Nihilumbra

This game is for a different kind of a player than the average modern gamer, it reminds me a lot of the clumsily put together games of the 2000's. It's slow, the message confusing and writing laughable at times, but the background art direction is nice, sprite work solid and music fine, if repetitive. I do not understand the reason symphonic cover for the main theme unlocks only with beating the story mode. That surprised me in a weird way.

A successfully eerie, lonely, and sad platformer, whose eerie sci-fi premise speaks to my own inadequacy and the difficulty of escaping a sense of worthlessness that seems to engulf whomever or whatever you come to care about.
Gameplaywise, it's been a while- and frankly I can't brush up, because on this laptop of mine, the mouse gets stuck and I can't switch to the game to play proper, a minor heads-up if you, too, are using a non-gaming laptop to try this out. However, the puzzle solving, though difficult, was satisfying. Just be aware that there are some with time limits, ie, when the darkness is closing in, so if, like me, you don't do well under pressure, this may not be the first choice of platformer for you.
The visuals are a highlight in this game, make the world seem so alive even as it is so bleak, with the nothingness and the self-aware piece of nothingness you play as, to say nothing of your brothers and sisters who you must bypass, being successfully foreboding amid this seemingly living world even as it is cartoony and a 'colorful' sort of darkness.
A cautious recommendation at its asking price of $8. When on sale for $3.19, like now, a steal in my opinion- provided you like platformers, puzzles, emotionally hurtful yet thought-provoking narratives, and your computer's mouse doesn't get stuck.

Indie platformer/Puzzle game with great atmosphere.

A puzzle-platformer that reminds me of the good old days of stumbling upon diamonds on Steam like Braid, Limbo, Vessel etc. (I know it is from the same era as these games, but I played it in 2023). Pleasing presentation, solid puzzle design - it really shines in Void mode - and it doesn't overstay its welcome. You really don't get this kind of games that often anymore.

Loved and had a lot of rage moments with some puzzles in VOID MODE. Recommended!

100 / 100 death while trying to beat Pacifist achivement, totaly recomended.

I loved this game more than I thought I would since I don't normally go for sidescrollers. Less than halfway done, but the vibes were good so review is here. Well worth the $1 I got it for.
Pros:
+Melancholic, peaceful soundtrack
+Cute character (watch its idle animations)
+Beautiful and eerie backgrounds
+Puzzles are fairly easy and the game isn't too punishing for failing a puzzle. It's pretty easy to catch on after it gets you once or twice
+Very fitting voice acting with a nihilistic, but hopeful script
+Easy to maneuver and get the hang of with its simple mechanics
+Overall cohesive elements that work well together for this sort of somber, chill vibe
Cons:
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