Murlikin Rescues His Estate Demo

Sometimes, collecting coins and trying to get out of simple mazes can be the perfect way to spend an afternoon, especially if you are tired, or just in need of something light to take the edge off. However, such games need to take a few things into consideration as well, in order to run smoothly and be relatively easy to play and enjoy.

Murlikin Rescues His Estate is a casual arcade game in which you have to collect coins and try to overcome a variety of obstacles along the way, while also navigating rather simple mazes. To make matters more interesting, a cat plays the role of the main character, which means that you get to control it and use its abilities to get out of sticky situations.

The story is not very emphasized on and you don’t even hear anything about it in the actual game unless you happen to read its description before installing. Hence, some sort of alien invasion happens and Murlikin needs to recover his estate from the invaders, using everything at his disposal to do so. Barrels and doors are your primary enemies, on the other hand, so do not expect any alien encounters.

Gameplay-wise, everything is unpolished and difficult to swallow for anyone who’s at least familiar with how games are supposed to work. You have bombs that can be used to destroy barrels and boxes, but it is very difficult to use them properly due to the awful control scheme. In fact, it is difficult to do anything because of the controls, regardless of whether it’s moving around or picking up the coins.

The technical problems don’t stop here, unfortunately, because everything else is in the same category as well. Every little object can cause the cat to get stuck, be it a rock, or something invisible that somehow gets tangled around you. The graphics engine is weak as well, although it is colorful enough to at least make small children happy, probably.

All things considered, Murlikin Rescues His Estate is not something you would want to consciously subject yourself to, because the amount of frustration it generates denies any chance of having a good time. Hence, unless you are curious about why not everyone should design video games, this is not something worth bothering with.