Leap Year
2D puzzle platformer where learning movement tricks opens paths
Daniel Linssen · Published by Daniel Linssen, Sokpop Collective · Released Jun 13, 2024
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 97% of 3,213
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 24 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 4
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Mar 7, 2025
What is Leap Year?
Leap Year is a 2D puzzle platformer set in a compact, hand-drawn world. You explore rooms, navigate jumps, and find hidden routes to collect the pages of a calendar.
For you if...
- +you like short platformers that reward exploration
- +you enjoy working out movement rules for yourself
Not for you if...
- −you dislike retracing routes without a map
- −you want forgiving jumps with little trial and error
What players say
97% of 3,213 reviews are positive · 100% of 24 in the last 30 days
Players praise the puzzle design and the way new discoveries change how they approach earlier rooms. Some complain about repeated backtracking, a missing map, and awkward controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Leap Year system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7+
- Processor
- 3.0 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Graphics
- GPU with at least 256MB of VRAM
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 50 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 19
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.
Tags
- Exploration
- Precision Platformer
- 2D Platformer
- Puzzle Platformer
- Metroidvania
- Puzzle
- Platformer
- 2D
- Nonlinear
- Action
- Hand-drawn
- Pixel Graphics
- Logic
- Mystery
- Adventure
- Retro
Recent updates
- Mar 7, 2025 · Patch 1.1.1
- Feb 28, 2025 · Patch 1.1.0
- Aug 12, 2024 · Patch 1.0.7
- Jul 17, 2024 · Patch 1.0.6
- Jul 2, 2024 · Patch 1.0.5
1 DLC available.
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