Wot I Think: Etherborn

Etherborn

Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.

“Oooh, that looks pretty,” I said, marvelling at the screen that had caught my eye.

“It’s called Etherborn, please turn the hose off now.” Matt explained. He was right. Etherborn is very pretty indeed. It’s also a splendid wee puzzle game. And unlike an uncomfortably large proportion of pretty, ethereal, dare I say ‘artsy’ platformy games, it didn’t make my very soul sigh with a profound ennui.

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