Kalimba™ Flashbulb ApS ** BAFTA-nominated ‘Best New Property’ 2015 ** Jump, slide and fly your way through a beautiful, mind-bending world in … $3.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details** BAFTA-nominated ‘Best New Property’ 2015 ** Jump, slide and fly your way through a beautiful, mind-bending world in this award-winning, puzzle-platforming adventure. The island of Kalimba has been cast into darkness by an evil shaman. Your totems must journey from the underworld to the heavens in order to restore light to the land. Thankfully, Hoebear the vaguely bear-shaped Metabear will be your spirit guide in this quest. Rebuild the totem pole to bring back the positive vibes to Kalimba. In Kalimba, you play two coloured totem pole pieces simultaneously – one on the top half, and one on the bottom half of the screen. Avoid dark pits, deadly spikes and roaming enemies, but remember the totems move together. One totem jumps over a hole, the other jumps into spikes; one soars into the sky while the other tumbles into the abyss. ========== “Beautiful, wonderfully designed, thoughtful and thought-provoking…” 10/10 – Official Xbox Magazine “With its smart design and mind-melting puzzles [...] Kalimba is the new golden child of PC platformers.” 5/5 - Expert Reviews “One of the biggest treats I have had all year…” 9/10 – God is a Geek “Precise, taxing and faintly adorable, it's the [Xbox]One's secret platforming weapon. Got a sneering Nintendo fan coming over? Show them this thing and their happy, colourful brains will be blown into rainbow chunks." Games Radar “Kalimba is a beautiful, cheerful platformer that finds a neat middle ground between reflex-oriented running and taxing puzzle solving.” 81/100 - PC Gamer “Kalimba not only has one of the best cooperative experiences around, but it also has a strong single-player element.” 8/10 Destructoid “Kalimba is a delightful game. Bright colours, tight controls, platforming, animals with accessories…” Rock Paper Shotgun ========== CAMPAIGN Play through an exciting single-player adventure where every new level will test your platforming and puzzle-solving skills. CO-OP Share a local co-op challenge on one device - a fiendishly challenging experience that will make or break any friendship. Co-op is only available on iPad. CHALLENGES Collect all the gold totems, find and beat the secret challenge rooms, and compete on the leaderboards. If you enjoy Kalimba, please leave a rating, check out our other titles, or simply follow @FlashbulbGames on Twitter and Facebook. Information Seller:Flashbulb ApS Genre:Action, Adventure, Arcade Release:Jun 28, 2017 Updated:Jun 30, 2017 Version:1.2 Size:785.2 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (5) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,561 1,128 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #2 Anotherkellydown, Jun 29, 2017 Trailer looks great. Premium platformer with single player, co-op and leaderboards. Definitely considering picking this up. Just get a little wary when I start buying games before the "official" realease time. Seems like your kinda game, Boardumb matyou98 Well-Known Member Jun 18, 2012 293 3 18 #3 matyou98, Jun 29, 2017 Bought game and can report no MFi controller support. Played first level and game has lots of charm and looks great. Basic virtual controls (left, right, jump). If you dont mind on screen controls this game seems pretty solid based on the reviews I've read. My only disappointment thus far is no MFi support. Really hope dev reads this and can add the option to a future update. May play another level or two but I'm holding out for controller support. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,226 130 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #4 ColeDaddy, Jun 29, 2017 This game is fricking awesome. Great reviews online too, if you're still on the fence noteatino Well-Known Member Jun 27, 2014 555 0 0 #5 noteatino, Jun 29, 2017 With a 81 on Metacritic for PC and Xbox version this just caught my interest. The level design looks lovely but I'll wait for imps on the controllers. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #6 metalcasket, Jun 30, 2017 Whoa, over 24 hours since release and this thread's not active? The level design in this game is the stuff of legend. Literally mind-boggling. You NEED to check this out! FlashbulbGames Member Oct 5, 2016 22 1 1 #7 FlashbulbGames, Jun 30, 2017 Hey everyone! Developers of Kalimba here. Thank you for all the kind words In regards to controller support, we will look at how high the demand is and then consider coding it in. We could use a bit of testing help - if anyone is playing on iPad could you let us know if the resolution seems low/ugly in the new 1.1 Update? And let us know what iPad version you have too. Thanks in advance! ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,226 130 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #8 ColeDaddy, Jul 1, 2017 Hi and welcome to the forum! I am playing your game on my iPad Air with the latest enterprise iOS under the hood; non-jailbroken. The resolution on does seem to have degraded a bit and the totem pieces are a little fuzzy. Also, after completing the levels to get the 4th and 5th totems, the game freezes. When I press the play button or the replay button, the screen is unresponsive. After hitting the home button, the game closes out after 20 seconds returning to my home screen. Please look into these concerns. FlashbulbGames Member Oct 5, 2016 22 1 1 #9 FlashbulbGames, Jul 1, 2017 Last edited: Jul 1, 2017 Hey ColeDaddy! Can you tell me if your game crash issues persists in the 1.2 update we released ~16 hours ago? The lowered resolution on your iPad Air is unfortunately intentional. We had to lower it a bit on some devices to avoid frame rate drops. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,226 130 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #10 ColeDaddy, Jul 1, 2017 Yes, that is the build I'm currently using Airpegy Member Jul 11, 2015 22 2 3 #11 Airpegy, Jul 2, 2017 I've helped them to beta test and this game is freaking awesome it's an instsbuy guys ! James Cameron Well-Known Member Feb 15, 2013 58 0 0 #12 James Cameron, Jul 2, 2017 I'm also experiencing game crashing. No problems until the third totem level. When Hobear starts talking in the bonus game the program suddenly shuts down. Have tried skipping the bonus level but the game is shutting down elsewhere too. I am experiencing these same issues on iPhone 6 Plus and iPad 2 James Cameron Well-Known Member Feb 15, 2013 58 0 0 #13 James Cameron, Jul 3, 2017 Managed to stop the game from crashing by putting the phone in flight mode, so it would appear that Game Centre may be the cause of the issues Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,561 1,128 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #14 Anotherkellydown, Jul 3, 2017 Finally put some time into this and it's such an excellent puzzle-platformer. Great level design, fully voiced narrator, controls work great on both iPad mini 2 and iPhone 6, iCloud between devices, achievements, leaderboards... Currently on level 5 but going back and getting the gold plated totems (collect all items without dying in a level). They even included high scoring sections between every few levels. Awesome premium game. Highly Recommended! DonnyDJ76 Well-Known Member Nov 1, 2011 1,793 55 48 Male Teacher Hackensack, NJ #15 DonnyDJ76, Jul 3, 2017 Thanks for letting me know. Your reviews are trusted and accurate. It's about time I try iOS 10 on the Air 2. Other games Like Steredenn and Flick Champs Extreme are also iOS 10 only. Wondering what other worthwhile games that are iOS 10 only. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,561 1,128 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #16 Anotherkellydown, Jul 4, 2017 Last edited: Jul 4, 2017 Wow, thanks Donny. I wish I could tell you some "iOS 10 specific" games but I never pay attention to that. There are lots of great games I've been fortunate enough to try since 10 though Really glad you're trying Kalimba. Was wondering where all my GC friends were at FlashbulbGames Member Oct 5, 2016 22 1 1 #17 FlashbulbGames, Jul 4, 2017 Last edited: Jul 4, 2017 Thanks everyone! We believe we've fixed the crash issues and will be pushing out an update this week. Did you ever catch the Kalimba speedrun from AGDQ this year? This guy solos the co-op version of Kalimba in 18 minutes (starts at 15:23). Pretty crazy! Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Kainamor Well-Known Member Dec 17, 2015 196 0 16 #18 Kainamor, Jul 4, 2017 Absolutely stunning gameplay. This is a lot more amazing to me than many speed runs because your controlling two characters at once which feels like 4. The hand eye coordination and muscle memory here is outstanding. The only reason I have yet to pick this up is I am waiting for mfi support. I think a lot of ppl are waiting for it. I saw a couple Reddit discussions where ppl are waiting for mfi. James Cameron Well-Known Member Feb 15, 2013 58 0 0 #19 James Cameron, Jul 7, 2017 Appears the crashing issues have been resolved. Such a great game, but wow is it hard! brianj22 Well-Known Member Dec 14, 2016 180 0 0 #20 brianj22, Jul 8, 2017 This is one of the best platformers I have ever played. Serious Rare vibe. Lovely to play, mind-melting level design. Brilliant on mobile. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Trailer looks great. Premium platformer with single player, co-op and leaderboards. Definitely considering picking this up. Just get a little wary when I start buying games before the "official" realease time. Seems like your kinda game, Boardumb
Bought game and can report no MFi controller support. Played first level and game has lots of charm and looks great. Basic virtual controls (left, right, jump). If you dont mind on screen controls this game seems pretty solid based on the reviews I've read. My only disappointment thus far is no MFi support. Really hope dev reads this and can add the option to a future update. May play another level or two but I'm holding out for controller support.
