HYPNOS

good

Manche Spiele erklären dir direkt alles… und manche werfen dich einfach rein und sagen: mach mal. HYPNOS ist genau so ein Spiel. Es ist wunderschön, rätselhaft und du weißt die ganze Zeit nicht so richtig was eigentlich abgeht. Aber genau das macht es für mich so interessant. Die Atmosphäre ist einfach grandios und zieht dich komplett in diese seltsame Welt hinein. Ganz ehrlich… das hier fühlt sich wie eine kleine Perle an und ich kann es wirklich empfehlen.

blackshard était déjà enchanteur mais manquer d'un "quelque chose". Ici, l'EA à déjà suffit à me happé, me questionné, me tourmenter. la philosophie, le mystère, l'évolution du monde et sa DA tout simplement exceptionnel en fait un coup de coeur fantastique. je ne doute pas que la 1.0 entrera dans mon top 10 des plus belle expérience ! si vous aimez alt236, le liminal, les mega structure, la philosophie, les walking simulator, et que vous préférez une récompense philosophique et/ou visuel à un item.... foncez !

Breathtaking environment design and atmosphere. Period. This is one of my favourite art directions, yet it's so rare for me to come across artistic gems like this and BLACKSHARD. It's truly a feast for the eyes. It feels like an intricate poem embedded in bare visual structure. Minimal words, full scale experience. I honestly can't wait for the full release! The only downside is that there seems to be a bit of an optimisation issue. I have a high end graphics card and I still can't play it on epic settings without major stuttering issues...

I don't usually post review for EA games which juste released into EA. But here i make an exception cause i fully trust that the peoples at Redlock and Enclave will deliver a gem. Like their prievious game was. Hypnos is clearly an iteration over BLACKSHARD for me. Basically BLACKSHARD but bigger ? In some ways. More characters/npc, more lore, more space ? And i think that last one is trully what hype me, i love BLACKSHARD, and the things that make me love it are still there, the incredibles scenery, (2h of gameplay in the first sesion, 120+ screenshots). The liberty of movement (any thing which is not at 90deg angle can be climbed). The little places where a collision plane is missing, letting you see things in other ways. The areas, So yeah i need more, and will await with eaferness the updates. At time of review (05/2026) the experience is somewhat short depending of your wandering so for me it is a support buy. That's the promise of early access after all. I would say if the screenshots appeal to you, and that this kind of wandering game is your thing, go for it, the devs did it once. With players support thay can do it again :D There is a demo anyway just to know if this is your type of games. If you don't have already you could also buy and play BLACKSHARD (there is a demo too), if you liked this one, you will most certainly like HYPNOS.

很美

Definitely early access, but the narrative is very short but the game can be very long if your looking for all the lore. I am saying this to imply that I love this developer bc the world tells half the narrative and for it to keep my attention it has to be visually appealing. Liminal and dark... Lovecraft but not and Chambers obviously inspired Lovecraft in cosmic horror... its just very well done. It tells a lot of story by not saying the story and showing. So i definitely recommend the game especially if you like exploring and looking around for written and visual lore. Very strong/good direction where its going.

Just like Redlock's other game BLACKSHARD, the vibes are immaculate. Their surreal dreamscapes are astounding to explore, and they evoke an almost psychedelic feeling. With HYPNOS, I appreciate that it has a more overt narrative to drive me to explore further compared to BLACKSHARD. I love how both games seem to share a connective tissue, and I look forward to discovering more of it as I play further through both games and when HYPNOS exits early access. Since it's early access, there are some drawbacks, but they don't entirely ruin the otherwise wonderfully surreal experience, and I hope they won't apply to the full release. I still appreciate that a small indie team managed to achieve what they did. There's a lack of signposting in its massive semi-open environments, so you often seem to be lost in areas of the level that you feel like you shouldn't be in. (Or at least shouldn't be in yet) There's a wide range of asset quality. You could be looking at a cliff face with highly detailed texture work, while sparsely detailed rocks jut out with highly compressed textures. Some 3D models seem to be made with detail and care, while others feel almost like placeholder quality. Optimization needs work. I feel like I should be getting far better performance than I do given its sometimes lesser detailed assets and environments. Looking forward to seeing what the completed game has to offer!