Freebie Friday: DYO

On Freebie Fridays you can find a free game to check out courtesy of Gamer Reverie. The genres and quality will vary, so be sure to check each time to see what I've dug up for you!

    This won't be a series with a ton of pictures and explanations. Just a glance at the stats, a quick description of the game and its genre, and why I thought it was worth sharing (aside from being free).

THE STATS

Name: DYO
Developer: Team DYO
Publisher: Team DYO
Release Date: February 14, 2018
Genres: Indie, Puzzle platformer, free to play
Available: Steam

DYO is an award-winning local co-op puzzle platformer for one or two players in which you navigate two Minotaurs through a seemingly impassable maze and solve mind-bending puzzles. Each Minotaur is trapped in their half of the split screen – but only in a combined effort can they escape the cursed labyrinth. 

 

In this impossible maze, you can merge both halves of the split screen into one and thus hop from one side of the screen over to the other. Use this ability to your advantage! It’s up to you to rearrange and manipulate the level structures of 30 carefully crafted levels in order to carve out a path to the exit. Many have tried to figure out the numerous mind-boggling challenges hidden in the depths of this cursed labyrinth. Will you be the first to solve them? 

 

Team DYO

DYO started out as a holiday project of four Game Design students in 2014. Since then, DYO has come a long way: It’s 2018 and – after winning several awards and having been exhibited all over the world – DYO is now finally available on Steam. So grab a copy, grab a friend and get ready for 30 levels of mind-bending puzzle action! 

 

Features

• Good old local co-op fun for 1 or 2 players.
• Merge and split your screens to manipulate the level around you.
• No precision platforming. No enemies. No timers. Just you and your brains.
• 30 levels (3-4 hours of playtime) of mind-bending puzzles and more to come.
• Find multiple solutions to each level (some of which not even the devs might know of).
• Don't have two controllers to play with your friend? You can also play on one shared controller! 

 

Recommendation

For the best DYO experience, we recommend playing with a friend!

 

    Who doesn't love a fun co-op? And bringing in the nostalgia of split-screen, to boot? I like that this is simple in theory. It's also great that you CAN play this on your own if you want to, but that the real fun is in playing with a friend. I am also very much a fan of the line "No precision platforming." We all know how bad I am at platforming. Knowing I can play a FREE game that doesn't force me to do that? Even better!