AENTITY

Note: This review will seem similar to my review for the garbage non-game that is "ROA". This is because the developer just copy + pasted that garbage and renamed it to AENTITY, which, because it is exactly the same thing, has all the same problems. This isn't a game, it's an "art experience" that's been dumped on Steam, presumably because the local art galleries took out a restraining order on the "artists" who had no other choice but to pay Valve $100 to dump this on Steam. The idea behind this "art" is you are presented with a FPS environment, but instead of, you know, a game being there, it's just a mangled bunch of trippy shaders that make everything look weird, bad, and multicolour. Apparently that's so amazing it should be a paid product on Steam. Which is for PC games, not whatever this garbage is. For those unfamiliar with what actually makes something a game, a "game loop" describes the interaction and feedback a gamer has when playing a game. Tetris, for example, has a game loop where a random block appears, the gamer interacts with the block to position it, and then the game decides if that finishes a row or not, increases the players score if any rows were com…

this was related to me in a dream

stronger than normal drugs

AENTITY, developed and published by ARQUOIA, is an unconventional interactive experience that sits far outside the boundaries of traditional game design. Rather than offering structured objectives, defined challenges, or a clear sense of progression, it presents itself as a space to explore perception and interaction in a more abstract, almost meditative way. It is less concerned with what the player accomplishes and more focused on how the player engages with the environment, making it feel closer to a piece of digital art than a conventional game. From the moment you enter its world, AENTITY establishes its intent through ambiguity. There are no clear instructions or immediate goals, only a shifting, responsive environment that reacts to your presence. Movement becomes the primary form of interaction, but even that is more expressive than functional. As you navigate the space, the visuals morph and evolve, with colors, shapes, and patterns responding dynamically to your position and perspective. This creates a constant feedback loop where the player’s actions directly influence what they see, turning exploration into a form of creation rather than discovery. The mechanics are i…

i don't know how to navigate but i like to pretend i'm a dj while i mess with the joysticks. sometimes im a dj, sometimes it's an etch-a-sketch. both times i pretend to know what i'm doing

This is not a game, and is not for everyone. Do you like abstract art? Buy it Do you like drugs? Buy it Do you dissociate easily? Buy it!!!!! Great discovery