A first-person puzzler that toys with perspective and scale in mind-bending ways: an object's size changes with the angle you view it from. Short but astonishing, it stacks up the eureka moments. A clever heir to Portal.
Your verdict
Category
Puzzle1 player7+
Description
A dreamer escapes a dream-therapy program by exploiting perspective and optical illusions. Published by Pillow Castle, released worldwide in 2020. Objects that resize with your viewpoint, trompe-l'oeil tricks, mind-bending spatial puzzles and first-person progression.
Superliminal review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾1,5 GB📅07/07/2020
Published by Pillow Castle
Superliminal (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
Few puzzlers play with perspective so mischievously: an object shrinks or balloons depending on the angle you view it from, and your brain ties itself in delightful knots. Often written off as a mere clone of a genre giant, it actually hides ideas all its own and a polished dreamlike staging. Its rediscovery lies in those illusion moments that still catch you out; a must for fans of first-person spatial puzzles.
When the game breaks the 4th wall
Under the guise of an experimental dream therapy, the game manipulates the very perception of whoever holds the controller: a tiny object becomes colossal depending on the angle, and space stops obeying the expected rules of a video game. A calm voice addresses you directly, guiding and unsettling at once, until it blurs the line between the program and the player. A perceptual vertigo that lingers.
