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"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.
TurnOn is a indie, adventure and casual game
developed by Brainy Studio LLC
and published by Xsolla USA Inc.
Released on June 01st 2016 is available on Windows and MacOS.
It has received 346 reviews of which 285 were positive and 61 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.40€ on Eneba.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 or newer
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ @ 2.8 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 240 GT or Radeon HD 6570
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Xbox 360 gamepad are supported
MacOS
- OS: ОС: 10.10.2 (Yosemite) or newer
- Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core i5
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 series
- Storage: 4 GB available space
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This game is just a fun time to be had. Easy enough for people of all ages, with some challenging stages towards the end and during the auto moving stages. Art style is chunky, colorful and inviting. The soundtrack surprised me with the way it varied, from cozy to fast paced. It had me feeling like I was playing something cute in a coffee shop and at other times, a fast paced side scroller. Great entertainment, family friendly and just enjoyable.
TurnOn: A Charmingly Electric Journey TurnOn is a charming platformer/runner where you play an alien ball of electricity who has crash landed in a city causing a blackout, and must then restore both the power and help the citizens out in the process. This was a mostly enjoyable experience that took me 4.8 hours to complete. There were a few parts of the game where I got stuck for a little while, which extended my time a bit. A player with solid platformer and runner skills could probably play through this in about 3 hours if they wanted. Story The story in TurnOn is presented without any captions or voice work. It is a strictly visual experience from this standpoint. That said, it does in fact carry itself reasonably well in the story department. Basically, this is the tale of an alien who crash lands in a city (and fortunately in a scientists laboratory) causing a city wide blackout. The alien, who is represented as a ball of electricity, and who can only travel via electrical currents (such as power lines and such), and the scientist together attempt to restore power to the city before the people in the city destroy it via looting and other crime, accidents, and what have you. You, the alien, will also try to help people along the way, from helping out a couple on a romantic date to making it possible for a kid to finish his round of mini golf (and other stuff as well). Certainly the story in TurnOn is no magnum opus, but it serves well within the context of this platformer. I give the story a 7 out of 10 Gameplay The gameplay in both a platformer and a runner is of paramount importance. Brainy Studios did a very nice job of creating a seamless experience in this regard. The controls in TurnOn were tight using a gamepad (I didnt try keyboard and mouse, so I have no opinion ion that manner of play for this game). I experienced zero crashes or stuttering. There is one amusing bug that will show up however. You can sometimes end up travelling along invisible power lines. This happened probably 8-10 times in my playthrough. Each time, this bug worked to my advantage as it made jumps between power lines a bit easier. So, the actual gameplay itself: The platforming was fairly basic overall. As mentioned before, in TurnOn, you travel via power lines and electrical currents. These are presented in a number of ways, from straight lines to mazing paths, with shifts in elevation, and moving platforms (such as window washing lifts, the scientists vehicle, forklifts, etc…). There will also be bridges that you need to power up to unlock, doorways that need to be unlocked, street lights that need to be turned on, and so on. Along the way, you collect currents of electricity (which basically take the place of the more familiar coins in platformers) which impact your ranking on each level and are attached to certain achievements. There are also red charges of electricity which damage you and green charges which heal that damage and basically give you up to 3 health points. If you run out of green energy, you will have to completely restart the level you are on. The running sections I personally found to be a bit frustrating. Not because they werent done well. They were. I simply am not so good at that style of gameplay. However, despite my deficiency in this regard, I was still able to complete each level with some trial and error. You are still traveling across electrical lines, and so the presentation for the runner levels is basically like sheet music, with a few different levels and breaks on various ones causing you to have to stay on top of your game and change lines frequently. The pacing is tied to the music in the game, so the faster the tempo, the faster you are running. You will also encounter enemies on a few levels in TurnOn, which are variations on red energy. They are fairly easy to avoid overall, but you will still die plenty of times on a few of those levels. There is also what is essentially a timed level towards the end. This was the level I had the most problems with overall. Again, it was done well, but I still died a lot trying to figure out and remember the patterns as I ascended a building trying to stay ahead of a line of red energy that inexorably advanced upon