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NAIAD – A game about nature.
Immerse yourself in a relaxing, minimalist, and colorful exploration adventure.
Flow with Naiad across a mysterious river and interact with its fauna and flora to discover little secrets.
Enjoy a wholesome experience with an original visual style.
Learn to swim like a duck, dive like a fish, dash like a frog and meet other adorable friends like butterflies, rabbits, turtles, snakes, and crocodiles. Help them find their way and avoid obstacles.
A journey in 16 episodes that will take you through beautiful and strange places like a spring, a forest, a cave, a lake, an orchard… until you reach the sea.
Developed by a solo dev who has pampered every detail to create a very personal and unique game.
Game Discussion
Steam User 31
This game is a wonderful experience. I'm really enjoying exploring the different areas and finding the little secrets.
It's true that it's not a game to play in very long sessions because it's worth going slowly, although there are areas that I've explored more quickly because I wanted to advance.
The good thing about the game is that you don't need to find all the secrets and poems, you can advance at your own pace and return to the areas another time.
It seems to me to be a game to enjoy its art, its poetry and its music, with no other objective than to let yourself flow. If you try to play in any other way it will overwhelm you and you will miss part of its charm
Steam User 32
Easily one of the best games of recent years and destined to be a new classic of the indie scene. It's an unforgettable experience full of little nuances to discover in every game session. It's amazing that it's all done by one person. 10/10
Steam User 23
I watched the trailer for this last year and have been DYING to play ever since. I come back to my wishlist every once and a while and today I was so excited to see that I could play it!!! I've played for about an hour and so far I absolutely love it! The soundtrack mixed with the ambient sounds makes for beautiful and serene gameplay. It's a perfect game if you're looking to relax and unwind. I'm excited to see all it has to offer but I absolutely recommend checking it out!
Steam User 12
One of those rare simple, but utterly enchanting games that bring on a feeling of peacefulness just by playing them. Also reminds me in the best ways of the indie games from years ago, like World of Goo and Braid, great games made with a lot of heart.
The lack of straight forward explanations can be a little frustrating at first if you come in with a mindset from other games where you're there to hit the targets and move on to the next level but once you adapt to the relaxed nature of the game and learn to go with the flow and figure things out in a slower more organic way it all comes together to form the unique experience that it is.
Very much recommend.
Steam User 8
I had to buy it as soon as I saw it. I adore it! The art style, music, and whole concept are absolutely lovely.
Steam User 6
A chill and beautiful experience.
+ Solid + simple controls
+ Beautiful visuals
+ Good performance ( highest settings 1080p is much more than 60 fps on the SteamDeck )
° The soundtrack is, for me, a mixed bag. Overall very soothing and chill, but some tracks are too monotone and some have elements that feel sharp and grating. Good variety from area to area. Good vibes overall.
° The "puzzles" caught me off guard.
They fit into the game and the game seems to be designed around being replayed (so you aren't expected to solve everything right away).
But it still. The puzzles sometimes felt like they "jumped" me. (Why tell me I missed some fishes when I wasn't even trying to gather fishes?)
And for some puzzles I was not sure if I was missing the ability to complete them, or the knowledge to solve them.
Naiad captured me with its first trailer years ago and the wait has been fully worth it.
The small edges that I mentioned are not enough to sour the experience and are a wonderful reminder that this is a work of art created by humans.
I can see the love, thought and care in every element of this game and I cherish it dearly.
What a wonderful experience to be had.
Steam User 4
I’ve had this game in my wishlist since June 2022. Every week, I’ve been checking for updates or a release date. Needless to say, when I watched the Wholesome Games Showcase yesterday and saw that it was releasing that day, I was so excited and bought it as soon as it launched.
And I am not disappointed at all. It’s everything I hoped for and more. The soundtrack is absolutely beautiful, the atmosphere is calming and relaxing, the art style and color palettes are stunning, and the overall vibe is just so adorable.
I haven’t finished it yet because I’m taking my time to enjoy the world, soak in the ambiance, and discover all the secrets. But I’m already completely in love with it. I can't wait to spend more time playing it. You can really tell how much care went into this game.
I want to recommend it to everyone, it's the prettiest game I've ever played.