Fit check
Is Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy retro-styled action adventures with platforming and puzzles
- Players seeking a story-driven campaign with dungeons, side quests, and character dialogue
- Players who want an adventure with selectable difficulty and visual palette options
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat built around aggressive abilities rather than puzzle solving and platform creation
- Players looking for a short, tightly focused campaign instead of more than 15 hours across many levels and dungeons
- Players who prefer modern visual presentation over a Game Boy-era style
Our take on Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition
Ink is the defining mechanic: Tako turns enemies into platforms, making attacks part of the game's environmental navigation.
What is Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition?
Save Me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition follows Tako, a nonviolent octopus who gains the ability to live above water.
He crosses six worlds and over 50 stages, seeking peace between octopuses and humans. The adventure combines puzzles, 16 dungeons, optional quests, mini-games, conversations with characters, and battles against bosses. Ink shots can transform foes into temporary platforms, while 50 wearable hats provide distinct powers. This release includes extra difficulty settings, gameplay adjustments, a clue feature, automatic palette selection, fresh border artwork, added material, and a music player for the soundtrack. Players can choose from several color palettes, and the game contains over 15 hours of content.
How Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition plays
- 01Ink Platform Creation
- Tako can spit ink at enemies and turn them into platforms.
- 02Ability Hats
- Tako can wear 50 hats that grant special abilities.
- 03World Exploration
- The adventure covers six worlds, more than 50 levels, and 16 dungeons.
- 04Definitive Edition Additions
- This edition adds difficulty modes, rebalancing, a hint system, an auto palette option, new border images, and additional content.
- 05Selectable Color Palettes
- Multiple palettes allow changes to the game’s color scheme.
Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition compared to similar games
Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition combines platforming, puzzle solving, dungeons, and boss fights, while Ghost of a Tale focuses on an action-RPG adventure with stealth, disguises, exploration, and conversations. Vagante is an adventure through a dark fantasy world filled with monsters, demons, and crooks, whereas Tako’s journey centers on ending the war between octopuses and humans.
Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition: platforms & release
Is Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy retro-styled action adventures with platforming and puzzles. Skip it if: players seeking combat built around aggressive abilities rather than puzzle solving and platform creation.
Where can I download Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition?
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What platforms is Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition on?
Windows only.
