Arrow 2077: Flechas y Saltos

Arrow 2077 is a platforming arcade game with a twist: each arrow you fire becomes a platform you can jump onto. You fire one, jump on it, fire another, and climb higher. That's the whole idea, and it works much better than it sounds when described like that.

The trick is in the timing. The arrows don't stay in the air forever, and firing them too quickly leaves gaps you can't cross. You quickly learn that climbing isn't about firing more, it's about firing better. As soon as you stop frantically tapping the screen and start placing each arrow where you actually need it, the level begins to feel like a ladder you're building under your own feet.

What you'll find:

- More than 15 handcrafted levels that increase in difficulty as you progress.

- Simple controls: tap to shoot, swipe or tilt to aim. One-handed play.

- Global leaderboard. If you make it past level 15, your score will compete with players from all over the world.

- No pay-to-win, no energy bars, no waiting. If you lose, you start again instantly.

- Short matches that fit in a coffee shop, or longer ones if you're going for a high score.

- Works offline once installed.

The game looks small on the outside, as is often the case with jumping arcade games, but the mechanics have more depth than you'd expect at level one. By level eight or nine, you'll find yourself planning two or three shots in advance, which is something you don't usually do in this type of game.

If you grew up with arcade classics like Doodle Jump, Stickman Jumping, Mr. Jump, or any vertical climbing game where one wrong move sends you back to the beginning, this has the same feel with different tools. The arrow keys transform what is normally a passive jumping game into something more calculated, almost a puzzle you have to solve at top speed.

It's great for short breaks, for the bus, for waiting in line at the supermarket. Easy to pick up, hard to put down once you're aiming for a higher score.

Download Arrow 2077, shoot your first arrow, and see how high you can climb.