Economical

Economical is a 2D puzzle platformer game with 80 levels where frugality is important. The player can move and jump around the level and collect coins like any platformer. The goal is to reach the treasure chest by spending as few coins as possible.

The player can build blocks to use as extra platforms or scaffolding, but each block costs 50 coins. Later in the game the player can also destroy walls or blocks using the hammer icon, but that is more expensive and costs 90 coins. Collect the yellow coins increases your money with 50 coins.

Clear the level by collecting all the coins while spending as few coins as possible on blocks or hammers. When you clear a level and your coins amount is below a certain par amount the game just displays " having ???". Each level has two predetermined par coin amounts for good (silver) or perfect (gold) clear, but these amounts are only displayed when you reach them.

Other gameplay elements include spikes, keys and locks, enemies and canons. Collect the keys to remove all locked blocks. Later levels have red walking enemies or blue flying birds. The enemies can be trapped using blocks or dropped off the level by using the hammer. Avoid falling off the level and don't touch the spikes, enemies and cannonballs, or else the player dies and the level resets.