Underplayed Gems

Synthesis: Mind, Body, and Soul (2020)

Synthesis: Mind, Body, and Soul cover
Developer
Out of Bounds Playground
Publisher
SAU Game Lab
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie, Strategy
Rating
3.3 of 5, 38 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 14 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You move through a ruined world, slipping between enemy forms to survive, each body a fragile mask that shifts your options.

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What players say

Players praise the body-swapping mechanic as an interesting twist but say the game is held back by poor performance even on high-end hardware, shallow combat that relies on a single attack, and rough controls. The game is very short, around 20 to 40 minutes. It was created as a university student project, which some reviewers take as context for its unpolished state.

Screenshots

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