Browser games are a bit of an enigma for me. For whatever reason I just can’t seem to get overly involved in one unless it’s a really, really good game. While sites like Kongregate have created easy access to some of the best browser games ever to be released, I still find most of them a fairly downtrodden compared to most platform-specific games.

That said, every now and then I’ll come across a browser game that I really enjoy, typically in some fashion that creates a unique sort of gameplay. Today’s pick is just sort of a game called Tealy & Orangey. It’s kind of a lame name, granted, but the gameplay is purely unique.

Tealy & Orangey takes a very simple idea of a platformer and  switches it up a bit by having you control two different characters at the same time. In this case, you’ll be controlling two balls, one colored teal and the other colored orange. Should you move left, both will move left. Move right and both will move right. Two characters, one system of controls.

The hook here is that each moves along it’s own level. Meaning there will be hazards for each depending on where you are in the level. As such you’ll have to frequently check each level to make sure your not about to jump into some spikes. Should one hit a spike you’ll be required to start over. The goal of the game being that you want each ball to reach its respective goal without coming into contact with anything that will end your game prematurely.

It’s really an incredibly complex system that makes other regular platformers seem almost easy by comparison, particularly when you reach the latter levels.

Tealy & Orangey can be played right now via Kongregate. If you’ve got a few minutes to spare, I’d recommend checking it out.

[Kongregate]