Obscure

Little Orpheus

68% positive of 398 Steam reviews

Released: 2022
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by The Chinese Room. Published by Secret Mode.

About the game

A technicolor side-scrolling narrative adventure game inspired by classic movies including Flash Gordon, Sinbad, and The Land that Time Forgot. Join our bold yet hapless hero as he explores lost civilizations, undersea kingdoms, prehistoric jungles, and lands beyond imagination.

Tagged by players

Dinosaurs
Alternate History
Walking Simulator
Side Scroller
2D Platformer
Platformer
Family Friendly
Action-Adventure
Sci-fi
Story Rich
Retro
Funny

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Little Orpheus

68% positive of 398 Steam reviews

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Released: 2022
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by The Chinese Room. Published by Secret Mode.

About the game

Tagged by players

Dinosaurs
Alternate History
Walking Simulator
Side Scroller
2D Platformer
Platformer
Family Friendly
Action-Adventure
Sci-fi
Story Rich
Retro
Funny

What players say

Recommended
Calling this game a "puzzle platformer" would be too generous: it's more of a 2d walking simulator where it's near impossible to lose, and no puzzle takes more than a second of thought. Back when I played Limbo and Inside, their over-reliance on puzzles felt irritating, as it's hard to feel the horror of what's happening when you're too busy moving boxes around. Here, perhaps, a certain amount of challenge would…
3.9 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Little Orpheus is an episodic, side-scrolling platforming adventure game where you play as Ivan Ivanovich, a cosmonaut retelling his story to a general about how he lost his nuclear-powered exploration capsule after he was dropped to the center of the Earth. He tells stories about how he traversed mysterious lands from Russian legends, such as Plutonia and Sannikov Land as well as encounters with the Menkv. But how…
4 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Ok so I LOVE The Chinese Room. Dear Esther and The Rapture are among my favourite games of all time but this... this is SO BAD. Let me explain. Their other games shine by their witty storytelling and immersive environment. A 2D platformer is not really what I would expect from them and guess what? Gameplay: It's terrible and bugged beyond belief. You are slow, puzzles are not interesting, and it's mostly walking…
7 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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