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Clunky Hero

Clunky Hero is a story-driven, platformer metroidvania, with a touch of RPG and tons of humor. If you’d love a platformer game where you have a funny storyline, can talk with characters, solve side quests, find and buy items, change weapons and wearables, with great hand-drawn-looking backgrounds, presented in a very comical way, then Clunky Hero might be the game of your dreams! Features: Nearly 50 levels set in 9 different areas 15+ Interiors 8 Skills: Double Jump, Dash, Dive, Cling, Range Shot, Blasting Attack, Mighty Burp and Rocket Leap Combine 9 different enhancement items on 3 bonus slo

Release date
November 9, 2021
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Chaosmonger Studio
Publisher
Chaosmonger Studio
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Clunky Hero is a story-driven, platformer metroidvania, with a touch of RPG and tons of humor. If you’d love a platformer game where you have a funny storyline, can talk with characters, solve side quests, find and buy items, change weapons and wearables, with great hand-drawn-looking backgrounds, presented in a very comical way, then Clunky Hero might be the game of your dreams! Features: Nearly 50 levels set in 9 different areas 15+ Interiors 8 Skills: Double Jump, Dash, Dive, Cling, Range Shot, Blasting Attack, Mighty Burp and Rocket Leap Combine 9 different enhancement items on 3 bonus slots to boost your character's skills and abilities Defeat tough bosses Humorous dialogues and funny items/weapons Trade Items on various shops along the game Various side quests to level up your character Original Music STORYLINE In a village far, far away, a dull peasant named Rufus was living an ordinary life.

The boss of the house was his wife, Brunilde, a boisterously smart and funny woman that you wouldn’t exactly call “pretty”. Life was nice and happy in the village, until one day, awakened by some magical mistake, the Evil One started to spread his minions around town, performing hideous acts against the people. The worst of which was the kidnapping of Brunilde. She was torn from Rufus’ hands and put in a prison at the Evil One’s castle.…

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★ 6.4/10GOG · 30 ratings
GOGLast checked November 4, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 4 / 5
This game is a funny Action Platformer / Side Scroller / Metroidvania with RPG and fighting elements in a fantasy world - being in early…
★ 2 / 5
It's a cute game with an endearing sense of humor. But the stiff controls, cheap enemy placement, unimaginative combat, sloggy bossfights, poor UI, questionable level…
★ 4 / 5
Over all this was a nice game and a nice experience. Game story is nothing flashy but the parody keeps it fresh. I always loved…
★ 1 / 5
Has basic platformer hack-n-slash gameplay mechanics and controls, but the menu controls are horrible and completely unintuitive, compounded by the fact that some of the…
★ 3 / 5
This is one of those games that starts out a bit slow, but gets a little better over time, until the game takes a giant…
★ 4 / 5
I’m more of a casual platformer player so take this review form such perspective. First of all, the game is wrapped around a very simplistic…
★ 5 / 5
THoroughly enjoyable romp with some dumb but funny humour and a challenging game. Definitely worth a shot.

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★ 3 / 5
Clunky Hero is honestly a good/solid Metroidvania, but I will warn you all now that it has some serious issues that sabotage the overall experience…
★ 1 / 5
so irritating this voice overlay an enemies what are they thinking it's a shame it could be good but it's just smashed together it doesn't…
★ 5 / 5
THoroughly enjoyable romp with some dumb but funny humour and a challenging game. Definitely worth a shot.
★ 2 / 5
Story is not interesting, many enemies look different but are basically the same. There is a part of the game where you jump on a…
★ 4 / 5
I’m more of a casual platformer player so take this review form such perspective. First of all, the game is wrapped around a very simplistic…
★ 1 / 5
Has basic platformer hack-n-slash gameplay mechanics and controls, but the menu controls are horrible and completely unintuitive, compounded by the fact that some of the…
★ 2 / 5
It's a cute game with an endearing sense of humor. But the stiff controls, cheap enemy placement, unimaginative combat, sloggy bossfights, poor UI, questionable level…

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