Puzzling Peaks EXE Price: $1.99 Release Date: December 1 Puzzling Peaks EXE is here!Dev note: Puzzling Peaks EXE is our first paid offering, and is tailor-made for those with a love for mysteries and a fair challenge. We've had success in the past with DERE EVIL EXE receiving a Webby Honoree award and was a finalist for IMGA and Mobile Games Awards and App Store Game of the Day features, but we feel this one is our new "opus", or maybe a natural progression as game devs. Its quality, charm, and polish is the culmination of our growth as game developers and we're really proud of this one. Fans of our old games (which take place in the same universe) and newcomers will be pleasantly surprised. And yes, because it's our first paid game we went all out. Puzzling Peaks EXE is lovingly made by a solo developer, me, under AppSir Inc., a Filipino indie game studio I started with my fiancée. Cheesy as it sounds, it's made with love. Haha! Our indie game is rolling out to the rest of the world now, and should be available to download once December 1 hits your time zone. Trust us, you're going to want to get this one. There's no game like it, and it won't go the way you think. Please feel free to use this thread to ask questions and give feedback. Have fun! TRAILER DESCRIPTION Pinball, platforming, and golf combine in Puzzling Peaks EXE, a hilariously mind-bending physics puzzle game about a spherical hero named Knightly, a highly confident administrator named Jasmin, and a quirky, artificially intelligent guide named A.I.D.E. INNOVATIVE STORYTELLINGThe unique recipe for storytelling that handed us several industry accolades is refined and expanded upon to craft a memorable tale for Puzzling Peaks EXE. We use a combination of stunning pixel art, music, and unique narrative techniques to paint a charming postmodern story that will keep players intrigued and entertained until the end. 100+ HANDCRAFTED CHALLENGESThis game features a distinct gameplay mechanic: our hero cannot move on his own, so you’ll have to rotate platforms and manipulate environments to launch him around a beautiful 16-bit world. You'll need logic, brainpower, quick reflexes, and unconditional trust in A.I.D.E. to pass more than a hundred highly polished levels. You’ll be surprised that it doesn’t get old. INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL COMEDYOur testers have been enjoying some of the game’s philosophical jokes, and moments that weren’t meant to be jokes. NO ADS AND NO IN-APP PURCHASESBuy once and play it forever. You can spend the rest of your life just playing this game if you really want to. POSSIBLY SPOOKYThis game may contain horror elements and digital beings that could scare you. Given the history of our games, it wouldn’t surprise us anymore. SCREENSHOTS RELATED VIDEOS A behind the scenes look at the making of Puzzling Peaks EXE. This is in the game's canon. This isn't what actually happened in real life. A second trailer that made its debut at Indie Fiesta, an annual convention celebrating Filipino game developers. Want to chat about our games? Send an email at [email protected]. You can also contact us on Twitter @DariusGuerrero or @AppSirGames. Puzzling Peaks EXE Darius Immanuel Guerrero Pinball, platforming, and golf combine in Puzzling Peaks EXE, a hilariously mind-bending physics puzzle game about a sph… $1.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsPinball, platforming, and golf combine in Puzzling Peaks EXE, a hilariously mind-bending physics puzzle game about a spherical hero named Knightly, a highly confident administrator named Jasmin, and a quirky, artificially intelligent guide named A.I.D.E. INNOVATIVE STORYTELLING The unique recipe for storytelling that handed us several industry accolades is refined and expanded upon to craft a memorable tale for Puzzling Peaks EXE. We use a combination of stunning pixel art, music, and unique narrative techniques to paint a charming postmodern story that will keep players intrigued and entertained until the end. 100+ HANDCRAFTED CHALLENGES This game features a distinct gameplay mechanic: our hero cannot move on his own, so you’ll have to rotate platforms and manipulate environments to launch him around a beautiful 16-bit world. You'll need logic, brainpower, quick reflexes, and unconditional trust in A.I.D.E. to pass more than a hundred highly polished levels. You’ll be surprised that it doesn’t get old. INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL COMEDY Our testers have been enjoying some of the game’s philosophical jokes, and moments that weren’t meant to be jokes. NO ADS AND NO IN-APP PURCHASES Buy once and play it forever. You can spend the rest of your life just playing this game if you really want to. POSSIBLY SPOOKY This game may contain horror elements and digital beings that could scare you. Given the history of our games, it wouldn’t surprise us anymore. Information Seller:Darius Immanuel Guerrero Genre:Adventure, Puzzle Release:Dec 01, 2020 Updated:Oct 15, 2023 Version:2.6 Size:56.5 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal https://apps.apple.com/us/app/puzzling-peaks-exe/id1536616702 Philip Ritmeester, crevasse and Anotherkellydown like this. BENCOMO Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Apr 29, 2018 213 109 43 #2 BENCOMO, Dec 1, 2020 hey Darius, the graphics look very well done - proper pixel art! I'll be testing your game later during the day. Best of luck with your new release! anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 704 113 #3 anthony78, Dec 1, 2020 Very cool game. Wish you could skip levels and come back. Stuck on Level 12. Sooooo hard...for me at least. DariusGuerrero Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2016 388 195 43 Male Game Developer http://www.appsirgames.com/ #4 DariusGuerrero, Dec 1, 2020 Thank you so much! I can't wait to see what you think of it! This game is more than just graphics, I promise DariusGuerrero Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2016 388 195 43 Male Game Developer http://www.appsirgames.com/ #5 DariusGuerrero, Dec 1, 2020 Oh, I know of that. Haha! Just keep trying at it. Unfortunately we can't have people skipping levels as