Underplayed Gems

Beyond The Darkness (2024)

Beyond The Darkness cover
Developer
My Little Studio
Publisher
IndieGO Publishing
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.4 of 5, 103 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A dark, puzzle-platformer where a little girl uses a tiny lamp to explore distorted worlds of childhood fear and memory, driven by story and atmosphere.

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What players say

Players describe a short, story-driven puzzle game about a girl with a magic lamp, centered on color-based puzzles. Most enjoy the atmosphere and art style, but there is strong split: some praise the clever mechanics and emotional ending, while others call the game unfinished, note performance issues, find the sound design lacking, and criticize the ending slides as AI-generated.

Screenshots

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