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Genre: Retro arcade
BakerManA retro arcade game about catching bread
Catch the fresh bread, dodge the mouldy loaves.
Get it on Google Play
BakerMan is a quick arcade game inspired by the pocket LCD games of the eighties, where you caught whatever was falling on a single screen. Here you’re a baker in a colourful pixel-art bakery. Loaves fall into three lanes, you dash left and right to catch them, and the game keeps speeding up.
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How it plays
Two arrow buttons move the baker between three lanes. Every fresh loaf you catch is a point. About one loaf in four has gone mouldy, and catching one of those costs you a heart, just like letting a good loaf hit the floor. A mouldy loaf on the floor is fine; that one you’re supposed to let go. You start with three hearts, and the round ends when the last one is gone.
Extra hearts and a breather
The tempo climbs quickly at first, so the game hands out a bit of help along the way. Every 100 points everything slows down for ten seconds. Every 200 points you get an extra heart, up to five. Both are announced by a sound, not a pop-up, so your eyes can stay on the bread.
One more chance
When you lose your last heart, the game may offer you a second go: watch a short ad and carry on with two hearts, the same score and six seconds of slow motion to find your feet. It’s offered once per round and you can always say no. There are no banners or full-screen ads in BakerMan.
Retro, but in colour
The idea comes from the old LCD handhelds, the look doesn’t. BakerMan is drawn in colourful pixel art: an animated bakery with a brick oven and shelves full of bread, a baker in a big white hat, and a rat that peeks in from the corner now and then to squeak at you. Eat too much mouldy bread and the baker lets you hear about it, loudly.
Chasing the high score
There are no levels and no story, just your best score, saved on your phone and waiting to be beaten. A good round lasts a few minutes, and the next one is a tap away. BakerMan plays in English and Polish.
At a glance
- Catch fresh bread, dodge the mouldy loaves
- Three lanes, two buttons, a rising tempo
- Up to five hearts and a slowdown every 100 points
- Colourful pixel art inspired by 80s LCD games
- High score saved on your phone
- No banners, no full-screen ads
Languages: English, Polish.
Questions and answers
- What kind of game is BakerMan?
- A one-screen arcade game inspired by the pocket LCD games of the 80s, drawn in colourful pixel art. You move a baker between three lanes, catch fresh bread, dodge the mouldy loaves and chase your high score.
- How do I lose a heart?
- By catching a mouldy loaf or by letting a fresh one fall to the floor. Mouldy bread on the floor costs nothing.
- Can I get extra lives?
- Yes. You get a heart every 200 points, up to five, and after losing the last one you can sometimes watch a short ad to continue with two more.
- How long does a game take?
- As long as you last. A good round takes a few minutes. The tempo stops rising after the first few, so a steady hand can keep going for much longer.
- Is BakerMan free?
- Yes. There are no purchases and no banner or full-screen ads. The only ad is the optional one that gives you two extra hearts.
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