PLONG
Rate itA roguelike brick breaker with four paddles and a Daily Run.
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PLONG is a coffee-break arcade roguelike that turns brick breaking around: you control four paddles at once on procedurally generated stages, with abilities and modifiers to collect. A Daily Run mode sets one run a day, with Steam leaderboards.
About PLONG
PLONG mixes Breakout with a roguelike. Instead of one paddle at the bottom, you guard the screen with several, and each run sends you through procedurally generated stages styled as a computer's file system, finding files that upgrade and customise your PLONG application between runs. Five abilities and more than twenty modifiers change how each run plays.
The story casts you as a rogue virus in the year 1998. Its Daily Run mode, added with the full release in August 2023, gives a single run each day with one of 17 daily effects, and the game ranks results on Steam leaderboards, with a board for each ability as well.
PLONG is a paid Windows game on Steam (4.99 USD or 4,99€), made by Rob Gross and published by Henry's House. It supports controllers and runs on the Steam Deck, and a free demo is on its store page.
How to play PLONG
- Start the Daily Run from the main menu.
- Keep the ball in play with your paddles.
- Break bricks and collect upgrades as you go.
- Survive the stages for the best score on the daily leaderboard.
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Tips
- Treat the daily as a learning run first. The conditions are the same all day.
- Read the day's effect before you start.
- Compare with the main mode to see what the daily changes.
Questions
Is there a daily mode?
A Daily Run mode: one run a day on procedurally generated stages, ranked on Steam leaderboards.
Is it free?
No, it is a paid game on Steam.
Which platforms?
PC via Steam.
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