Creative, mind-bending perspective puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Superliminal is one of the most creative puzzle games I’ve played in years.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Superliminal
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Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%Pillow Castle2020Psychological Horror · Puzzle · Adventure
The verdict
A short, clever perspective-bending puzzler with Portal and Stanley Parable vibes, a heartfelt message and great music. Skip it if you want long, challenging puzzles or dislike walking-heavy games.
Great for
Fans of Portal, The Stanley Parable and surreal, relaxed puzzle games who want a short mind-bending experience
Main risk
Only about 2 hours long with easy, repetitive puzzles and lots of walking for a roughly $20 price
What players love
Meaningful, emotional story and ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Honestly did not expect to get that emotional punch at the end.”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
Humor, secrets and Portal/Stanley Parable vibes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This game combines both - the surreal surroundings from The Stanley Parable with the puzzle element from Portal.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Great atmosphere and surreal, liminal visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“gorgeous and very atmospheric music, beautifully confusing architecture and sets, all topped off with a great deal of charm”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and narration
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“one of the best soundtracks ever!!”
Steam review · 14.9 h played ↗
Fun replayability, achievements and dev commentary
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Holds up subsequent play throughs years after my first playthroughs!”
Steam review · 28.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Puzzles are too easy and repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The developers did a very poor job of iterating on their ideas, as most of the puzzle solutions are [x] becomes a makeshift ramp when you rotate it”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Too short for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“it is just not worth it because of how short the game is. It's barely enough time to get past the refund limit.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Obscure puzzles and fiddly object controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the puzzles really quickly devolved into hunting everywhere for the one item you can *actually pick up*”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Walking simulator with little actual puzzling
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Easily 90% of the game is just walk. Walk, walk, walk, walk.... then grab an object, make it big so you can use it to reach the exit”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Bugs and broken co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Co-op is unplayable; after 3 hours we fell through the textures and everything broke”
Steam review · translated · 3.4 h played ↗
Mechanics abandoned, not developed
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“The game doesn't really expand upon the mechanics after you perform them a few times and abandons them quickly”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support12 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
Processor2.0GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GTX 750
Storage12 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
Processor2.4GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1070
Storage12 GB available space
OSWindows 7
Processor2.0GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GTX 750
Storage12 GB available space
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