
Explore an island at the edge of the world, converse with Greek Gods and Goddesses, and confront monstrosity in this modern reimagining of a classic myth.
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You have arrived at Sarpedon, a surreal island at the edge of the known world. Armed only with a bag, a sword, and your wits, you must continue your task as given:
REACH THE ISLAND
SLAY THE BEAST
RETURN WITH HER HEAD
While the island may be cloaked in an isolating fog, you certainly aren't alone. The colorful cast of characters scattered around the island anticipate your arrival, some more anxiously than others. What will they be to you, friend or foe? What will you be to them? Explore the island, discover its inhabitants, and craft your story in Sarpedon, a solo dev's love letter to his favorite myth.
Featuring
A hand-crafted, open-world island environment to explore
Unique interactions with 5+ mythical characters
Over 400+ lines of handwritten dialogue
Replayable mini-games
Discussion of grief, remorse, and the ways in which we cope


KNOWN (RARE) ISSUE FOR OLD MACHINES: If you open the game and hear sounds, but only see a black screen, that's an issue with the MSAA settings on your computer, and not fixable on my end. I apologize for the inconvenience. If you want to play, follow the instructions outlined in THIS GITHUB THREAD:
to turn your "Antialiasing - Mode" setting in the NVidia control panel from "Override any application setting" to "Application controlled".
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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No...No...No. It pains me to leave a bad review, myself being greek. The map is way too big, which makes you wandering aimlessly. It should have been half or a quarter of what it currently is. Since, the island is completely empty except for the three gods, it just feels like you are looking for needles in a haystack. While I got a general sense of where Hermes and Athena are, I always have trouble searching for the old woman. I just wonder in the forest until I find her, which may take a while. All I can tell you if you are in the forest and there are statues, you are in the correct place. After that, hope to stumble into her by chance. If you kill medusa and escape, then you have to do all three minigames with the gods again, but if you reach Medusa and die, then you just get the items from the gods automatically. Why is your progress reset? There are no saves, checkpoints or direction whatsoever. The boat controls are absolutely horrible. It feels like a race car, not a boat. Huge acceleration, too much drift. The fog is too overdone. You can see this while you are in the sea looking for the sirens. It took me around an hour and a half to find them, because the fog is too thick and the drawing distance for the island is too low. There is also an invisible boundary where the game ends, which you will continually hit while looking for them, forcing a restart. Putting fog everywhere does not make your game atmospheric. Walking simulators have events, comments etc, the island is just...empty. I did not find mysef enjoying the game. I wanted it to be over as soon as possible.
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Love the mysterious atmosphere. It really feels like you're in a myth when you're wandering and discovering the island. Each person on the island has a unique mini-game and I enjoyed every one of them! Be warned: there was one part of the game that actually made me jump lol. It's a short and sweet game that tells a story.
This game is really cool! As a Enthusiast of Greek mythology, i really enjoyed playing through this game, and unlocking achievements! i can tell there was a lot of effort put into this game and it is really polished. I think that all the mechanics are super fun to play around as well, overall, this game is epic!
I made it, it's pretty cool.
The writing and sound design in the game are top tier. The sheer amount of joy I felt when I first heard the little flapping sounds was such a fun experience. Obsessed with playing discus with the boys. Play this if you want a quick mythology-filled game experience.
The game is great, and after death you can just continue with the start and collect items, not to playing mini games. But how you can find sirens? Can't find them.
I got stoned, and it was great. (but don't do drugs kids.)
I played this mostly over on Itch.io, its an interesting little surreal experience that's well polished for a solo developed project. The graphical approach, music and atmosphere is wonderful, it managed to hover between being a liminal space and also feeling both slightly comforting and foreboding. The story elements might be a little cryptic for some but I enjoyed its little mediation on grief and remorse. I'd recommend if you have a couple of hours spare.
expected it to be a fantastic game and it met my expectations
This game is so awesome! The art style and music are great! The vibes while exploring the island are super spooky and walking around aimlessly is surreal. Highly recommend the short play thru!
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