The Repairing Mantis (2021)
- Developer
- Erupting Avocado
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 4.8 of 5, 141 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.7 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You walk through a dreamlike world of insect nightmares and existential dread, where the mundane becomes grotesquely relatable.
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What players say
Players call this a short, bleak narrative about dreams and emotional suffering. The art style and use of thought-assigning dialogue get praise, but some find the themes preachy or the gameplay tedious. A common complaint is the lack of a save feature, and players are split on whether the story offers genuine depth or just shock value.
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