Solis
Gibberish Studio · 2026 · Hand-drawn, Adventure, Atmospheric, Story Rich, Indie
PC
7 user reviews86% · 7
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About Solis
Solis is a hand-drawn adventure about technology and deception in a city at night.
During a company trip you explore the city of Solis from dusk till dawn, talking with its inhabitants and meeting colleagues. This night you learn the painful truth about the company you work for. Will you remain loyal?
In the game you explore an atmospheric and compact open world. Decisions within the game carry weight, influencing subsequent events, while the in-game text adjusts to reflect your choices.
Story
From dusk till dawn you navigate the hand drawn city of Solis. Your pursuit is focused on the elusive CEO of eLiXeR, the company you work for. eliXeR promises something incredible: eternal life. As Billie; a marketeer, you've effectively sold this vision to the public, yet the truth behind your employer remains shrouded in mystery. Throughout your journey, you'll encounter a myriad of individuals with diverse perspectives, ultimately leading you to forge your own beliefs. Will you remain loyal to eLiXeR or come out with the truth?
Gameplay
In Solis you explore the city, investigate your surroundings and talk with the inhabitants and colleagues you meet. Decisions within the game carry weight, influencing subsequent events, while the in-game text dynamically adjusts to reflect your choices. Interactions are streamlined to utilize a single button, aided by context-sensitive interaction icons. The GUI is a sparse as possible. Solis offers multiple endings and is crafted to be concise and compact. The complete game is estimated to run for approximately 2,5 hours.
Themes
The game draws loose inspiration from the Theranos saga alongside other tech billionaires and Silicon Valley entities. While the narrative tactfully avoids overt references, it is influenced by contemporary phenomena such as Pizzagate, deepfakes and social media.
Art
The game feautures sculptures created by Gijs Milius (1983), an artist and curator based in Brussel. His work makes a connection between the reality of the player and the gameworld. Milius's artwork is poised to provoke reactions from both Billie and potentially the player as well.
Music
Within the city, virtual bands take the stage, delivering performances infused with songs crafted in distinctive styles that match the individual identities of each group. Leading the lineup is the inaugural act, Rock Drop.
Throughout the rest of the game, an expansive soundtrack sets the mood. Each scene you encounter boasts its own distinctive theme, adding depth to your journey. The music is created by Bram Boomgaardt.
Please check out the demo of Solis and wishlist our game!
During a company trip you explore the city of Solis from dusk till dawn, talking with its inhabitants and meeting colleagues. This night you learn the painful truth about the company you work for. Will you remain loyal?
In the game you explore an atmospheric and compact open world. Decisions within the game carry weight, influencing subsequent events, while the in-game text adjusts to reflect your choices.
Story
From dusk till dawn you navigate the hand drawn city of Solis. Your pursuit is focused on the elusive CEO of eLiXeR, the company you work for. eliXeR promises something incredible: eternal life. As Billie; a marketeer, you've effectively sold this vision to the public, yet the truth behind your employer remains shrouded in mystery. Throughout your journey, you'll encounter a myriad of individuals with diverse perspectives, ultimately leading you to forge your own beliefs. Will you remain loyal to eLiXeR or come out with the truth?
Gameplay
In Solis you explore the city, investigate your surroundings and talk with the inhabitants and colleagues you meet. Decisions within the game carry weight, influencing subsequent events, while the in-game text dynamically adjusts to reflect your choices. Interactions are streamlined to utilize a single button, aided by context-sensitive interaction icons. The GUI is a sparse as possible. Solis offers multiple endings and is crafted to be concise and compact. The complete game is estimated to run for approximately 2,5 hours.
Themes
The game draws loose inspiration from the Theranos saga alongside other tech billionaires and Silicon Valley entities. While the narrative tactfully avoids overt references, it is influenced by contemporary phenomena such as Pizzagate, deepfakes and social media.
Art
The game feautures sculptures created by Gijs Milius (1983), an artist and curator based in Brussel. His work makes a connection between the reality of the player and the gameworld. Milius's artwork is poised to provoke reactions from both Billie and potentially the player as well.
Music
Within the city, virtual bands take the stage, delivering performances infused with songs crafted in distinctive styles that match the individual identities of each group. Leading the lineup is the inaugural act, Rock Drop.
Throughout the rest of the game, an expansive soundtrack sets the mood. Each scene you encounter boasts its own distinctive theme, adding depth to your journey. The music is created by Bram Boomgaardt.
Please check out the demo of Solis and wishlist our game!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The art style is stunning, but the gameplay is not. It is basically a text-heavy walking simulator. The third-person narration gets really annoying really fast. Billie sees this, Billie watches that, Billie, Billie, Billie. It is an interesting narrative choice to say politely. Also, you can't run or use the mouse to control, so backtracking is tedious. But the vibe with this art style is unique enough to recommend the game on sale [quote]Follow us for more [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45113328-Awesome-Adventure-Friends/] Awesome Adventures![/url] [/quote]2 found this helpful
I was intrigued by the look of Solis and the developer's cool-sounding name Bram Boomgaardt! The game isn't very long and takes place over a single night, although the choices you make affect the ending. The story touches on some interesting themes of eternal life and the evolution of social media and technology, and there's a lot of potential for it to be expanded over several days to allow things to play out more. There's a bizarre cast of characters to talk to not all of whom are even human, like a Beer-Wine bottle and a guy with cylinders for eyes and a mouth...The strange atmosphere and hand drawn backgrounds are unique and compelling, and draw you into the dark world you're exploring. Would love to see the story and characters developed more, as the game ends just when it feels like it's really getting going...Definitely worth playing though, cheers Bram! PS Solis might not be the best game to play on a first date ;)1 found this helpful
way too short for $7. most of the time is spent walking very slowly back and forth. maybe 3o min of actual content. The art style is beautiful but not worth the money. a little bit more content and it would be great.
Very enjoyable but rather short. It deals with some very relevant themes and overall raises some very valid points about where society is going, deception, having a conscience and the whole evil corrupt corporate world. Overall an enjoyable roughly 90m of done thought provoking themes.
Really creative atmosphere, interesting story, and clearly made with a lot of heart. Loved playing through it!
Just finished Solis and I'm here to say "I want more!". Absolutely love the hand-drawn art and music - definitely makes you feel immersed in the atmosphere of Solis. Honestly, I was pretty drawn by the story and would definitely play a part 2 to see what happens next. Hats of to the team! If there's one small thing I'd add it would be the ability to run (I know that's a whole other animation) but walking from one end to the screen could feel slow - or the ability to "skip" elevator scenes to get straight to the top/bottom. Either way, solid game with great art, music, and a compelling story. Recommend.
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