TEOCIDA

Imagine if european occultic practices, gnostic ideas, "extrasensory tutorial" and/or pseudo-occult books from your dad's digital library that you've read in your early childhood, developer's ranting about gamer culture and references TO BRAZILIAN POLITIC EVENTS (WHY????) were combined into one game and result was actually good. "another 10 hours of playtime to brazilian indie game" award goes to teocida, yet again. I won't forget your themes for as long as I live.

This kind of serves as a recommendation for all three of Vikintor's current games. I think they're all very underappreciated and I love them a lot, mostly because they fit my personal tastes very well. Tamashii is a true gem in creepy platformers and Teocida is basically more of the same. It's mostly very solid and fun puzzle and precision platforming with an incredible horror aesthetic. The visuals and sound design create an amazing atmosphere and the games don't shy away from interrupting gameplay to just creep you out in fun and creative ways. It always feels like you're uncovering something you're not supposed to, which makes solving all of the puzzles and secrets engaging and rewarding. Don't feel bad for looking up a guide though, because especially some of the deeper puzzles can be quite difficult to figure out on your own because they also incorporate some ARG elements. The writing is similarly cryptic and abstract, throwing a lot of mystical and philosophical concepts at you but it's easy enough to figure out the basics of what's going on with lots of room for deeper interpretations. It has a good length as well where it feels quick and bite-sized but has eno…

Very good game, better than the previous one because it alternates puzzle-platforming with precision platforming, which makes the levels more engaging. I'm not a big fan of all the post-game puzzles though. Too cryptic and not rewarding.

This game is like if the user 666 video was turned into a game

SUCH a cool game that I can't stop thinking about. A game that makes me realize how much I LOVE seeing people express themselves in the ways they best can. The kind of game that's the pure essence of it's creator. The kind of game you can only get from one specific persons wonderfully weird mind. I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love this game and idk if I've even dug as deep into it as I possibly could. But I keep coming back, starting from the beginning just to see it all again. To revel in all the spooky, occult, hellish, icky, sticky, imagery. I'm gonna replay the game now after posting this actually cuz talking about it makes me wanna look at it again

cool, weird little game.