Exophobia

-Addition for Developers below- In short, it's good and original. A cross between Wolfenstein 3D and Power Slave (in terms of concept, not visuals) is a powerful thing. Don't look at the playthrough time—I've been following this project and binged the demo. And Wolfenstein 3D mixed with Metroidvania games is a powerful realm. Cons: 1) If you decide to play as intended (on a gamepad), there's a problem: the sticks are configured for the Nintendo Switch (I have one, I tested it on the Switch, and it feels much better there). That means short stick travel and a dead zone that can't be adjusted. Playing with precision sticks and a full-fledged gamepad won't be very comfortable, as the dead zone is smaller and the stick travel is longer. This means you'll have to constantly pedal the sticks at full speed, which is uncomfortable. 2) The game doesn't seem to support high-resolution monitors. !!!!Addition!!!! ) I myself got a softlock on the Switch (and those stinking hooks) at 49% completion, which, frankly, is unacceptable for a console game. And that's not all: I also got a second softlock in a room (arena) with robots at level 3 (before the extra life upgrade). After clearing it, the room won't open at all. I'm extremely dissatisfied with the time spent solving the problem; I'm not a professional game tester for this (and I'm also very prone to softlocks in games).

Whatever sensitivity i set, the game feels sluggish. Considering the looks and minimum config, this is kind of a joke. Design is highly repetative, i feel like a mouse in a maze. Having a low colour depth and 45/90 degree walls with the same texture dont help either. i would recommend at least a doom level of detail, cause this isnt it. Soundtrack kicks ass at least.

A very fun Metroidvania that breaks the standard 2 platformer mold to be more reminiscent of Doom. I got stuck twice throughout the whole game and had to look up how to progress in a video. But overall this game is super fun and highly recommend. Great for anyone who loves hunting secrets! Edit to devs: the 3rd floor final boss fight might have a memory leak. The longer the fight went, the more frames I lost on my Steam Deck.