The Seeker (2016)

Dark crazt madness

The Seeker, developed by VisualTech48 and published by Volens Nolens Games, is a small-scale indie project that delivers a minimalist yet intriguing take on stealth and exploration through a sci-fi lens. It places the player in control of a lone drone navigating a labyrinth of procedurally generated environments after humanity has been wiped out by a rogue artificial intelligence. At first glance, the game appears simple—a top-down stealth title with sparse visuals and limited narrative—but as you play, it becomes clear that its design is rooted in atmosphere and tension rather than spectacle. The Seeker’s world is silent, oppressive, and mechanical, drawing you into its rhythm of stealth, risk, and repetition. The game’s premise centers on infiltration and survival. You guide your drone through enemy-filled corridors and vast, grid-based rooms, avoiding turrets, alarms, and patrols as you seek the exit in each stage. Every level is procedurally generated, ensuring that no two runs are identical. This system gives the game a sense of unpredictability, forcing you to adapt to new layouts and enemy placements with each attempt. The core gameplay loop revolves around precision and aw…

I do not see what's the problem with this game yet. The instructions are a bit ambiguous and we have to figure some stuff out the old fashioned way by trial and error. Remember when no one told us that mario had to jump on the mushrooms to eliminate them? Yeah just like that. Even the tutorial has instructions about the controls, but we have to experiment and learn how the game works and what we have to do by ourselves, no spoon feeding. Maybe I'll see what the problem with the game is later on, Have only just finished the tutorial.

WTF

I feel bad leaving a negative review, because you can tell the developer has put hard work into this game. That being said however, this game is buggy, unpolished, and unintentionally becomes a rage game because you'll be halfway through a level safe in a vent and then blow up for literally no reason 2/10

good game