Into the Belly of the Beast

NOTE: This game was given to me by the developer for review purposes. This did not influence my review in any way. [h1]========================================================== ---------------------------------------OVERVIEW------------------------------------- ==========================================================[/h1] Note: Into the Belly of the Beast is currently in Early Access. The version reviewed was released on 20160204. Into the Belly of the Beast is a fairly slow-paced two-dimensional action/puzzle game with a unique premise: you play a strange skeletal worm-like sea creature who must rescue its children from a giant monster of the deep that has swallowed them -- and you. The game was created in Unity using what I assume to be completely original assets and has very high production values. Although still in Early Access it has obviously been well planned out. This is not just another "grab some free assets from the Unity store and bundle them together for sale as a game on Steam" game. No, Into the Belly of the Beast is a real, playable Early Access title with planned development and impressive originality. [h1]====================================================…

This is the most impressive and beautiful aquatic world that I have experienced in the video game medium. Even more than Abzu or Subnautica. Thanks to its oneiric and surreal nature that distincts itself from other counterparts. A fascinating and immersive journey full of sense of wonder, that you need to experience to believe. And it looks gorgeous on the Steam Deck screen, running out of the box without any extra configurations. One of the most underrated indie gems.

It's "kind of" an interesting game; I had high hopes from the theme and the similarities to Spores' cell stage, but the gameplay isn't really my style. It's a rather slow-paced, fairly "casual" experience. I guess you could call it relaxing? Anyway they did a fairly good job with the controls and all, better yet with the theme, looks and feel imo. I don't think it's worth $17, but if you like the style and are looking for a chill game, then grab it on sale.

Into the Belly of the Beast is a visually attractive aquatic themed game that features beautiful 3D backgrounds. Game itself is played in 2D format with relaxing/slow based movement and combat. Game requires you to swim around levels pushing buttons, avoiding enemies and traps (minor puzzle elements in places). Power-ups are in the form of eating different types of fish, some make you swim faster, others make you scare or befriend enemies. There are also collectables to collect that give you more health and power. Overall it's a easy "Highly Recommended" from me.

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Marked as free because i played it on my sis account. I noticed how much this game was made for controller but it is till very playable with keyboard for at least the first few chapters (i played like 3 i think) Its very cute and very beginner friendly as it starts very easy and gets more challenging in a good pace. Death feels bad but it does only bring one back to the start at most so its not punishing I dont really know what to say else because it was a while ago that i last played it