Fit check
Is Never Give Up worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Hardcore platformer fans who want escalating obstacle courses
- Speedrunners who want split timers and leaderboards
- Completionists who enjoy collecting coins, secrets, and outfits
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a relaxed platformer without frequent retries and rising obstacles
- Players who prefer fixed levels over repeated runs with changing hazards
- Players looking for a climbing journey, shooter, or multiplayer action game
Our take on Never Give Up
Instead of keeping platforming challenges static, the game repeatedly rebuilds its stages with additional obstacles and rooms. Its Give Up button, checkpoints, and Infinite Jump Mode also make failure management part of the structure rather than a separate difficulty setting.
What is Never Give Up?
Never Give Up is a difficult platformer built around repeated attempts.
Players run, jump, and slide through levels that add obstacles and rooms after each successful run, then retry until the set is cleared or the Give Up button is used. A checkpoint mode provides checkpoints, while Infinite Jump Mode allows sustained jumping. The game contains 6 worlds with boss battles, 30 level sets comprising over 150 levels, 155 collectible coins, 30 hidden objects, and 21 unlockable outfits. Leaderboards, split timers, and speedrunning tools support timed play. Accessibility options include button remapping, contrast controls, and toggles for animation and screen shake.
How Never Give Up plays
- 01Escalating level runs
- Rooms and hazards increase after successful attempts, requiring repeated runs through each set.
- 02Optional difficulty modes
- A checkpoint mode adds checkpoints, while Infinite Jump Mode permits extended jumping.
- 03Worlds and bosses
- The game includes 6 distinct worlds with boss encounters.
- 04Collectibles and secrets
- There are 155 coins and 30 concealed objects to find.
- 05Speedrunning features
- Leaderboards, split timers, and dedicated speedrunning tools support timed competition.
- 06Accessibility controls
- Players can remap buttons, adjust contrast, and disable animation or screen shake.
Never Give Up compared to similar games
SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER combines running, jumping, dodging, and shooting, while Never Give Up centers on platforming retries, escalating rooms, collectibles, and boss battles. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, whereas Never Give Up uses 30 level sets and repeated obstacle increases rather than a metroidvania structure.
Never Give Up: platforms & release
Is Never Give Up worth it?
It is worth it if: hardcore platformer fans who want escalating obstacle courses. Skip it if: players seeking a relaxed platformer without frequent retries and rising obstacles.
Where can I download Never Give Up?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Never Give Up's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Never Give Up on?
Windows and macOS.
