The WhatsNext verdict
Loutra is a striking piece of interactive digital art for players who want to inhabit a strange, beautiful atmosphere rather than complete a conventional game. Approach it like a place to revisit, not a checklist to finish.
What it does best
A contemplative dreamspace you can quietly inhabit
A beautifully rotten pixel-world with an unmistakable identity
An art exhibition that behaves like a place rather than a game
What might put you off
There is almost no conventional gameplay
The experience can feel too obscure and aimless
The setup
What you are walking into
A loitering simulator and dreamcore powerhouse, Loutra opens its inaugural group show. Thirteen artists display their work within a world of crude, deteriorating pixels.
Where it lives
PC (Microsoft Windows)Mac
Genre
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorIndie
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