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Is Fool's End worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who prefer solo mining and platforming over multiplayer play
- Action-game fans who enjoy digging through destructible environments
- Players who want to create and play custom levels rather than only use built-in stages
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow, contemplative pace may find the quickfire gameplay a poor match
- Players looking for a large, open-ended world may prefer something other than level-by-level cave escapes
- Players who want multiplayer sessions
- Players who are not interested in platforming, mining, or combat
Our take on Fool's End
The page emphasizes open-ended ways to escape, but the structure is still level-based: over 35 authored stages, with a separate editor for player-made levels. The broad promise of finding any route is therefore framed within discrete cave challenges rather than an open world.
What is Fool's End?
Fool's End is a single-player mining platform game set in a network of caves.
Players break through tile-based terrain, change environmental hazards, and battle or avoid monsters as they seek a way out of each level. It offers over 35 handcrafted stages, dramatic boss encounters, and time trials that become available after each biome is completed. A level editor lets players build and play custom stages. Daily Challenge stages and a leaderboard provide recurring score-based competition. The game’s soundtrack features 16 original pieces by Chris MacClure.
How Fool's End plays
- 01Destructible Terrain
- Tile-based caves can be altered as players dig and make routes through each level.
- 02Level Editor
- Players can build levels and play the ones they create.
- 03Daily Challenges
- New challenge levels are provided daily, with a leaderboard for competing scores.
- 04Unlockable Time Trials
- Time trials become available after players finish a biome.
- 05Original Soundtrack
- The soundtrack contains 16 tracks composed by Chris MacClure.
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Fool's End: platforms & release
Is Fool's End worth it?
It is worth it if: players who prefer solo mining and platforming over multiplayer play. Skip it if: players seeking a slow, contemplative pace may find the quickfire gameplay a poor match.
Where can I download Fool's End?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Fool's End's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Fool's End on?
Windows only.
