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Metroidvania
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Retro
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You Have to Win the Game
Minor Key Games
· 2014
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
2,010 pts
Completion rate: 0.8%
Owners: 0
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Originally released in May 2012, You Have to Win the Game has now arrived on Steam with a more difficult remixed campaign and Playable Cat DLC*!!
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Run, jump, and avoid deadly pitfalls as you explore the ruins of a lost world in search of hidden treasures and rare artifacts!
Experience the thrill of four-color CGA graphics and monotonic PC speaker sounds! Or take a peek at the future of home entertainment with the SIXTEEN-COLOR EGA GRAPHICS option!
Want a tougher challenge? Try YOLO mode! You only live once -- one wrong move and it's back to the start of the game!
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Run, jump, and avoid deadly pitfalls as you explore the ruins of a lost world in search of hidden treasures and rare artifacts!
Experience the thrill of four-color CGA graphics and monotonic PC speaker sounds! Or take a peek at the future of home entertainment with the SIXTEEN-COLOR EGA GRAPHICS option!
Want a tougher challenge? Try YOLO mode! You only live once -- one wrong move and it's back to the start of the game!
Achievements·15
First of Many
Died once.
93% · 6.9 pts
93% · 6.9 pts
Kind of Blue
Acquired the Cerulean Aura.
55.9% · 10.4 pts
55.9% · 10.4 pts
Rouge-like
Acquired the Crimson Aura.
41% · 13.3 pts
41% · 13.3 pts
Instant Fun
Acquired the Springheel Boots.
28.5% · 17.8 pts
28.5% · 17.8 pts
Wouldn't It Be Cool If...
Acquired the Spider Gloves.
26.5% · 18.8 pts
26.5% · 18.8 pts
Boop!
18.2% · 25.4 pts
18.2% · 25.4 pts
Nth Time's the Charm
Lost the game in any mode.
16.1% · 28 pts
16.1% · 28 pts
You Had to Win the Game
Won the game in any mode.
11.1% · 37.7 pts
11.1% · 37.7 pts
Cartographer
Traversed every room.
6.7% · 56.5 pts
6.7% · 56.5 pts
Treasure Hunter
Collected every money bag.
5.5% · 66.2 pts
5.5% · 66.2 pts
An Achievement called "Completionist"
Won the game in any mode with a 100% rating.
5.1% · 70.3 pts
5.1% · 70.3 pts
Places to Go, People to See
Won the game in any mode in under ten minutes.
3.2% · 102.1 pts
3.2% · 102.1 pts
Nap Time
Won the game as a cat.
2.8% · 113.6 pts
2.8% · 113.6 pts
#yolo #swag #nbd
Won the game while wearing sunglasses.
2.4% · 128.5 pts
2.4% · 128.5 pts
If Our Eyes Aren't Real
0.8% · 309.5 pts
0.8% · 309.5 pts
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