levels build up the story. Don't worry, you got this. Just have to think of that triangle thing as a ramp and thank you for the kind words! Liontech Studios Well-Known Member Feb 4, 2020 112 31 28 #6 Liontech Studios, Dec 1, 2020 The game looks great, Darius. I have been excited to play this after enjoying DERE games. Will download later today. All the best, wish you great success. Philip Ritmeester Member Jun 15, 2020 13 6 3 Male #7 Philip Ritmeester, Dec 1, 2020 Hey Darius, It looks like a very cool game, Pixel art is well crafted as you expect of games these days, a fun but kinda creepy trailer or at least the female voice spooked me out and the gameplay seems very fun. It kinda inspired me to play Color Switch more while the gameplay and mechanics are completely different there. This sure can be a hit game! Keep it up! DariusGuerrero Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2016 388 195 43 Male Game Developer http://www.appsirgames.com/ #8 DariusGuerrero, Dec 1, 2020 Thank you! I'm excited. Please tell us what you think of it after and yes, I've gotten feedback from fans of DERE that this really satisfied them so I'm certain this will also be the case for you. completely different mechanics for sure haha. but i guess the white ball can do that. Thank you for the kind words! tapmen Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2019 105 40 28 Male Game developer #9 tapmen, Dec 1, 2020 It's finally out. It is truly awesome. Vikas Pawar Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jan 30, 2020 193 61 28 Male UX UI Designer Singapore #10 Vikas Pawar, Dec 1, 2020 Woow , Puzzles are really mind-blowing Jerry Berg Well-Known Member Jul 12, 2018 87 48 18 Male #11 Jerry Berg, Dec 1, 2020 Wow, another great game from Appsir Games. Always great games, amazing story, and a series you can sink your teeth into. Congrats....!!! AstroHoundStudios Well-Known Member Apr 29, 2018 128 94 28 #12 AstroHoundStudios, Dec 1, 2020 This right here is the perfect mechanic for a AppSir game. The music and art direction work so well together. I cannot wait to play this one. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,581 1,134 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #13 Anotherkellydown, Dec 1, 2020 I’ve made it to level 37 so far. This is a refreshing new direction for you, @DariusGuerrero! If you like any of AppSir’s other titles you’ll like this one too. It’s more of a physics puzzle game than a platformer like his other games, while keeping the great minimalist story parts, haunting music, and creepy voice acting. You’re basically trying to get from the start of the level to the door by moving your character around using rotating platforms. Touching the left side of the screen rotates all platforms counterclockwise, while the right side rotates them clockwise. Where you launch from on each platform determines your trajectory, much like the flippers of a pinball machine. Really enjoying this one! DariusGuerrero likes this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,003 113 #14 ste86uk, Dec 1, 2020 Seems like a lot of comments for a puzzle game! I may have to indulge. xoctrebla Well-Known Member Apr 27, 2018 61 30 18 #15 xoctrebla, Dec 1, 2020 Can't wait to play! AppSir Games are always a mind bending challenge I can't get enough of! crevasse Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Apr 14, 2018 175 71 28 Male Indie Game Developer Transylvania https://links.crevasse.co #16 crevasse, Dec 1, 2020 always a fan of your games, Darius! Just downloaded it, so far so good; I love it! DariusGuerrero Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2016 388 195 43 Male Game Developer http://www.appsirgames.com/ #17 DariusGuerrero, Dec 1, 2020 Now I'm thinking I should probably have put "pinball" on there in the title or somewhere in the description. Missed opportunity! Haha. I wanted to make this game for a while because I didn't want people thinking I make the same game again and again. The story and gameplay of this game is the fallout from DERE EVIL EXE where in the end Knightly became unplayable. Hence, the birth of a game where you can't control the player character. There are also initial ideas foreshadowed in DERE EVIL EXE too like the spinning platforms that launch the character and other elements in the last levels. By all means, please indulge! And please let us know what you think of it. I feel the same. Those two weeks I've been hyping this game feels like a year haha . I was so excited to release this too! Only had to delay it because I wanted a simultaneous release with Steam. Steam has this rule where you have to put a game in the "coming soon" section for two weeks before releasing. In the end, Steam version got delayed regardless haha. ste86uk likes this. DariusGuerrero Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2016 388 195 43 Male Game Developer http://www.appsirgames.com/ #18 DariusGuerrero, Dec 2, 2020 Thank you so much! I will always try to take this series into the next level haha. It won't decline in quality as we go on like other game series do. Haha! That's one element of AppSir games I try to keep in. The challenge part. And a mind-bending story too. Definitely a must for AppSir games haha. Thank you so much for buying it! I'm happy you like it so far! It gets better! I can't wait to play No Chess too! I am a chess fan though. Haha. To all: Can't wait to see what you all think of the game! Looking forward to your comments on this Brightsiderus Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2017 2,234 540 113 #19 Brightsiderus, Dec 2, 2020 Fantastic game! Some levels were hard to beat, even harder than final level(beat it at third try) and I absolutely love the epilogue. DariusGuerrero Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2016 388 195 43 Male Game Developer http://www.appsirgames.com/ #20 DariusGuerrero, Dec 2, 2020 Thank you so much, @Brightsiderus ! I'm glad you liked it! Final level I guess is easier than I expected. 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hey Darius, the graphics look very well done - proper pixel art! I'll be testing your game later during the day. Best of luck with your new release!
