Underplayed Gems

Escape from Naraka (2021)

Escape from Naraka cover
Developer
XeloGames
Publisher
Headup
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.9 of 5, 156 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A frantic first-person parkour dash through a nightmarish Balinese temple, demanding precise timing and reflexes to survive.

first-personfast-pacedchallengingatmosphericprecise platformingmythologicaltensearcade-like

What players say

Players say the controls feel floaty and imprecise, making jumps a guessing game, while enemies are so aggressive that fighting feels like the only option. The game is built for speedrunners, short at two to three hours, with no level select and a Balinese-inspired setting.

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