Oppressive, immersive atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the atmosphere of this game is excellent. The darkness is oppressive, you can feel the despair in this almost colorless world.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
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Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Playdead2016Puzzle Platformer · Horror · Adventure
The verdict
A short, wordless dystopian puzzle-platformer with superb atmosphere, art and sound design. Skip it if you want deep puzzles, a clear story, or lots of playtime for the price.
Great for
Fans of atmospheric, story-by-showing games like Limbo and Little Nightmares who enjoy interpreting mysteries
Main risk
Simple, repetitive puzzles and a baffling ending may leave you feeling it was too short for the price
What players love
Clever, accessible puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The puzzles are clever and well paced, challenging enough to make you think but never so difficult as to break the flow of gameplay.”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Stunning art direction and animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The physics and animations are incredibly smooth, and the way the character interacts with the environment makes the whole world feel very physical and believable.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Wordless, interpretive storytelling
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Best example of how to do a narrative-focused game without dialogue or cutscenes.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Great sound design and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“fantastic sound design, great premise, so much atmosphere, artstyle gorgeous”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Secret ending and hidden collectibles
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“I highly recommend going for the secret ending, because it can genuinely change the way you interpret the story as a whole”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Confusing, unsatisfying ending and story
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“I would compare it to eating an amazing steak at an expensive restaurant when suddenly the last bite turns into a mouthful of sand.”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
Repetitive, simplistic puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Most of it is running 15 secs one way, pressing/grabbing something, and then running 30 secs back.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Boring, slow gameplay and walking
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game wastes your time with looooong walks and transitions.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Weaker than Limbo, overrated
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“i can't believe it's on jacksepticeye's top 10”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Too short and overpriced
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“a 25$ dollar game being only about 2-3 hours of Gameplay is just bad”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Trial-and-error deaths and tricky timing
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“It's just a fail state simulator. It's just trial and error over and over and it gets tedious and annoying.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit OS required)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz, AMD FX 8120 @ 3.1 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GT 630 / 650m, AMD Radeon HD6570 or equivalent
Storage3 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 or later (64-bit OS required)
ProcessorIntel i7 920 @ 2.7 GHz, AMD Phenom II 945 @ 3.0 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 660, Radeon R9-270
Storage3 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit OS required)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz, AMD FX 8120 @ 3.1 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GT 630 / 650m, AMD Radeon HD6570 or equivalent
Storage3 GB available space
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− Tight, pixel-perfect timing puzzles
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Little Nightmares
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− Clunky, unresponsive controls
analyzed 6 h ago
Portal 2
Overwhelmingly Positive+ Great story, voice acting and atmosphere
− Too many or boring puzzles; bloated
analyzed 7 h ago
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Overwhelmingly Positive+ Constantly new mechanics and levels
− Awful writing and unlikeable characters
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