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Fit check

Is DYE worth it for you?

We tell you who should skip it, too.

Play it if you…

Good fit

Platformer fans who want structured collectible challenges
Speedrunners seeking level-specific leaderboards
Players who enjoy escalating tests from beginner to expert

Skip it if you…

Saves you a refund

Players seeking a relaxed platformer rather than precision movement and demanding stages
Players who prefer open-ended exploration or role-playing systems over discrete levels and challenge variants
Players who do not use controllers and dislike keyboard-based platforming

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Our take on DYE

Its defining structure is the four-world layout, with each world combining 9 regular stages, 4 challenge levels, and a unique boss fight.

What is DYE?

DYE is a precision platformer about Hue, who rescues Pigments and defeats Necrolights to restore color to the world.

Movement centers on jumping, wall jumping, and floating across 4 worlds. The game includes 56 levels and 560 Pigments, alongside 8 achievement-unlocked skins, leaderboards for individual levels and speedruns, unique boss fights, challenge stages, achievements, and trading cards. Regular levels have checkpoints in Normal Mode; Hard Mode removes them and adds danger. Challenge levels contain 100 dust, with a Pigment freed for every 20 dust collected. Their Hard Mode versions add a time limit. Keyboard controls are available, and the game supports common Xbox, Steam, and PS4 controllers.

How DYE plays

01Pigment collection: The game contains 560 Pigments to rescue across its levels.
02World structure: Each world has 9 regular stages, 4 challenge stages, and a distinct boss encounter.
03Hard Mode variants: Regular stages lose their checkpoints and gain extra hazards, while challenge stages add a time restriction.
04Speedrun leaderboards: Leaderboards cover individual-level versions and speedrun results.
05Controller support: The game supports Xbox, Steam, PS4, and most other common controllers, alongside keyboard controls.
06Original soundtrack: The game includes 18 original tracks with a total runtime of 55 minutes.

DYE compared to similar games

DYE focuses on precision platforming across discrete levels, collectible Pigments, hard-mode variants, and speedrun leaderboards. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, while SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER combines runner gameplay with shooting. DYE therefore centers on repeated stage challenges rather than metroidvania exploration or runner-shooter action.

DYE: platforms & release

Is DYE worth it?

It is worth it if: platformer fans who want structured collectible challenges. Skip it if: players seeking a relaxed platformer rather than precision movement and demanding stages.