Odium to the Core (2018)

- Developer
- Dark-1
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Action, Indie
- Rating
- 3.9 of 5, 63 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.2 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam

The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A tense, rhythm-based side-scroller with a dark monochrome palette where precise timing is key to surviving dense hazards.
challengingrhythmicatmosphericmonochromaticintensesingle-buttonside-scrollingmusic-driven
What players say
Players agree the one-button controls make movement feel slippery and imprecise, and the game punishes you for using them by subtracting points. The difficulty is considered unfair due to bad hitboxes, no checkpoints in long levels, and cheap deaths that require memorization. Some expected a rhythm game based on the description but found the music has no impact on gameplay.
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