The WhatsNext verdict
For Metroidvania fans who enjoy quiet exploration, environmental puzzles, and uncovering an alien world’s history.: Explore a mysterious planet as a stranded probe, using action and puzzle solving to uncover what happened there. Tradeoff: Its measured exploration and mystery leave less room for combat-focused play or a strongly character-led story.
What it does best
arcade
science fiction
The setup
What you are walking into
Explore, fight and solve puzzles. Uncover the secrets of a mysterious alien planet in this open world metroidvania adventure, where nothing is what it seems… Accidentally stranded during a crucial mission, the forma.8 probe will need to survive and accomplish the unthinkable. What really happened on this planet? Who, or what lived here? And when? What’s the secret behind its history? These are only but a handful of the questions in need of answers. Or else…everything will be lost. The peculiar visual style, coupled with a deep lore and classic action-adventure mechanics makes forma.8 a unique experience, worth savoring and enjoy to the fullest.
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