Underplayed Gems

Etherborn (2019)

Etherborn cover
Developer
Altered Matter
Publisher
Akupara Games
Platforms
PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.5 of 5, 9 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop
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How it feels

A serene, gravity-defying puzzle platformer that feels like drifting through a dreamlike, weightless world.

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About

Etherborn is an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice calls to you, patiently awaiting your arrival. As your first thoughts emerge, you realise your journey has just begun. You must reach this ethereal voice to fully understand your own existence.

Screenshots

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