INFERNIUM

I finally finished this game 100% after coming back at it several years later.
I can honestly say, considering the reviews, that this game is the most underrated game I know. It has so much to offer that I dont get why it isn't more famous. It's clearly a little gem, a hard one sure, but a gem nontheless.
If you want to buy this game you need to know few things first :
- You want a challenging puzzle game.
- You appreciate horror game for their feeling of being weak and constantly hunted.
- You have a good 3D spatial intelligence and good wayfinding ability.
- You like to understand things by yourself.
- You enjoy having a fragmented lore you'll have to explore to find your answers.
If you check, I would say, 4 out of these 5 things then you should like it (maybe more ?).
I was myself so involed playing I was like the main protagonist. Deaths sometimes felt like I had been shot in my back, thus making the pleasure of success so enjoyable.
I'll always remember once you understand the "thing" about the level design. I was in awe. So, try to avoid all spoilers and live the adventure.
The cherry on top, once you unlocked all path, is reading all the logs and finally complete the whole story.
Thanks to people who made this game. I'll sure try the next ones from the developpers.

The game suffers from mystique difficulty, as in you won't know much until you know and by that point your run in the game might already be suffering or need a bit of explanation. With the inclusion of permadeath that is not actually permadeath with a knowledge of enemy locations and map layouts in a sprawling beautiful landscape its hidden gem for those that enjoy challenging games and unique beautiful puzzle maps. I've put off on playing this game for a while because i've known about its learning curve for a long time but I think for the right buyer with patience and and understanding desire to know victory won't come easy its worth the effort.

A flawed masterpiece in my opinion. A great game marred by the need for some more polishing time. A must play, level design is excellent, beautiful environments, ambiance is on point, an amazing experience even if at times a little more frustrating than it needed to be.
Areas that needed improvement to make this into an overall great game:
- Collision Detection: getting killed by enemies through the thin movable orange walls, getting stuck on the floor when just walking through intersections between different terrains, being able to teleport to terrain that immediately throws you to the void and you die.
- Enemy Sound Design: terribly obnoxious and ear drum penetrating at times.
- Writing: while the world tells a beautiful story the writing on the walls leaves a lot to be desired, just an extra pass of proof reading and a closer to native language writer would have done wonders for something that in its current state takes you away from the experience and breaks the otherwise magic veil the game creates.
There may be many other details but those were the main pain points for me, I truly believe this could've been one of the games of the year had it had that extra polish.