Ladderhead (2019)
- Developer
- Karolis Dikcius
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 4.6 of 5, 12 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.9 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A surreal and mysterious text adventure where you repeatedly explore perilous floors by typing commands, driven by a looping day and a search for a loved one.
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What players say
Players describe Ladderhead as a short, surreal Lynchian adventure driven by a text parser. The story involves a loop where death resets the day but keeps inventory, though some find the constant typing repetitive and the lack of player agency frustrating. It is praised as a bargain at its sale price.
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