Unplayable
Radar · 2024 · Casual, 2D Fighter, Platformer, Puzzle, 2D Platformer
PC
Mixed62% · 13
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About Unplayable
UNPLAYABLE is a DIGITAL ART PROJECT presenting a funny compilation of absurd video games, each in a specific genre:
INVISIBOY: A platform game with an invisible hero. As he plays the game, the player can slightly guess where his character is by the responsive scrolling of the background, the collecting of coins that give a hint of his location as well as the sounds that indicate his jumping actions.
GHOST FIGHTER: A beat’em up hero who can’t fight because he’s a ghost…this is an unbrawlable brawler…
BLOCK SHOCK: A Tetris-like puzzle game with impossible shapes.
UNPLAYABLE explores the videogame medium as an artistic tool. Just like using a camera to make video art, we use video games and their specific language as an instrument for emotional and artistic expression. By having a series of (nearly) unplayable games, we want to contemplate the absurdity of our lives and mankind’s obsession with rules and our illusion of control. We also want to convey a sense of intrigue and most of all: a sense of fun.
Here, we should be asking ourselves: why do such useless games exist? Are they really useless as there is meaning attached to it? Or am I taking this, as well as myself, too seriously? :-))
INVISIBOY: A platform game with an invisible hero. As he plays the game, the player can slightly guess where his character is by the responsive scrolling of the background, the collecting of coins that give a hint of his location as well as the sounds that indicate his jumping actions.
GHOST FIGHTER: A beat’em up hero who can’t fight because he’s a ghost…this is an unbrawlable brawler…
BLOCK SHOCK: A Tetris-like puzzle game with impossible shapes.
UNPLAYABLE explores the videogame medium as an artistic tool. Just like using a camera to make video art, we use video games and their specific language as an instrument for emotional and artistic expression. By having a series of (nearly) unplayable games, we want to contemplate the absurdity of our lives and mankind’s obsession with rules and our illusion of control. We also want to convey a sense of intrigue and most of all: a sense of fun.
Here, we should be asking ourselves: why do such useless games exist? Are they really useless as there is meaning attached to it? Or am I taking this, as well as myself, too seriously? :-))
Main Features
- Three games in one!
- Cool pixel art graphics
- Short & fun game experiences
- Share the games with your friends
- Use them as a party game! How far can you get in these impossible games?
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
⠀7 found this helpful
[quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slop][b]Warning: AI Slop[/b][/url] This game is partially or completely made with talentless, soulless AI generated content.[/quote] "Unplayable" is not a game. Games contain meaningful gamelike interaction and game loops, which are absent in this "art experience". Instead of being a game, "Unplayable" is a software application that presents a poorly made art exhibition.... a collection of ripoffs of other people's games, but changed so they deliberately can't be played properly. Like a Tetris ripoff with blocks that can't be placed properly. Oh so clever. My eyes rolled so hard it hurt. This is pure cringe. Worse, it looks like a lot of the game assets are flipped, stolen assets used without crediting them... plagiarism. Not okay. And then there's the disgusting AI slop... these people want to be called "artists" but they're using AI slop. This is insulting. We get this non-game shovelware on Steam whenever your usual Starbucks barista/McDonalds frycook art school dropout finally gets a restraining order from the local art galleries so turns to Steam Direct to try get their art published somewhere so they can finally dream …3 found this helpful
I don't feel like I can give it a negative review since it does exactly what it says in the description. Except for the part about it being an "art project with meaning." The only meaning there is the absurdity of these games, but the project doesn't provide any deeper commentary or exploration of the gameplay themes that are introduced in these absurd games. Also, there is no direct way to exit the game from the main menu.2 found this helpful
Truly unplayable but that is what it's all about :)1 found this helpful
These Retro Games are Totally Unplayable
Meh
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