$14.99N++ (NPLUSPLUS) Fast, fatal, endlessly replayable
Run, jump and collect gold across thousands of hand-made levels, dodging robots with three buttons and instant restarts.
Is N++ (NPLUSPLUS) worth it?
N++ (NPLUSPLUS) is worth it if…
- you want a platformer that is easy to pick up and brutally hard to master
- you like short, fast sessions where every death restarts in a second
- you enjoy chasing high scores, replays and levels made by other players
- you want a couch game for up to four players, cooperative or competitive
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Three buttons, a thousand ways to move
You run left, run right and jump. That is the entire control scheme, and the whole game grows out of it. Movement is momentum-based: your ninja builds speed, slides, arcs and glides, so a level is less a set of platforms than a physics puzzle you solve with your own body. The controls feel floaty for the first hour and perfect by the tenth, once you stop fighting the momentum and start steering it. Every level is hand-crafted, so the geometry always fits the movement: there is a fast line through almost everything, and finding it is the fun.
4,690 levels, one instant restart
The single player campaign is enormous: 4,690 hand-made levels, no procedurally generated filler. You dart past laser turrets, mines and robots that want you dead, grab gold and reach the exit. Death is instant and so is the restart: no loading, no scrolling, no cutscenes, just the same level waiting for another attempt. Hidden secret challenges add extra objectives to levels you thought you were done with. It gets genuinely brutal in the later episodes, and there is a Hardcore Mode for players who find the rest of the game too gentle.
Couch multiplayer and your own levels
Up to four players share one screen, either cooperating or racing each other, which makes this an easy pick for a game night: no lobby, no setup, just pass a controller. Beyond that there is a full level editor with the same tools the developers used, and global sharing, so the supply of new levels never runs out. Every level, including player-made ones, has leaderboards and replays, so you can chase a high score or watch how someone else took a line you never saw. Add 125 color palettes to keep the look fresh and 63 electronic tracks, and short sessions stretch long.
What should you know before playing?
How hard is N++, really?
Hard, but fair. Early levels ease you in, and the difficulty curve is built to prepare you for what looks impossible at first. The later episodes and Hardcore Mode demand real persistence, and progress can stall for days on a single level. The flip side: every death teaches you something about the level, and the game never wastes your time between attempts. If a level defeats you, there are thousands of others to try instead.
Can you play it solo?
Yes, and the single player campaign is the heart of the game: thousands of levels, secret challenges and high score chasing, all designed for one player. The multiplayer modes are local only, so they need someone on the same couch. Solo players get the bulk of the content.
Is there anything to do besides finishing levels?
Plenty. Each level has leaderboards and replays, so you can race for the top score or study faster players. You can build levels in the editor and share them globally, or play what others made. There are hidden secret challenges across the campaign, and 125 color palettes to unlock and swap whenever the look gets stale.
