Horror Hop is the next adventure to land on mobile via Crunchyroll's subcription
Overview & Key Takeaways
Crunchyroll's games library has been growing for a while now, and Horror Hop is the newest one to land in there. A pixel art roguelite about jumping, climbing, and not dying, which is a lot of pressure to put on a single tap. There's a catch, though. You'll need a Crunchyroll Mega or Ultimate Fan membership to actually play it, which puts it in odd company alongside Gungrave G.O.R.E., which only turned up on the service a few days ago itself. Two very different games, same membership wall. Make of that what you will. ... [MORE]
- Horror Hop is now available on iOS and Android via Crunchyroll
- One-tap roguelite gameplay focuses on climbing, timing, and short runs
- Requires a Crunchyroll Mega or Ultimate Fan subscription to play
Crunchyroll's games library has been growing for a while now, and Horror Hop is the newest one to land in there. A pixel art roguelite about jumping, climbing, and not dying, which is a lot of pressure to put on a single tap.
There's a catch, though. You'll need a Crunchyroll Mega or Ultimate Fan membership to actually play it, which puts it in odd company alongside Gungrave G.O.R.E., which only turned up on the service a few days ago itself. Two very different games, same membership wall. Make of that what you will.
The core loop is one-tap stuff. Time your jump, clear the gap or the trap, keep going until something gets you. When it does, you're back at the bottom, except not entirely. Because whatever permanent upgrades you've picked up along the way stick around.
Characters unlock as you progress, and each one comes with its own ability that changes how a run feels. I'm a sucker for unlock systems like this, even in something as small as a jumping game. Gives you a reason to keep going beyond just wanting a better number on the board.
Visually it's somewhere between cute and properly creepy, haunted forests and odd little monsters rendered in chunky retro pixels. It's not actually scary, before anyone gets the wrong idea, but it's got more atmosphere than I expected from something built around a single tap.
Sessions are short by design. Bus stop, lunch break, waiting for the kettle, that sort of window. Horror Hop fits into all of them, and the climbing never really stops feeling worth one more go.
Horror Hop is out now on iOS and Android, assuming your Crunchyroll membership covers it.
If you're after more games to climb through, our list of the best roguelites on iOS is worth a look.
