Raindrop Sprinters
Developer Room 909 Publisher Mediascape Co Format PC (tested), Switch Release Out now
At the front end of this review section is a game that could only realistically have been made today. By contrast, here’s one that could potentially have existed 40 years ago. Raindrop Sprinters even has the livery of a vintage arcade game around its playspace: no need for a tutorial when you can have your instructions in their entirety on permanent display. The distinctions between the four game modes are detailed on the right, but until the remaining three are unlocked, all you need to know is contained on the left of the screen. Your goal, indeed, can be reduced to just ten words, displayed beneath the game’s logo: ‘Pouring raindrops… run through the passage and don’t get wet!’