Phrixothrix

It's a shame Phrixothrix went unnoticed, despite the big boom of the "rustcore" indie horror games about ancient bunkers, paranoia and subtle terror. Because this game is all of that distilled into the dark (like, actually pitch black) underground network of tunnels from the perspective of a person trying to escape using a small (bio?)mechanical worm. There's no text, nor straightforward hints. Confusing, claustrophobic mazes of rusty old corridors are hard to navigate and sometimes everything just feels frustrating. But despite all the problems, i think you should try and give Phrixothrix a chance. Maybe you might even beat it, unlike me.

Great atmosphere and fun concept, Nothing beats supporting indie devs especially for a price point of 4 dollars

AVOID this game, i bought this game a few weeks ago and have played it for many hours trying to figure out what we are meant to be doing, firstly you have to figure out the controls yourself i look to see what they were, secondly there is no sense of direction no story to give you an idea what you are doing. You can tell the person who has made the game put a lot of thought into but they could have shared with us what the thought is, also on the second day of playing after 7 hours i could not save it, its great that there are new game developers growing but if i pay for a game i expect it to work properly. Also reading comments from other people there are areas unfinished or inaccessible, the designer a while back was going to create some footage for people but never did. I would give this game a score of 3/10

Interesting little puzzle game about using a "remote-control car" (alien worm) to explore spaces too small for you to physically access. A bit rough around the edges, and obscure enough that it's almost impossible to find hints or solutions to puzzles, but definitely worth it anyways.

Most of this game you spend controlling a drone-like worm. The puzzles are fun and there's no handholding - but that's what makes it so rewarding when you figure something out. There's a lot of mapping-out the playspace in your mind so if you're impatient, maybe this isn't the game for you, and yes like the other reviews say the environments are dark, but it never stops you or makes any of the challenges difficult, everything you need to see is easily visible. The achievements didn't work for me when I got the different endings, but considering this is £3.39, might as well give it a go :P

I really don't understand what the other people are talking about. The environments are super dark, controls are bad, you have to pick up the robot and put it back every time you want to get the items you collected, and the puzzles I managed to solve were also uninteresting. If you're into boring exploration in the dark, this game is for you. But yeah, this one is on me, I should've watched the trailer before buying it blindingly from a random Reddit recommendation.