AsciiLings Retro Rescue

Strategy Puzzles. Tiny Heroes.

Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Guide the AsciiLings home! Bridge gaps, block danger, and dig your way to victory in this retro ASCII rescue puzzler. Now with smoother, snag-free tutorials. Save the AsciiLings! ASCII art at its finest in this game that is a blast from the past in more than one way. Inspired by classic rescue games, rendered in retro ASCII art. Build bridges and ladders, use blockers and bashers, all to save the AsciiLings. Your mission: Guide the AsciiLings safely to the exit before time runs out. Without your help, they will walk automatically and stumble into danger! ASSIGN SKILLS TO SURVIVE - Blockers stop and redirect others - Bridgers span deadly gaps - Ladders help climb obstacles - Diggers, Bashers, and Miners carve new paths - Floaters survive long falls - Climbers scale walls FEATURES - 3-star rating system rewards perfect play - Game Center leaderboards for Total Stars and AsciiLings Saved - Multiple difficulty tiers: Sprite, Gnome, and Wizard - Interactive tutorial teaches the basics - Turbo mode for faster gameplay - Clean ASCII aesthetic with smooth animations Each level is a puzzle. Figure out which skills to use, where to use them, and in what order. Save the required number of AsciiLings to advance, or save them all for 3 stars! Simple to learn, challenging to master.

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AsciiLings 1.7.1: - Fixed the Bridge tutorial getting stuck at the "tap the AsciiLing" step - Tutorial skills can no longer be spent early or toggled off mid-lesson, so lessons always finish cleanly - Bug fixes and improvements

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Provider
  • VERTOLINI, LLC
Size
  • 2.1 MB
Category
  • Casual
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
9+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
  • © 2026 Vertolini, LLC