Underplayed Gems

Escape Initiative (2020)

Escape Initiative cover
Developer
Jim Bame
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
4.5 of 5, 22 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A precise and challenging precision platformer with a retro sci-fi feel, offering forgiving checkpoints on normal difficulty and a punishing hardcore mode.

precision platformerdifficultforgiving checkpointshardcore modecustomizableretro pixel artsci-fiaction

What players say

Players appreciate the handcrafted levels and minimal presentation, but the controls draw strong criticism. The movement has a noticeable input delay and the wall jump feels unreliable, which turns precision platforming into a frustration. The game is long and challenging, though less punishing than I Wanna be the Guy.

Screenshots

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