Draft:Will You Snail?
2022 video game
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Will You Snail? is a 2022 platform video game created by German indie developer Jonas Tyroller. The player controls a small blue snail called Shelly. The goal is to each to the end of level. With the Artificial intelligence antagonist sentient named Squid, it predicts your movement, laying traps in different places depending on how you act.
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Submission declined on 4 December 2025 by ReaderofthePack (talk). This draft is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires that all content be supported by reliable sources.
Declined by ReaderofthePack 5 months ago.
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Comment: This is getting ludicrous, how about "Will You Stop Submitting This Game Because It Fails WP:GNG". ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 19:38, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Berlin.de is the official website for the government of Berlin. In this case the source should be treated as WP:PRIMARY since it is an interview. And I agree with other editors who would like to see more reliable sources, otherwise we'll probably have to decline this again. Gommeh 📖 🎮 01:29, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: Many of the sources used in this draft are of dubious reliability. As the previous reviewer correctly made clear, this draft needs stronger, reliable sources to showcase notability. 11WB (talk) 22:08, 27 December 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: This has some issue with sourcing. Some of the sources have been deemed unreliable per WP:GAMESOURCES while others are unknown. There are a couple of reliable sources, but they're not enough to really show where this passes GNG. Keep in mind that not everyone listed at Metacritic or OpenCritic can be used as a reliable source. My recommendation would be to ask about the unknown sources at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources and see how people respond to them. I wouldn't consider them usable without getting them approved, as sourcing standards for video games can often be pretty strict. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 16:31, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: TheXboxHub, Nintendo Everything, Movies Games and Tech, and NoobFeed are unreliable. Nindie Spotlight and Berlin.de are an unknown. Game*Spark is reliable. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 16:28, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: Pure Nintendo is considered to be unreliable - the gist was that they were seen as a run of the mill fansite where the writers did not have professional credentials. GameSpew, Rapid Reviews UK, and Generacion Xbox aren't listed on the VG sources page so they should be considered dubious unless run through there. The Nintendo World Report review is usable. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 16:25, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: The reviews need to be checked against Wikipedia:WikiProject_Video_games/Sources, as not all sources are usable. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 16:21, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
 | This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL Last edited by 1timeuse75 (talk | contribs) 51 days ago. (Update)
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- Jonas Tyroller
- No Gravity Games
| Will You Snail? | |
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| Developer | Jonas Tyroller |
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| Engine | GameMaker |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows Nintendo Switch macOS PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
| Release | March 9, 2022 |
| Genre | Platform |
| Mode | Single-player |
Development was supposed to be completed in two weeks, but ended up taking four years to make. Influences include GLaDOS from Portal 2 for the character, and Super Meat Boy and Celeste for the difficulty. It was published by Tyroller and No Gravity Games and released on March 9, 2022.
Reception was received positively from game critics for its unique and "challenging" gameplay and soundtrack, although reaction to the story was mixed.
Gameplay and plot
Will You Snail? is a two-dimensional puzzle platforming game. The player controls a small blue snail called Shelly. Each level has its own theme. With Artificial intelligence, it alters the rules based on difficulty and adjust the challenge based on each performance, predicting the movement, laying traps in different places.[1][2] The goal is to make it to the end while hazards constantly changes. Hazards include turrets, underwater level, and boxes. At the end of each of the chapters, there is a boss fight.[3]
The AI, who's an antagonist sentient AI named Squid, takes delight in the suffering of people and wants you to do the same. Between the two characters, in the form of a conversation gradually get more and more stark, eventually revealing a threat to the entirety of humanity. The snippets of the story can be found through hidden conversations scattered throughout the levels. There are over a thousand lines of narration from Squid.
Development and release
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 4 Years of Game Development | Making of Will You Snail? on YouTube |
Will You Snail? was development by German indie developer Jonas Tyroller,[4] whom previously was known for helping to make Islanders and would later help make Thronefall.[5][6] It started out as a “silly little side project” before eventually becoming into a game that Tyroller spent four years working on.[7] The project was supposed to be completed in two weeks. AI Squid was influenced by GLaDOS from Portal 2. The difficulty was influenced by Super Meat Boy and Celeste.[7] It cost roughly $20,000 to make. Will You Snail? would release on March 9, 2022,[8] sold digitally on Nintendo Switch via the eShop.[9]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 82/100[10] |
| OpenCritic | 86% recommend[11] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Nintendo World Report | 8/10[9] |
On the review aggregation website Metacritic, Will You Snail? has a "generally favorable" score of 82 based on five critics.[10] The gameplay was praised by critics for its uniqueness,[9] and for being "challenging".[12][13][1][2] The story got a mixed reception. Nintendo World Report called it "a bit hard to follow."[9]
GameSpot listed it as one of the best Nintendo Switch platformers. Adding that Will You Snail? is a "challenging game" that also "one of the most inventive platformers" for the Switch.[12] NintendoLife said it was a "unique single-player experience" and called it "challenging".[14][13] TouchArcade said that it's a "decent enough example of this type of game with a solid gimmick in the form of that dastardly AI that taunts you and dogs you so mercilessly."[1]
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