Underplayed Gems

THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE (2023)

THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE cover
Developer
Three Dots Games
Publisher
Take Aim Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.6 of 5, 366 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 7.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A surreal, puzzle-heavy trek through shifting dimensions where you manipulate physics while a darkly comic story unfolds.

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What players say

Players compare it to Portal, Half-Life, and Soma, but are split on execution. Many find the puzzles satisfying yet frustratingly hard, with poorly telegraphed solutions and difficulty spikes. The constant chatter and chase sequences draw strong criticism, as do autosave-only checkpoints and bugs.

Screenshots

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