my little electrical alien. The gameplay in TurnOn deserves an 8 out of 10. Graphics The graphics in TurnOn were are presented in comic book fashion. The intros for each section are actual comic book frames which let you know what challenges you will face in the level to a certain extent and what your overall goals are. The actual game graphics are an extension of this comic book approach. They were especially well done in my opinion and the highlight of TurnOn for me. This was simply put a beautiful and lovingly crafted game from a graphics standpoint. I think this game deserves a 9 out of 10 for this category. The graphics in TurnOn were almost done to perfection Sound I have mixed feelings towards the audio in TurnOn. The music was the sort of stuff you would expect to hear in inspirational videos and commercials. Sort of uplifting, but also a bit sterile. The rest of the audio was simply sounds of electrical discharge, muttering speech done intentionally to further the voiceless story telling, and other ambient noises appropriate to the various backdrops. This was the low point of the game from my perspective 6 out of 10 Verdict Taken as a whole, TurnOn was a pleasant gaming experience. The setting and main character were charming. I was also impressed by the fact that this game was crafted by a four person team. 7.5 aliens traversing the electrical wire ways of our neon world charming the socks off of those they encounter within. Out of 10. If you found this review helpful and would be interested in supporting my Curator group, it would be appreciated. Cheers. https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32549618/
This game is perfect to take it easy after a long day of work/school/gamming hard/ pretty much anything... It is a very relaxing game, nice music, easy controls, funny-cute story, good graphics/art/animations, the sounds of some characters/objects made me smile a lot!! The achievements are not that hard to get... This game has all!! You might die/fail, so what? Nothing bad happens. The little things this game has, make it really good :) Just buy it!! It is worth the shot. You do not want to spend the money, then buy it on sale like I did (for about 2 Euros or so) but still, you will not regret it ;)
TurnOn is an unusual game. It is very much its own thing and players should keep that in mind before getting started. In a loose sense, it is a platformer, but all the action takes place between power lines, and touching the ground forces you back to the most recent checkpoint. As a spark of energy, you go around the levels turning lights on and powering machinery in order to restore order to a city that has been plunged into darkness, and is suffering from all sorts of problems, from failed marriage proposals to all out riots and vandalism. All of this takes place on a particularly charming world with a cartoon style to it, and it's quite enjoyable to watch the consequences of your actions unfolding as you help citizens go about their lives. Sounds good? Well, it is, only... perpective works quite strangely in this game. Your character has a set size that doesn't change no matter how deep into the environment you are. In this sense, to jump to a power line that is behind you, the character does not really change planes, but rather when you jump up, it gets snapped by the line farther behind and you are able to interact with it. Now, sometimes the camera follows you in an appropriate manner, but at others it doesn't. It's kind of convoluted, but it works just fine. You shouldn't be discouraged to play it because of this, but like I said, do understand how quirky it is before getting into the game. I saw some complaints on reviews about there being many blind jumps, but I never really felt like there were more than a few of those, and I completed the game 100%, so take that with a grain of salt. A more valid complaint is about the autoscrolling levels, which are not that good, but they are very playable if you are not aiming to collect evevything; if you are... yeah, they kind of suck. Just get over it. Overall, the experience is so unique that I cannot help but recommend it. There is not exactly anything else like it out there, so on orginality alone it is worth giving a spin.
I am so much in love with this game. It has a calm and relax gameplay and a great soundtrack!! We have a cute alien who is called Turnon and he helps us to bring the electricity back. It is not challenging at all and has positive vibes. If you are looking for a light in your life then playing this game is a good choice.
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TurnOn is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.
No, TurnOn is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.
Yes, TurnOn received 285 positive votes out of a total of 346 achieving a rating of 7.68.
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TurnOn was developed by Brainy Studio LLC and published by Xsolla USA Inc.
Yes, TurnOn is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, TurnOn is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, TurnOn is not playable on Linux.
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No, TurnOn does not support VR.
TurnOn is a single-player game.
No, TurnOn does not currently offer any DLC.
No, TurnOn does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, TurnOn does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, TurnOn is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Brainy Studio LLC
Publisher
Xsolla USA Inc
Release
01 Jun 2016
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