's not original in really any way, but it's nowhere near as bad as some of the comments in this thread make it...plus, if we're taking Harry Slater reviews (and Pocket Gamer as a whole) seriously now...I'm just at a loss for ****ing words. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,716 1,240 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #18 squarezero, Apr 16, 2016 Agreed. And, BTW, that spot where AppUnwrapper got stuck -- it's not that hard. AppUnwrapper Well-Known Member Oct 26, 2011 4,062 3 0 http://www.appunwrapper.com/escape-games/ #19 AppUnwrapper, Apr 16, 2016 Like I said, I'm not a huge platformer fan, but I explained where and when the game got too annoying for me to bother continuing. Instead of bashing me for my impressions of the game from what I played -- give your own defense of why it's so great and people should play it. It's mind-boggling how many times people on here just like to say "you're wrong" or "you suck" instead of explaining what *they* like about a game. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,716 1,240 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #20 squarezero, Apr 16, 2016 Hey, hey, hey -- no bashing here! I was agreeing with metalcasket that the game is better than the impressions suggest; I certainly did not mean to insult you or anyone for not liking it. As to why I'm actually enjoying the game, I guess I'm appreciating the puzzles, especially the way they use subtle but predictable cues that feel good to figure out. While it's clearly "inspired" by Limbo, the atmosphere is not quite as bleak and disturbing, which I kind of dig. And, controls aside, the game is really polished -- something that often doesn't get enough credit. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel The game's obviously inspired by limbo and if you liked limbo this should be an insta buy. Imo it's a bit too much like limbo. The puzzles are solid, although you havr to solve some puzzles by looking for hidden rooms, so you're bumping into walls. That's fine if you're looking for hidden extras, but for solving a puzzle that you have to solve in order to continue the story it feels kind of cheap. In the end its a very good game though.
Been endlessly checking the App Store for this for the last 24 hours, so it's fantastic to finally see it out. Yeah, the game wears it's inspiration on its sleeve and honestly, that's not a bad thing at all. Just downloaded and firing it up for the first time.
How would you know? Does a certain quota of hours determine whether something is "fun" or not? Couldn't you enjoy a game that was 3 minutes long if it was "fun"?
Seems to be just his opinion. Doesn't seem to be dispelling the game in any way. Nice to have a judge around.
Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel One of those secret Gems on the Appstore. Toby: The Secret Mine did remind me a lot of Limbo from Playdead while still having enough unique features that I won`t spoil here to make it still worth for everyone to play the Game on their own. It`s one of those Games where you sit down and just play through it in almost one run without any regrets. If you are up to an new Jump'n'Run Game and enjoyed playing Limbo then you will for sure enjoy playing too Toby: The Secret Mine.
glowing 5/10 stars review from Harry. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Toby%3A+The+Secret+Mine/review.asp?c=69774
I read it and I agree from what I played so far. Granted, I'm not a big platformer fan, so I was enjoying it more before I got to this point with the all the spikes and platforms. But the jump button is pretty awful. There are many times I just walked off a platform because my finger didn't hit the jump button or it wasn't responding -- not sure which. On top of that, it's really easy to miss things that you need to interact with. I gave up pretty early because I didn't see a way to get past this point and didn't feel like backtracking through spikes and platforms to see if I missed something. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel
Heh, gonna pass based on that. Anyway, it rubs me when folks that obviously could be spending a little extra time doing their own thing go the lazy route. Saw that Goo Saga is coming out on iOS. That looks like waiting for
Been playing Goo Saga on Android and it's excellent. Think you and others probably would be better served waiting for it over this.
Maybe the control issue will be less of an issue if using a MFi controller on the Apple TV version... Have not taken the plunge yet, so I have no idea.
There are definitely issues with the controls and the game's not original in really any way, but it's nowhere near as bad as some of the comments in this thread make it...plus, if we're taking Harry Slater reviews (and Pocket Gamer as a whole) seriously now...I'm just at a loss for ****ing words.
Like I said, I'm not a huge platformer fan, but I explained where and when the game got too annoying for me to bother continuing. Instead of bashing me for my impressions of the game from what I played -- give your own defense of why it's so great and people should play it. It's mind-boggling how many times people on here just like to say "you're wrong" or "you suck" instead of explaining what *they* like about a game.
Hey, hey, hey -- no bashing here! I was agreeing with metalcasket that the game is better than the impressions suggest; I certainly did not mean to insult you or anyone for not liking it. As to why I'm actually enjoying the game, I guess I'm appreciating the puzzles, especially the way they use subtle but predictable cues that feel good to figure out. While it's clearly "inspired" by Limbo, the atmosphere is not quite as bleak and disturbing, which I kind of dig. And, controls aside, the game is really polished -- something that often doesn't get enough credit.
