Vlambeer
An indie game studio known for exaggerated, punchy game feel.
Where Vlambeer comes up1 episode or test
- Heavy juice
- The benchmark for game feel
- Longer-lived, louder effects
- Subtle, short-lived effects
- Four-frame pause on dash
- Still confirms each input
Short, subtle effects still do heavy lifting
From Celeste vs Vlambeer game feel
What was said about Vlambeer
1Similar examples from other apps
These are about other apps, not Vlambeer: examples from the same sources that help explain it.
Celeste sells each movement with short, subtle effects, not Vlambeer-style heavy juice. Celeste squashes and stretches Madeline on jumps, kicks up dust and rumbles the controller on landing. On dash it adds a four-frame pause, a tiny screen shake, shadow trails and a white contrail.
Vlambeer's games are the benchmark for heavy juice, and Celeste's effects are deliberately shorter-lived and subtler than a Vlambeer-style juice fest. The effects still confirm each input: "these subtle and short-lived effects do a lot of heavy lifting".
Why Does Celeste Feel So Good to Play?
Its games are the benchmark for heavy 'juice'. Celeste's effects are deliberately short-lived and subtler than a Vlambeer-style juice fest.
Celeste sells each movement with short, subtle effects, not Vlambeer-style heavy juice. Celeste squashes and stretches Madeline on jumps, kicks up dust and rumbles the controller on landing. On dash it adds a four-frame pause, a tiny screen shake, shadow trails and a white contrail.
Vlambeer's games are the benchmark for heavy juice, and Celeste's effects are deliberately shorter-lived and subtler than a Vlambeer-style juice fest. The effects still confirm each input: "these subtle and short-lived effects do a lot of heavy lifting".
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