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Void Stranger, out now, looks like a wonderful Game Boy nightmareTop sokobantz.
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Image credit:System Erasure
Image credit:System Erasure
Void Stranger is the work of Finnish indie System Erasure, whose vertically scrolling shmup/mystery game ZeroRanger was one of Dominic Tarason’s (RPS in peace)best games of 2018. The new title is a sokoban-stylepuzzlegame, which is to say, it’s broadly about shoving crates around, but as the name suggests, Void Stranger has bigger ambitions than helping you while away five minutes over lunch. It’s a game of faith, amnesia and devilry, which reportedly portions out its secrets across multiple playthroughs. Here’s a trailer.
Void Stranger - Release TrailerWatch on YouTube
Void Stranger - Release Trailer
Early Steam reader verdicts are encouraging, or at least alarming in a good way. “Wide as a puddle, deeper than the Marianas Trench,” reads one of them. “Simple mechanics with more secrets than you can imagine. I’m currently on New Game Plus Plus and the story is still going.”
