Brush Burial

Act 2 is a good reminder that all solo devs need a good, trusted friend who can tell them "this idea is bad so don't do it." Apparently the dev intended this act to be a translation puzzle thing. That's not a bad idea in and of itself, but doing it in a game as visually messy and low-poly as this was. Act 1 has got an interesting atmosphere and a bunch of fun in it. Plenty of stuff that's hard to put into words but kept me playing despite aspects of the game being clunky. However, it's hobbled by enemies and items respawning after dying. I think this is also intentional instead of a glitch but I've got zero clue what the dev was thinking there. All in all it's less a diamond in the rough and more a diamond that didn't get cut quite right. Outstanding work if this was a solo dev's first project, less so if not. From the sounds of things the dev has improved and the sequel takes the setting and does a better job making the gameplay enjoyable.

Yeah Act 2 sucks.

2nd act play the sequel instead.

obtuse and a bit clunky (the equipment and combat, for instance), but also cool and unique don't recommend playing without a guide though

I would like to recomend the game, but i simply cant, it has just such a weird control scheme and feels unpolished, had to give the game back because it felt unplayable sadly. The second part on the other hand i can recomend. Play Gutter World its much better.

A terribly interesting indie game that is weird, singular, surreal, unique, avant garde, and dripping with atmosphere, style, and gorgeous crunchy, grimy aesthetic. Some parts are rough around the edges but I loved it. Could've done without the boss battle at the end though, definitely feels weird in stealth game where engaging combat is basically a fail condition. Highly recommend for the aficionados of out-there, avant garde indie games.

looks very cool, not fun to play though and the audio is incredibly grating