Fourmiworld

Strange and cool game

its so sigma

been a while since i've played a game that just nailed that whimsy of exploration so well! as a kid, i used to be so enamored with open world games, the whole vastness of it to explore. but a lot of the AAA open world games don't really tap into that same feeling of exploration i've once felt. there's this term i've heard, "skittles gameplay", which i think captures my main qualms of modern open world games in that they kinda feel like picking up little pieces of candies here and there, just bits of dopamine that feels ultimately fleeting. i think with the vastness that the genre oft demands when given a big budget warrants some dilution, making it difficult to always have that very particular and handcrafted moments. that's a primary reason why i prefer more focused, smaller-scale indie games these past few years, but it's neat to see a game manage to jam-pack such compelling exploration in a few hours experience! i think it helps a ton that i quickly opted for the DLC with the log entries, because the enthused curiosity of the protagonist in exploring the world is infectious. it's so neat just encountering something so off and weird and wondering what this thing is within this world and pulling up the entry afterwards, kinda paralleling the main character documenting their findings. and this game is just brimming with these strange entities to find; the game feels so unabashedly and shamelessly weird which makes it all the more charming. and while i need to play the game more and find the additional bits of secrets and lore to really get at these themes, the game does a real neat job circling around these ideas of self-love and self-grace amidst a world stained with hatred and hostility. overall, just a surprising experience that'll stick with me ! bonus points also for the game introducing me to the term "laythems" as an alternative to "laymen". i am going to be stealing that.

This blew past all expectations I had for a free game. Visuals and music are great and the gameplay is a wonderful way to get lost in them, it's short too so you should try it.

Great music, gameplay, and the perfect length. Love the aesthetics.

Unique in gameplay, too! I was put off by the art at first but it grew on me. Great platforming, music, exploration, puzzles. Edit: Masterpiece.

really delightful and sweet game, highly recommend it, especially if you're willing to get the wandereye's writings dlc also scoop you owe psychic mantis money, please pay it back soon