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Big Hops
Big Hops is a fresh and froggy action-platformer focused on deep movement and emergent gameplay! Use parkour and your tongue to explore 8 huge, colorful worlds full of charming animal friends. Discover a huge range of surprising, playful interactions with gadgets and veggies!
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Last year was a major coming out party for indies of all sizes and genre types. It was honestly an overabundance of riches, where it felt like at any time in a month you could point to something that was a standout title. Metroidvanias, 2D and 3D RPGs, action titles,…
The mechanics of grabbing with the tongue, climbing, and using platforming tools make the traversals more dynamic.
Big Hops makes moving around the world an absolute delight, and then gives you flexible tools to make your own fun while exploring.
Big Hops is an enjoyable platformer that nails level design, creativity, and a sense of momentum.
Like its adorable amphibian hero, Big Hops is charming and scrappy in equal measure. For all of the issues I faced during my playthrough – some squashed by patch work and others more fundamental – it’s ultimately one of the most charming, playful, exhilarating and deeply funny adventures I’ve embarked on in some time.
If you love cute 3D platformers then I have a promising one for you today because the physics-based fun in Big Hops is pretty swanky indeed.
It is about time some fresh 3D platformers to turn up, bringing with them fresh ideas and new ways to enjoy the genre. Big Hops is a game that comes with some big and fun new ideas, like using a frog tongue as a grapple to latch onto points and to grab items from the environment, and using different plants for fun ways to get around the world. But as it’s leaping from platform to plant, jumping through the world, can it stick the landing?
In our Big Hops review, read why this indie platformer nails 3D platforming gameplay but unfortunately nails basically nothing else.
In the current pre-launch state in which I’m reviewing it, Big Hops bounces triumphantly up to the finish line before tripping on a pebble. With stability addressed I will have no doubt recommending this as an early contender for indie of 2026 on Switch and Switch 2. Until then, consider other platforms or double check that the launch day patch has hit. I’ll be checking back in on Big Hops with the hopes of giving it the positive score it deserves, very soon.
Big Hops is a story with two sides. Wild potential versus unfortunate missteps. Curious about the verdict on this 3D platformer? Read the review!
Big Hops is an experience rife with frustrating flaws. While it has elements that work well, such as the gameplay mechanics and narrative premise, it is undermined by a lackluster presentation, worlds that feel barren and empty, and numerous technical glitches. Further, because of these problems, I never wanted to find any of the collectibles. At the end of the day, it pales in comparison to other 3D platformers, whether indie or AAA.