Aesoteric Collection
9 Æsoteric games, the result of many experimental worlds brought to conclusion at last.
Each of these belong in a common oniric universe, where you’re confronted with a diverse array of A.R.G. consoles, each having a uniquely different game in its system but sharing a common dark origin.
The Æsoteric Collection
EGREGORE / ZYX
tmOD / Vlast
Oneiroi / tmPaint
Apex Byte Reeling / Wrecc
Noahs Ark Demake
The experiences contained within this collection are calling. It is a mystery if they even grew to exist as a published format, cursed as they are, belonging somewhere between the discarded and the dreamt. Some originally forgotten demos, others accidents of evil destiny and spiteful development, even the consoles in which they belong are not a thing of public knowledge…
Until now.
ANNOYING ball game
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– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
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10/10 would rage quit again
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
Back again
A great and fun platformer with a cool aesthetic, good music and a nice little story packed in voiced by Dexter Manning
Definitely recommend playing it and for its price, it’s a steal!
– Real player with 4.0 hrs in game
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Simple visual style, cryptic and creepy narrative, some chill music, and some platforming that, when you get the hang of it, can be cleared easily. The checkpoint system is the real punisher, but are well spaced-out. Give it a go when you can!
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
Bad animals - rabbit
Started as a rabbit. Explored my way through amazing voice effects and bouncy surfaces, experienced fear of the evil dog, till I finally found a way to exploit double jump skill into 10-times jump. I became a super-rabbit, flying through the world, figuring out the tragedic backstory of the world and about its recent events. I found end of the rainbow, fell through the world for a time that felt like eternity, screwed up the game saves, lost all progress.
Being a rabbit is badass.
– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game
This game lets me live out my fantasy of being a rabbit, my only regret is that I’ve yet to make it into space
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Phantom Path
I’ve recently started trying to make video games. As such, I can say that I get the impression that the developer is trying to convey to the player a condensed version of what it feels like to make the game.
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You have a bunch of sometimes fiendish problems on your hands
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It’s somewhat of a dark storyline
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You spend (or at least I spent) a lot of time running in circles, sometimes in a “grindy” way and other times in a “Jesus Christ wtf do I do?” way
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You go to others for help when you need it (the developer is good about answering questions in the “discussions” section)
– Real player with 11.6 hrs in game
Phantom Path is a neat little puzzle game. Having finished the game in about ten hours, there’s a lot that I liked but also some stuff that took away from a very good experience.
The game is separated into separate levels, each containing one and sometimes two puzzles to open the exit to the next level. Each exit requires yellow or blue fire in particular pillars around the level. In the beginning it is pretty straight forward to find a fire of the required color and bring it to specific pillars. The further you progress it becomes more challenging, especially with the introduction of more puzzle elements. There are teleporters and bridges which also require a source of power that you have to find and provide. Furthermore there are so-called arcane walls that only let you pass if you have transformed into a floaty phantom thingy. Problem is that you can only do that transformation in certain positions of the map and as long as you are transformed you cannot interact with anything or exit the level, so you have to transform back first.
– Real player with 10.3 hrs in game
Recompile
I’ve been looking forward to this game since I got my hands on a super early version at Day of the Devs 2018. The game has come a long way since then, and has turned into a beautifully crafted world with a story that you must piece together by finding memories throughout the game areas.
If you played the demo of the game, you got a single short level where you were able to power up real quickly. The final version spreads out the powering up over the course of the entire game, making it feel like a true metroidvania. You’ll pick up powers such as double jumps, dashes, and hacking abilities that let you manipulate certain things within the game. There are also a total of 5 different weapons to find. I finished the game in about 9 hours of play time.
– Real player with 16.8 hrs in game
Really went into this game wanting to like it and I’m mixed.
-The Demo-
I played the demo since I love neon and synthetic world kinds of aesthetics (Tron, Fract OSC, Heavy Bullets, Reboot, ect). It just has a cool world look/tone and feel. I’m for it.
Real good conveyance for where to go and what to do, and the ability progression was so well paced and rewarding.
Great demo, I was excited for this game ever since.
-The Game-
Playing this game still has a cool look/tone and feel. I really like the main character’s flashes of light, the particle effects and jitter. The world is a particle effects display that is so enjoyable.
– Real player with 9.0 hrs in game
Requiescat 救贖之路 (Demo)
The music and art really surprised me.Looking forward to the full version.
– Real player with 8.5 hrs in game
Your way
Music is soothing. Scenery pretty. I have finished the game but am missing a “relax zone”. I gone back multiple times without finding it.
– Real player with 19.0 hrs in game
Your Way is a pure ‘no frills’ walking simulator. You follow trails through a forest and come upon various points of interest (each with an achievement attached). The sound track consists of relaxing instrumentals with no environmental sounds and no narrative. The forest and sky are rendered in great detail, with lovely views, but there is little to distinguish where you are at any given time. Most of the trails look alike so you just keep moving until you find something. There is no save function which is not an issue since your achievements are retained.
– Real player with 5.0 hrs in game
7th Sector
A great side-scrolling sci-fi puzzle-adventure game, occasionally let down by some tedious elements.
Picture Playdead’s side-scrolling masterpieces, LIMBO and INSIDE, add some of Cyberpunk 2077 and Half-Life 2’s atmosphere, and what you get is essentially what 7th Sector is all about.
7th Sector is a visually striking side-scrolling story, occasionally interjected with puzzle elements, set in a dystopian city of the future, the likes of which strongly resemble the environments encountered in Half-Life 2 and Cyberpunk 2077.
– Real player with 21.9 hrs in game
Thank you to the lone developer and publisher,Носков Сергей, for creating and providing a good game for me to escape, explore, think and enjoy.
The 7th sector is simply put, a very good side scrolling puzzle game set in a beautiful cyberpunk dystopian future. I can name a half-dozen games where it is similar in aesthetic and story, but it is able to differentiate itself from others with a no hand holding approach to the puzzle/problem gameplay. This approach is welcome to puzzle adventurers but newcomers will find this difficult to frustrating and reading user reviews not surprising.
– Real player with 14.8 hrs in game
THE MADHOUSE | 感染屋敷
I started to play today and didn’t get much progress.
The atmosphere is great and the jumpscares. Im a little scaredy cat though!
Got stuck as i kept dying and having to start the game all over again?
I’m not sure how to save?
Will be trying and play more again soon!
Come check out my first playthrough!
– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game