Kevin C. Wong

Dandara: Trials of Fear+ (2021) [/]

Dandara: Trials of Fear+ is the Apple Arcade version of Dandara. This is a side-view platformer where you play Dandara who can only step on lighted platforms which might be vertical or horizontal or diagonal so you can be zooming around upside down or whatever.

You wander around avoiding hazards, flipping switches, and talking to people. Explore areas and open up new areas. You are trying to free the people of Salt (an underground city) and the various map areas are areas of Salt though you really can't tell except the areas have names.

It's a fairly polished game. I played it for an hour and maybe not for me. This game is somewhat like Shantae and the Seven Sirens but I that game had good dialogue and was humorous. Dandara is more somber with its dialogue. Still, a good game that doesn't quite make the cut as a keeper.