Very cool game. Wish you could skip levels and come back. Stuck on Level 12. Sooooo hard...for me at least.
Thank you so much! I can't wait to see what you think of it! This game is more than just graphics, I promise
Oh, I know of that. Haha! Just keep trying at it. Unfortunately we can't have people skipping levels as levels build up the story. Don't worry, you got this. Just have to think of that triangle thing as a ramp and thank you for the kind words!
The game looks great, Darius. I have been excited to play this after enjoying DERE games. Will download later today. All the best, wish you great success.
Hey Darius, It looks like a very cool game, Pixel art is well crafted as you expect of games these days, a fun but kinda creepy trailer or at least the female voice spooked me out and the gameplay seems very fun. It kinda inspired me to play Color Switch more while the gameplay and mechanics are completely different there. This sure can be a hit game! Keep it up!
Thank you! I'm excited. Please tell us what you think of it after and yes, I've gotten feedback from fans of DERE that this really satisfied them so I'm certain this will also be the case for you. completely different mechanics for sure haha. but i guess the white ball can do that. Thank you for the kind words!
Wow, another great game from Appsir Games. Always great games, amazing story, and a series you can sink your teeth into. Congrats....!!!
This right here is the perfect mechanic for a AppSir game. The music and art direction work so well together. I cannot wait to play this one.
I’ve made it to level 37 so far. This is a refreshing new direction for you, @DariusGuerrero! If you like any of AppSir’s other titles you’ll like this one too. It’s more of a physics puzzle game than a platformer like his other games, while keeping the great minimalist story parts, haunting music, and creepy voice acting. You’re basically trying to get from the start of the level to the door by moving your character around using rotating platforms. Touching the left side of the screen rotates all platforms counterclockwise, while the right side rotates them clockwise. Where you launch from on each platform determines your trajectory, much like the flippers of a pinball machine. Really enjoying this one!
Now I'm thinking I should probably have put "pinball" on there in the title or somewhere in the description. Missed opportunity! Haha. I wanted to make this game for a while because I didn't want people thinking I make the same game again and again. The story and gameplay of this game is the fallout from DERE EVIL EXE where in the end Knightly became unplayable. Hence, the birth of a game where you can't control the player character. There are also initial ideas foreshadowed in DERE EVIL EXE too like the spinning platforms that launch the character and other elements in the last levels. By all means, please indulge! And please let us know what you think of it. I feel the same. Those two weeks I've been hyping this game feels like a year haha . I was so excited to release this too! Only had to delay it because I wanted a simultaneous release with Steam. Steam has this rule where you have to put a game in the "coming soon" section for two weeks before releasing. In the end, Steam version got delayed regardless haha.
Thank you so much! I will always try to take this series into the next level haha. It won't decline in quality as we go on like other game series do. Haha! That's one element of AppSir games I try to keep in. The challenge part. And a mind-bending story too. Definitely a must for AppSir games haha. Thank you so much for buying it! I'm happy you like it so far! It gets better! I can't wait to play No Chess too! I am a chess fan though. Haha. To all: Can't wait to see what you all think of the game! Looking forward to your comments on this
Fantastic game! Some levels were hard to beat, even harder than final level(beat it at third try) and I absolutely love the epilogue.
Thank you so much, @Brightsiderus ! I'm glad you liked it! Final level I guess is easier than I expected. Haha though some haven't figured out how to go through it. Glad you appreciate the end parts too!
