If you like puzzle platformers, multi-dimensional traversal, and ducks—I have the game for you

I have played my fair share of platformers—although, the last one I played was Hollow Knight: Silksong, and thanks to the ass-kicking I received in that game I haven’t been able to look another one in the eyes since. But you know what helps subdue the fear of getting stomped on? Ducks in hats.

Dodo Duckie has just that. It’s a cute platformer where you play as a duck called Dodo who’s trying to rescue his kidnapped chicken friends from some greedy aliens. But the catch with this platformer is that you have to play in different dimensions—I’m not talking about a multiverse—I mean 3D and 2D, which you can cycle between with the help of a very stylish magical propeller hat, courtesy of Capie the capybara.

You can flip between 2D and 3D whenever you want. Exploring the world in 2D allows you to traverse greater distances, jumping from one terrain to another, while 3D lets you discover more secrets hidden in the map and let you line yourself up for your next jump.

There’s also plenty of puzzles scattered throughout the map in which you’ll need to utilise both 2D and 3D perspectives to complete. Sometimes—to get from one area to another—you need to use a stone cube and place it on a weighted slab. The catch is that you can only pick the cube up while in 3D and you can only jump in 2D, so there’s some juggling dimensions to do to figure the puzzle out.

It can sound a little complicated, but dealing with both dimensions is welcomingly straightforward. Even just over the course of the short demo I was switching between the two instinctively whenever it was warranted. The platforming itself is also quite forgiving, meaning you can focus on changing perspectives, solving puzzles, and taking pictures with all the cute capybaras found across the world—it’s certainly a welcome break from the horrors of Silksong.