StrategyFit check
Is Almost There: The Platformer worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Hardcore platformer fans who want demanding obstacle courses
- Players who enjoy repeating stages to improve movement precision
- Completionists seeking more than 150 platforming stages and timed challenges
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a relaxed platformer, since the stages are built around lethal hazards and frequent failure
- Players wanting varied gameplay beyond precision movement, as the experience centers on obstacle-course platforming
- Players who dislike repeating difficult sections after deaths
Our take on Almost There: The Platformer
The defining structure is repeated precision runs through obstacle courses where saws, lasers, missiles, and collapsing floors turn movement timing into the entire challenge.
What is Almost There: The Platformer?
Navigate a precision platformer built around hazardous obstacle courses.
Stages place saw blades, homing missiles, lasers, and unstable floors along the route, requiring timed movement and dexterity. The game includes more than 150 stages and timed challenges, with repeated attempts forming part of the structure. Its hazards are intended to cause frequent deaths, making persistence and precise control central to progression. The experience focuses exclusively on platforming rather than combat, exploration, or character development. It is aimed at players who enjoy demanding platform games and repeated attempts against fixed hazards.
How Almost There: The Platformer plays
- 01Hazard Courses
- Levels combine saws, guided missiles, lasers, and floors that give way during movement.
- 02Large Stage Count
- The game contains over 150 stages alongside timed challenges.
- 03Dexterity Focus
- Progress depends on precise movement through obstacle-filled routes rather than combat or character abilities.
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Almost There: The Platformer: platforms & release
Is Almost There: The Platformer worth it?
It is worth it if: hardcore platformer fans who want demanding obstacle courses. Skip it if: players seeking a relaxed platformer, since the stages are built around lethal hazards and frequent failure.
Where can I download Almost There: The Platformer?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Almost There: The Platformer's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Almost There: The Platformer on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
