Over the course of this generation on the Switch, local multiplayer games have been represented in abundance. Ranging from titles involving various styles of action, racing, shooting, or sports of some kind, there’s been a little something for everyone to choose from overall. Breaking away from the typical pack, we now have Which Way Up: Galaxy Games, which simply charts its own path by throwing a variety of gravity-based mini games at you and your friends to challenge yourselves with.

Given that, for the most part, the controls are quite simple, consisting of controlling some gauge, jumping, or using a burst to propel yourself in a specific direction, more often than not your success will come down to nuance. One example would be having to quickly jump between irregularly spaced and sized mini planets, having to time your jumps correctly to allow yourself to get drawn to the next planet in a way reminiscent of Super Mario Galaxy and others. Another would be trying to be the first to shoot your golf ball to the flag, requiring you to carefully plan out your power and trajectory to get it to make its way around. You’ll have the option to tackle these solo as well, if you’d like to practice or simply work to get the best times or scores, but competing against others obviously ups the fun factor.

The potential stumbling block, though, is that unlike many local multiplayer games on the system that are made to be enjoyed by players of all ages and skill levels, these tend to pretty heavily favor whoever has the most inherent gaming skills and can adapt quickly. That won’t mean that well-matched groups of people can’t have a blast with it, just perhaps if you’re planning to play it with your kids, or some less hardened gamers, it’s more likely to lead to frustration than fun. Of course, it can also be fun if you’re all struggling together, but if someone is clearly better at these sorts of games they could easily end up being somewhat unbeatable.

That, of course, makes for a pretty heavily-qualified recommendation in the end. If you and your friends like to be challenged, and are seasoned enough to adapt to pretty well anything thrown at you, this could be a pretty rewarding and fun package. As long as you’re roughly all on the same level, it could even be silly fun if everyone is equally bad at games. If, however, you’ve got a mixed crowd, with some less experienced players matching up with better ones, this will tend to be a runaway, and likely not a very good time for everyone playing.