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About Soul Bubbles
Soul Bubbles is a platform puzzle game developed by Mekensleep and published by Eidos Interactive. Released for the Nintendo DS on June 13, 2008, it tasks players with guiding fragile souls to safety by placing them in protective bubbles. The game blends side-scrolling movement with strategic thinking, as you navigate hostile environments filled with hazards. You play as a shaman apprentice, balancing agility and precision to rescue souls across increasingly dangerous worlds. Its mix of simple controls and clever level design makes it a quick but satisfying challenge.
Gameplay
You control a small figure who moves side to side, collecting souls and enclosing them in bubbles via the DS touch screen. Each level requires careful timing to avoid spikes, fire, and other dangers while managing multiple souls at once. Bubbles can only hold one soul each, so planning routes and avoiding collisions becomes key. Later levels introduce moving platforms and timed hazards, ramping up the difficulty. The controls are responsive but demand steady hands, especially during faster sections. Puzzles often require revisiting earlier parts of levels to optimize paths, making replayability a core feature.
What Players Think
Soul Bubbles holds a Metacritic score of 78. On PlayPile, 72% of players complete the game, averaging 6 hours of playtime. Community moods lean calm and focused, with some users noting the puzzles are “deceptively tricky.” Positive reviews praise the inventive level design and satisfying bubble mechanics, while critics call the difficulty spikes “frustrating.” One user wrote, “The DS touchscreen makes placing souls feel intuitive, but the last third is a nightmare.” 43% of players who start the game finish it, with 28% logging over 8 hours.
PlayPile's Take
Soul Bubbles is a solid pick for puzzle/platform fans who enjoy methodical challenges. The 107 achievements include milestones for speed and efficiency, rewarding replay attempts. At its peak price of $19.99 (now often discounted), it offers decent value for its length. Not everyone will appreciate the later levels’ difficulty, but the core loop of bubble placement and hazard avoidance remains engaging. If you’re patient with tricky mechanics and enjoy solving spatial puzzles, this game fits.
Game Modes
Single player
IGDB Rating
81.0
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