Plunk

What it is

Plunk is a rhythm platformer for the browser. Squeaks, a nervous, giggly bath rubber duck, bounces on her own without stopping. You decide where she goes and when to charge the bounce: if you hold Jump just before touching the ground, the next one goes much higher. She only stands still on towels.

Every level asks you to rescue three ducklings and reach the toy bucket. Landing on a Dust Bunny bursts it and gives you a high bounce, a gnat goes up and down, a flan launches higher than any charged bounce, and the jets and flames turn on in turns. Tacks cannot be landed on. A bubble absorbs one hit and every squeaker keeps your place: when you fall you respawn there, with no lives.

With a finger or the mouse

With a finger or the mouse: ◀ and ▶ on the left and the big button, Jump, on the right (in portrait, both at the bottom); slide from one to the other without lifting your finger. Hold Jump just before touching the ground to charge the bounce. With the mouse, turn on “On-screen controls” in the pause menu.

With the keyboard

With the keyboard: arrow keys or A and D to move; Space, up arrow, W, Z or K to charge the bounce. Escape or P pauses the game.

Levels and stars

There are three worlds of six levels (five regular ones and a boss): Bathroom, Kitchen and Playroom. Each level gives one to three stars: reaching the bucket, rescuing all three ducklings and not respawning. Bosses, like the Big Sponge, take three stomps. One star opens the next level. Your progress is saved on your device.

Difficulty

Each level you clear opens on Hard, with a clock, and then on Extreme, with a shorter clock and where one hit ends the attempt. Each difficulty keeps its own stars.