Redbeard's Recoil

Redbeard's Recoil is a tile-based puzzle adventure in which firing your cannon launches you three tiles backwards. It is the only way to move, so you must use the recoil to make progress through a world of objects that block or allow passage, and present different dangers and safe routes.

Redbeard and Gulliver

Along the way, Redbeard talks with Gulliver, a nihilistic seagull who questions coin collecting as a reason to keep going. Redbeard responds to Gulliver’s repeated expressions of despair, and their conversations explore whether Redbeard can lead the gull toward a greater purpose or whether Gulliver will continue to see the world as meaningless.

Puzzles and challenges

You guide Redbeard through dozens of challenges across three distinct areas. Some encounters place him near Gulliver’s amorality, among creatures treated as stepping stones for personal advancement. As he confronts the world around him, Redbeard also grapples with his own existence.