Superliminal also has the honor of creating one of the most atmospheric “horror” sections I’ve enjoyed in a game for a long time: one that played out in a way I simply never expected, but one that’s testament to Shih’s carefully curated universe. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you explore a surreal dream world and solve impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective. I might not be explaining that in the best, way, but if you’ve played either of those games, you get the idea. Superliminal does a wonderful thing within its well crafted world. Sadly, for all its highs, Superliminal seems to lose its way in its second half. Once you wake up, make your way over to the table with the small building atop of it and pick up the block that is second from the right. It’s a simple case of pacing: while the puzzles are often clever, they’re not as plentiful, nor do they push the established mechanics further than those opening stages did. This will then lead you to a doorway that takes you through to the next corridor. Don’t forget to take the building block with. The game is comprised of thematic sections, but it seems to play its trump cards immediately, as if out of excitement.Ĭhief among Superliminal’s issues is that it underplays its story in the first half of the game, and even when it explains the world around you, it’s at the wrong points of gameplay, when you’re engrossed in its clever puzzles.

To counteract this, the final third of Superliminal trades the element of challenge for artistic merit to pick up those loose ends.

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