Snake Pass

Snake Pass is a Puzzle Platform indie game developed and published by Sumo Digital.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It is a very creative concept, of playing a platform game as a snake that can't jump. Since you're a snake, you cross levels by coiling around surfaces like snakes do in real life instead of jumping through obstacles.
 * 2) Moving like real snakes do increases your speed.
 * 3) Intuitive controls that are easy to learn but hard to master. You control Noodle the Snake (yes that's his name!) by aiming his head and holding a button to the direction it's pointing at, and you can also lift his head to have him move vertically.
 * 4) Colorful graphics with a nice jugle-like soundtrack.
 * 5) Good use of physics and weight to help Noodle move around.
 * 6) Doodle the Hummingbird (again, that's his name!) can lift Noodle's tail to better balance his body's weight.
 * 7) Using the D-Pad makes Noodle do funny faces.
 * 8) Collectibles encourage exploring the world and challenge your skill moving Noodle.
 * 9) After completing the main game, you get an enhanced vision mode that lets you track down missing collectibles.
 * 10) Getting all the collectibles unlocks an 8-bit skin for the characters.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Very difficult learning curve. Even though the control layout is easy to understand, it takes a lot of practice to get used to how Noodle controls and how physics affect him.
 * 2) Very short, only 15 levels.
 * 3) Unreliable camera.
 * 4) The wind gimmick in the last three levels is very frustrating. The wind constantly pushes you around and makes it too difficult to properly coil around objects, resulting in cheap deaths.
 * 5) Once had frequent technical issues in the Nintendo Switch version, though none are game-breaking and almost all of them have been fixed via patches.

Reception
Snake Pass recieved positive reception for its creative and innovative concept and good visuals but was criticized because the controls are difficult to get used to.