''The Wonderful End of the World'' is a 2008 video game made by

Dejobaan Games Dejobaan Games, LLC is an American video game developer based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1999 by Ichiro Lambe, and originally developed games for mobile devices, but has since branched out to other products for Microso ...

. It involves a

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that grabs as many objects as she can before the end of the world. It has been compared with ''

Katamari Damacy () is a third-person puzzle-action video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2. It was released in Japan in March 2004 and in North America in September 2004. Designer Keita Takahashi struggled to pitch the game to Namc ...

'' due to their similar gameplay.
Rock Paper Shotgun.
Dejobaan.

Gameplay

In ''The Wonderful End of the World'', the player takes control of a puppet that is able to grab small objects. The object of the game is to grab as many small objects as they can, growing bigger with each object consumed. The level ends once the player has consumed a predetermined number of objects. Once the level ends, the player receives a grade ranging from A+ to F. There is also an exploration mode, where there is no objective.

Legacy

''The Wonderful End of the World'' was updated shortly before the release of ''

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'' in 2011 as part of an

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. It was alongside several other games in the

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. A secret level containing Portal easter eggs and potatoes was added to the game. Once enough players found these potatoes, ''Portal 2'' was released.
PC Gamer.

References

External links

Official site
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