Underplayed Gems

Inner Tao (2021)

Inner Tao cover
Developer
Lucas Le Slo, Sergi Sabater
Publisher
Lucas Le Slo
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.7 of 5, 36 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A calm, contemplative puzzle experience where moving through balanced, hand-crafted challenges feels like meditative flow.

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What players say

Players praise Inner Tao as a minimal yet exceptionally difficult sokoban-like with only 36 tightly designed puzzles. The dual yin-yang mechanic forces players to abandon usual strategies, though some report high GPU/CPU usage and non-rebindable keys as drawbacks.

Screenshots

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