Sidereal

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I'm going to start by saying: this is NOT a game for everyone. Don't like grinding? This game is ALL grinding. Every part of it. Want a challenge? This game is about as challenging as a game of hide-and-seek with a loud two year old. Want to level up fast? Nope, not going to happen. This is like if you set a walking simulator in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, and threw in some Cthulhu mythos while you were at it. And I cannot. Stop. Playing. I have to keep playing to collect items. I have to keep playing to level up (slowly... ever so slowly). I have to finally cleanse world 85, if I can. I can't get enough of the look of the game, of the weird worlds I've visited. Of the overall vibe. This is my jam, and I'm here for it!

Definitely one the best walking sims I've played. The subtle storytelling, and the inclusion of low-stakes accuracy challenges keep the game interesting while still leaving the story itself mostly mysterious and naturally paced.

Relaxing walk through game. Not much of a story line though.

Lemme be real, the game in general is quite satisfying. The worlds are amazing, the daggers are easy to use, concept is there. I would definitely recommend TRYING the game. HOWEVER, it needs a better tutorial. I could not FOR THE LIFE OF ME, figure out how to activate the first boss. I took 10 minutes trying all sorts of ways and nothing, perhaps it was bugged. I can't give an objective view, especially cause I barely experienced the game, yk with the first boss not working and all. Overall, decent casual game. PS. stamina sucks

I don't really want to ♥♥♥♥ on this game too much, but I kinda will. Bear with me for a second. I like the concept. I like the design of the main character. I'd really like to get invested in the game's story. However. The dev's stating that the game was mainly meant to be a learning experience for them. But I'm sure this experience didn't require making 100+ samey levels and 100+ AI-generated items with overtly vague à la Dark Souls descriptions. It might sound impressive to people who aren't into video games, but this bloat means nothing. I completed two stages and can confidently say, that it would be much better to scale this project to, like, 10-30 carefully handcrafted levels. After playing for 30 minutes, I was already bored, and I don't know what can make a person finish all those one-hundred-and-something-something levels. I don't think AI pictures of cloaks, watches and crystal balls will do.