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The Guise

64% positive of 45 Steam reviews

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Released
2020
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Rasul Mono. Published by GameNet.

About the game

The Guise is a dark metroidvania fairy tale about a boy trapped in the body of a monster. Can he hold onto his humanity? It's up to you.

Tagged by players

  • Metroidvania
  • Souls-like
  • Difficult
  • Hand-drawn
  • Dark Fantasy
  • Roguelike
  • Platformer
  • Horror
  • Multiple Endings
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Story Rich
  • Exploration

What players say

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Mixed

What players say

  • Not recommended
    The Idea of turning the player character into a monster is nice and definitely was a motivating factor in buying it. The world is interconnected and there are many ways to get around the world which helps. It does metroidvania well enough that new abilities help unlock more of the game world. Otherwise this is a pretty tame entry: unremarkable soundtrack and level design, very easy bosses that can be killed by…

    3.2 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    More of a no, then a yes. The game as it is is just... too boring. Bare bones of the "metroid" gameplay. Controls are... okayish. Bosses are ununspiring copies of themselves, attacks are just the same. Ending is a "Congratulations" screen and "you choose to kill a real bad guy" ending. Story can fit into one paragraph of text, and we can count ALL dialogs in game there. I think even for a small indie game - there…

    6.9 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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