Obscure

NIDUS

93% positive of 223 Steam reviews

Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam

Made by Caleb Wood.

About the game

A symbiotic Flower and Wasp struggle to complete their lifecycle, in a challengingly twisted arcade experience. Control both characters at once in mind-bending Single Player, or team up with a friend in hectic Local Co-Op. Master the symbiotic duet, devour the swarm, and ascend the leaderboard.

What sets it apart

Psychedelic
Twin Stick Shooter
Spectacle fighter
Bullet Hell
Score Attack
Arena Shooter
Top-Down Shooter
Arcade
Top-Down
Surreal
Hand-drawn
Local Co-Op

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NIDUS

93% positive of 223 Steam reviews

See it on Steam

Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam

Made by Caleb Wood.

About the game

What sets it apart

Psychedelic
Twin Stick Shooter
Spectacle fighter
Bullet Hell
Score Attack
Arena Shooter
Top-Down Shooter
Arcade
Top-Down
Surreal
Hand-drawn
Local Co-Op

What players say

Recommended
SUCH a good game. A couple of things to know: - It takes a little while to figure out what it's asking from you and what types of moves you can do, but once you do, it has such a fun flow. - The 'tips' menu is really handy for getting the basics, but applying them and really seeing all that you can do takes a good bit of time and experimentation (and possibly watching other people play). - I think the most sensible…
4 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.
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Recommended
game is hard as balls. controls and mechanics are very confusing at first but with every retry you learn more about them, only thing i dislike is the arena being too small it rly makes the game harder than it should be
1.2 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I really wanted to like this game because of the visuals, but I just can't find the twin-stick controls and trying to focus on two things while moving a shifting play area around enjoyable. It's a shame, because the visuals and style are a 10/10, but the controls just plain aren't fun for me., and that's why I can't recommend it.
8 min played when written. 10 found it helpful.
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