Nutty Fluffies Game Info

Don’t let Nutty Fluffies’ adorable visuals or goofy name fool you: it’s no easy game, and to expect otherwise would be a grave mistake. On the one hand, what else would you expect from Trials developer RedLynx? On the other, how on earth is a game about stuffed animals riding around in roller coasters so darn difficult?

Which isn’t to say its demanding nature is problematic. It defines the game as much as it enhances it, casting a fluffy middle finger towards the many physics-based platformers that have failed to truly challenge the player. If you’ve been disenchanted with the genre lately, consider this your welcome back gift.

Your primary goal in Nutty Fluffies is to safely deliver a group of stuffed animals from the beginning of a roller coaster to the end. Doing so requires a combination of quick thinking and finesse, as you’ll have to frequently swipe back and forth to speed up and slow down the coaster the animals are riding on. If you go too fast or slow down at an inappropriate time, you’ll likely lose a stuffed animal or two. Few things are more depressing than seeing an innocent cat plushie tumble off a roller coaster after a harsh landing.

It’s also possible to crash and have to start the level over, or to lose all of your animals before you reach the finish line. This is in part because the game’s physics are about as goofy as the stuffed animals themselves. They aren’t bad, necessarily, but they take some time to adjust to, and even then you’ll still end up flipping your coaster frequently. This is especially true when dealing with bigger jumps, as it's extremely hard to correct things if you screw up midair.

With gameplay both difficult and satisfying, Nutty Fluffies has that just-one-more-time appeal that so many games in the mobile space strive for. It’s disappointing that you have to replay levels as often as you do, but it’s nowhere near enough to ruin the game. You’ll have a blast racing stuffed animals around on complex rollercoasters, and possibly feel compelled to dig out your teddy bear for old time’s sake.