Underplayed Gems

Vindilis (2025)

Vindilis cover
Developer
François Mauxion
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.7 of 5, 76 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A dark, short-form souls-like action game set in a Celtic fantasy world, focused on desolate exploration and frantic combat against plagues.

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What players say

Players finish Vindilis in about an hour and praise its striking red-and-purple hand-drawn art. Opinions split sharply on the combat: some enjoy the satisfying parry, while others say the final boss makes all attacks unblockable and ruins the core mechanic, leaving fights as a dull dash-and-slash loop with only a few attack patterns per boss. Bugs and loud music are also noted.

Screenshots

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