A masterclass in indie design, Superliminal delivers an unforgettable experience from start to finish.
90
Verdict
95%
Steam
80
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (95% positive from 32K reviews)
Standout indie gem
No significant drawbacks reported
Superliminal is a 2019 surreal puzzle video game released by Pillow Castle Games. The game, played from a first-person perspective, incorporates gameplay elements around optical illusions and forced perspective; notably, certain objects when picked up can be moved towards or away from the player, but when placed back down, scale to the size as the player had viewed them, enabling the player to solve otherwise impossible puzzles to complete the game.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 7d ago
Not for me. I get why a lot of people love this game. It's well made and the perspective scaling can be a lot of fun. I just expected a competent puzzle game and that's not what I got. Every challenge boils down to, make big, make small, and/or find the right angle, which I don't find fun. I went in with the expectation of this being a puzzle game that uses perspective mechanics. What I got was a tech demo showcasing a bunch of cool ways to use perspective in a game and the same puzzle 50 times in a row. Maybe you'll enjoy Superliminal, but if you're looking for a challenging puzzle game, I suggest you stay clear of this one.
Beautiful game. 9/10 The people that say this isn't a good game or it's overrated completely missed the entire point of the game. The game taught me a very important life lesson, that I feel very surprised I haven't learned it myself. Anyone that is struggling currently should play this game, as the ending will definitely open your eyes.
This was so mediocre, I think it is a very overrated game. Neither the puzzles, nor the narrative struck me as super clever, while the game seems to be confident to really "blow your mind", with the way the narrator talks to you. The music mismatched the pace of the game, at several points where you will try to figure out the rooms puzzle, there will just be tension building drums in the music like its an action scene, Its not a bad game, but damn 19€ is mad overpriced for this 2h mediocre puzzle game and 94% positive reviews is crazy.
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