Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue

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Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue
Developer(s)	Dejima
Publisher(s)	Thunderful Games
Engine	Unreal Engine 4[1]
Platform(s)	Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
Release	Windows WW: December 14, 2021 Consoles WW: June 22, 2022
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player

Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue is a platform game developed by Dejima and published by Thunderful Games.

Players control a firefighter who must rescue citizens and defeat fire-based monsters attacking her city. Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue is a side-scrolling platform game, though the world is 3D. The levels are procedurally generated. Players have a limited amount of water they can use, and there are time limits, both of which can be replenished.^[2]

Developer Dejima is based in Sapporo, Japan.^[3] Thunderful Games published Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue for Windows on December 14, 2021.^[4] Under the name Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue DX, ports to PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, and Switch followed on June 22, 2022. This version is rebalanced and adds additional content. The Windows version was updated to it for free.^[5]

Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue received mixed reviews on Metacritic.^[6][7] Hardcore Gamer said the DX update is fun and challenging, though more fair than the original release.^[2] TouchArcade said it can be repetitive, and they criticized combination of time limits and procedurally generated levels. However, they said the challenge can make winning satisfying.^[8] Although they praised the pixel art graphics, Nintendo World Report disliked the level design and gameplay.^[9] Both TouchArcade and Nintendo World Report complained of technical issues on the Switch.^[8][9]

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