Best iOS game I’ve ever played. – Downwell Review

I’ve had this game for longer than I’ve ever kept any game downloaded for, probably all games on my iPhone combined for that matter. After years of playing I finally made it to the last boss. Not because it’s too hard, it’s not, it’s fair with its snappy and crisp, ultra responsive controls that make every mistake your fault and your fault alone. I’ve never play an iOS game that performed better and had 0 input lag like Downwell does. It’s genuinely designed to keep you playing and coming back to enjoy another round and attempt to find out what is at the bottom of the well, if anything at all. The upgrades don’t carry with you at death, you amass them every time you reach a new level/depth each run through. The color palette swap was a HUGE part in keeping me playing and engaged as the more colors you unlock, the more complex and varied the next one becomes. besides the incredible gameplay of course lol It rewards you for playing and doesn’t lock anything away behind progression that could hinder you in jumping down the well for the first time and beating the game. But I promise, you won’t. Seriously, you won’t lol it’s hard. But hard in an incredible way, not artificial to pad length. Only thing locked is visual perks that change the aesthetic and also different play styles. which can change gameplay dramatically if you want a new way to play or challenge to unravel. And the gunboots. I could talk about them forever. So many different kinds. Although my only advice or WANT would be for the devs to include a DLC pack of MORE gun variations in the future. The game is perfect the way it is but as an option to enhance and switch up a game I’ve played and sunk prolly 500-700 hours into over the years, I’d love MORE GUN MODS. I’d pay double maybe triple what i payed for the game originally for the option to load the game with even more crazy guns to find when descending down the well. It would give a boost of content and happiness to an already incredible game, and base of players that have been itching for an update to a game that they love so much. I even love the game so deeply it has become the only game I’ve ever bought cross-platform other than Stardew Valley and even ended up enjoying the game even more on my Switch. This is a mobile game at heart and it’s a mobile game that is worth $15-$20, hands down, it’s that good. I’ve never seen it priced above $3 dollars ever. I really think it’s one of the most underrated and under appreciated games of all time. And just one of the best games of all time for that matter. Stylized with incredible use of retro graphics with modern effects that give it a gorgeous look and feel, and controls so responsive I couldn’t believe that I had never noticed another game that matched its precision. I love this game, truly I do. I hope someone that’s on the fence on wether they wanna spend a couple bucks on a game on their iPhone reads this and is persuaded because it’s MORE than worth it for the price they’re asking. They’re Essentially giving it away for free if you ask me. I want Downwell to get more praise and more attention and more downloads for the fun it’s extended to me. It and it’s developers deserve so much more praise; it’s a simple concept flipped on its boots and man does it really pull off what a game is supposed to be at its core, fun. Extremely fun.
Review by Johnbenwv on Downwell.