Fit check
Is Default Dan worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who want levels built around reversed visual cues
- Players who enjoy time-based competition on individual stages
- Casual action players seeking a humorous campaign with changing mechanics
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking conventional platformer rules may find the reversed item and hazard behavior demanding
- Those looking for a long-form adventure may find the stage-based structure limited in scope
- Players who do not enjoy replaying stages for faster times may have little use for the leaderboards
Our take on Default Dan
Rather than treating coins, power-ups, hearts, and hazards according to platformer convention, the game reverses their functions. Progress depends on questioning visual cues and learning which apparently helpful objects are dangerous.
What is Default Dan?
Default Dan is an indie platformer built around reversed expectations.
Coins, power-ups, and hearts can destroy Dan, while spikes, enemies, and other hazards provide useful effects. Dan must navigate more than 20 stages across four environments, learning new mechanics as the game progresses, to rescue his abducted friend from a princess and her minions. Each stage supports time-based leaderboards for competition, and 27 Steam Achievements reward specific accomplishments. The game uses visual misdirection and backward-thinking as its central challenge, while an original soundtrack by brentalfloss accompanies the action.
How Default Dan plays
- 01Reversed hazards
- Items normally associated with safety or rewards can be deadly, while apparent dangers may assist Dan.
- 02Stage progression
- More than 20 stages span four environments, with additional mechanics introduced during the campaign.
- 03Time leaderboards
- Every stage records times for ranking against other players.
- 04Steam Achievements
- The game includes 27 achievements tied to completing distinct feats.
Default Dan compared to similar games
Default Dan is a platformer centered on reversed object behavior, stage completion, and time rankings. Sonic Origins offers a collection of four classic Sonic games, while SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER combines running, jumping, dodging, and shooting in a runner structure.
Default Dan: platforms & release
Is Default Dan worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who want levels built around reversed visual cues. Skip it if: players seeking conventional platformer rules may find the reversed item and hazard behavior demanding.
Where can I download Default Dan?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Default Dan's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Default Dan on?
Windows only.
