
A music-driven puzzle adventure where sound shapes the world. Solve mysteries, escape the Human Wheel, and experience the album by GRIGS in PALINGENESIS.
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A news crew is abducted, Miniaturized and trapped in a machine that turns your memories into a prison. PALINGENESIS is an immersive puzzle adventure where environments react to the music, shifting and transforming with the pulse of an original 10-track album by GRIGS. Solve intricate challenges to escape the Human Wheel — a construct designed to keep you running while unknowingly generating energy for an alien fleet. Created entirely by acclaimed animator and musician John Paul Grigsby, this game fuses reactive visuals, problem-solving, and a haunting sci-fi narrative into a one-of-a-kind experience. Will you break free, or will you become just another source of power? Stream the album, PALINGENESIS wherever you listen to your music.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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A wild and incredibly short experience for your eyes, but mostly for your ears. This game takes you on a weird trip. It's a walking sim in which you progress through several settings that feel like building pieces for a wildly disorganized universe in which nothing makes sense. There are only a few platforming sequences and simple puzzles in which you press switches or push platforms to reach a new location. Each portion has a title and a new soundtrack. The main selling point is music, as the entire experience is designed to be an interactive music album. Because the stages are short, you may be able to beat it before the song ends. Fortunately, the entire game is structured as a loop. So, when you reach the end, you can take the elevator back to your room and go for another run while listening to the music. If you rush through the game, it will only take about 15-20 minutes. There are no achievements or extras, and you cannot listen to the soundtrack. You collect something along the way, but it does nothing.
Super interesting game! Nice visuals and amazing soundtrack.
This has to be the weirdest game I've played in a while. I had a solid time while playin' it tho. The soundtrack is a banger. Put it up for sale then I'll buy. I do think it could've used some voice over work. The audio tho is a bit too loud. Couldn't change it in the settings. The story was a bit confusing for me until I read the store page a bit more after playin'. I'm not sure if I managed to beat the game or not. I reached some credits but was able to continue. I presume I did make it to the end? The price tag doesn't break the bank so that's a good un. Not bad. Gameplay Impressions: https://youtu.be/fDFvpCZhuAw
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