With a 81 on Metacritic for PC and Xbox version this just caught my interest. The level design looks lovely but I'll wait for imps on the controllers.
Whoa, over 24 hours since release and this thread's not active? The level design in this game is the stuff of legend. Literally mind-boggling. You NEED to check this out!
Hey everyone! Developers of Kalimba here. Thank you for all the kind words In regards to controller support, we will look at how high the demand is and then consider coding it in. We could use a bit of testing help - if anyone is playing on iPad could you let us know if the resolution seems low/ugly in the new 1.1 Update? And let us know what iPad version you have too. Thanks in advance!
Hi and welcome to the forum! I am playing your game on my iPad Air with the latest enterprise iOS under the hood; non-jailbroken. The resolution on does seem to have degraded a bit and the totem pieces are a little fuzzy. Also, after completing the levels to get the 4th and 5th totems, the game freezes. When I press the play button or the replay button, the screen is unresponsive. After hitting the home button, the game closes out after 20 seconds returning to my home screen. Please look into these concerns.
Hey ColeDaddy! Can you tell me if your game crash issues persists in the 1.2 update we released ~16 hours ago? The lowered resolution on your iPad Air is unfortunately intentional. We had to lower it a bit on some devices to avoid frame rate drops.
I'm also experiencing game crashing. No problems until the third totem level. When Hobear starts talking in the bonus game the program suddenly shuts down. Have tried skipping the bonus level but the game is shutting down elsewhere too. I am experiencing these same issues on iPhone 6 Plus and iPad 2
Managed to stop the game from crashing by putting the phone in flight mode, so it would appear that Game Centre may be the cause of the issues
Finally put some time into this and it's such an excellent puzzle-platformer. Great level design, fully voiced narrator, controls work great on both iPad mini 2 and iPhone 6, iCloud between devices, achievements, leaderboards... Currently on level 5 but going back and getting the gold plated totems (collect all items without dying in a level). They even included high scoring sections between every few levels. Awesome premium game. Highly Recommended!
Thanks for letting me know. Your reviews are trusted and accurate. It's about time I try iOS 10 on the Air 2. Other games Like Steredenn and Flick Champs Extreme are also iOS 10 only. Wondering what other worthwhile games that are iOS 10 only.
Wow, thanks Donny. I wish I could tell you some "iOS 10 specific" games but I never pay attention to that. There are lots of great games I've been fortunate enough to try since 10 though Really glad you're trying Kalimba. Was wondering where all my GC friends were at
Thanks everyone! We believe we've fixed the crash issues and will be pushing out an update this week. Did you ever catch the Kalimba speedrun from AGDQ this year? This guy solos the co-op version of Kalimba in 18 minutes (starts at 15:23). Pretty crazy! Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel
Absolutely stunning gameplay. This is a lot more amazing to me than many speed runs because your controlling two characters at once which feels like 4. The hand eye coordination and muscle memory here is outstanding. The only reason I have yet to pick this up is I am waiting for mfi support. I think a lot of ppl are waiting for it. I saw a couple Reddit discussions where ppl are waiting for mfi.
This is one of the best platformers I have ever played. Serious Rare vibe. Lovely to play, mind-melting level design. Brilliant on mobile.
