Early Access Review

Left for Bread

Red Bread Redemption

Granary Theft Auto

Knead for Speed

Bread Rising

Bagel-lands

Project Zombread

Ys-east

Call of Dough-ty



… I could go on. I won’t. But I could.







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Due to popular demand Ive decided to add a more ‘wholemeal’ first look review for people who like that sort of thing.



The game is essential qwop combined with the floor is lava. You navigate your slice of bread around various obstacles on a quest to get yourself nicely toasted (insert your own joke there). Encountering dirty items reduces your edibility and therefore your overall score, whilst getting smothered in tasty tasty jam boosts it.



The game controls exactly how you would imagine it does. Each corner is assigned a different button which when pressed holds that edge in place apparently regardless of the surface/physics. The mouse or thumb stick flicks the bread around of can be used to nudge it around for precise movements. Practiced or naturally skilled will surely be able to cartwheel their way onto the leaderboards quickly whilst people starting out will ultimately spend more time flailing around like a dying Magicarp. Your main opponent is your own frustration.



If the play style is sounding very familiar that’s because it is. Anyone who has already played Surgeon Simulator or Octodad will immediately recognise the pattern of destruction and failure. This means that behind its freshly baked exterior the game is likely to become stale fairly quickly. Like its sister games there is a big potential for fun workshop content but ultimately you cannot judge a game on what could possibly be made by fans later on.



It is worth pointing out that it is an early access game, meaning that it is essentially unfinished, although this game does feel a lot more complete than most. It is very much playable with the exception of a few minor bugs. Enabling the gif record mode makes the game basically unplayable and the music always seems to be coming out of a random corner of the room.



I think overall most people will have already made a decision about this game, and whatever your thoughts they are probably correct. It’s ultimately a casual iPad-destined meme-maker but it clean fun and will give most people a few laughs for less than the price of an average cinema ticket. If flinging a slice of bread around for a few hours is the sort of thing that will brighten your day, then this is probably for you.