Dyad

This game is drugs. The computer is drugs. Your hands are drugs. The controls are not simple. They build in complexity rather quickly, and it always feels like you're just barely able to keep your head above water. You will be kept in a perpetual state of not-drowning-just-yet. But every once in a while, you hook a pair, lance immediately, and hook your next without thinking about it. You get flying along, jumping from one pair to the next, not thinking. Not seeing or hearing. You are [i]experiencing.[/i] And three seconds later, you're ruined. But for those three seconds, you knew what it was to be a god. And god was drugs.

INDIE GAME OF THE DECADE!!! OMG, how did this gem slip by under the radar? I can’t even believe this game was developed on the id Tech 4 (Doom 3) game engine. Oh how I envy the developers so much. This is one of those moments where I’d say, “I wish I made a game like this!” They did something incredible with the music in this game. I’ve always been seeking one where the music is completely dynamic based on the actions you take or do. By dynamic I mean you have a base rhythm but can add instruments at any interval and make it sound just like one musical masterpiece. And this game achieves this! I swear sometimes, I feel like I’m even making my own music when playing this game. And it’s the only game I know where if you crash into an enemy and slow down or whatever … it just sounds and looks so cool! Tell me how many games out there make you want to do mistakes like taking damage? LOL … none right? Wrong! Dyad … Quite a chill and psychedelic trance type of music in...

It may have only taken me 2 hours to beat the whole thing, but I can safely say this is probably one of my favorite games ever. It's everything it promises to be - psychadelic, mind-bending, and hallucinogenic, while also being engaging, reasonably challenging and having a solid mechanical foundation and gameplay. First of all, it does a great job of easing you into the game as it adds new mechanics. It starts out simple to let you learn and ramps up from there. There's really only ever 4 buttons to worry about, too: left and right, hook, and lance. The fact that it is so simple control-wise means it's that much easier to feel immersed in the game and not worry about what your hands are doing. That's hardly what makes it great, though. Each level feels like a unique audio-visual experience. In order to complete level goals, you have to be constantly looking ahead down the "pipe". As you perform certain actions, the visuals AND audio react accordingly. The fact that you have to be wa...

TL;DR [b]This game game can become really messy for your eyes, make sure to play in a well lit room or RIP eyes. Also I have no idea how to play with a keyboard.[/b] Besides those two little problems, Dyad is a really interesting game. It becomes pretty addictive once you really get into it because there are so much things that get added in the gameplay as you play. But I'd like a option to have the game running on "Windowed no borders". It'd be super. Let's get into things. In Dyad, you basically are a little... non identified thing with kinda tentacles (just what I think, maybe it has a name) and you must grab onto "enemies" being little light orbs. You must make pairs of enemies that are the same colors to boost your speed and get more points. That's basically the base of the game. But it's not only that. Sometimes, you just need to make pairs and finish the level. Sometimes, it's a race and you need to finish is in less time as possible. Buuut, you can also start to "graze" the e...

DYAD is an amazing psychedelic experience. The seamless blending of its mechanical, visual, and aural styles transport you through transcendental dimensions in a "2001: A Space Odyssey" style. A great game for fans of psychedelia, electronic music, and challenging games. It is best played with headphones and an analogue controller. Favourite level: Giraffes? Giraffes! From Outer Space

Really disapointed. You appear to need an xbox controller to even play it and even then the controls are imprecise and the actual gameplay is simple and not that psychedelic (it seems the between level bits are more psychedelic than the game itself). The game is very simplistic - like tetris with only one shape. Do yourslef a favor if you want a psychedelic game go buy Space Giraffe (or any other Llamasoft game really)

Dyad is a "yeah what ever" game. I´m quite disapointed for spending 3,50€ on it. The psychodelic look is cool, but the gameplay is not that dynamic. And you can´t put it in fullscreen, only in window mode! Come on! If you want a realy cool psychodelic, adictive and awesome experience, buy Super Hexagon instead!

[h1][b][u]GAME TYPE:[/u][/b] Psychadelic tunnel racer [i]Not a game but an experience[/i] ;-)[/h1]Simple gameplay with no variation. You drive through this tunnel and collect glowing orbs to speed up. And thats it. There is no other action. I was really expecting more. There might be some gamers who like this minimalistic gameplay, but for me it was too boring. I do like arcade gaming - and I really WANTED TO LIKE this Racer - but this game has nothing to offer to keep me playing. Maybe I am the wrong audience for this game, but I miss some action. Not worth 14 bucks! I payed 5 bucks in a sale and I still regret it. After 10 minutes I´ve seen everything. After 30 minutes I was already bored. After 1 hour I quit playing and deleted the game. BTW, dont play this game stoned - you will get sick or a headache... [h1]What is [i][b]MISSING[/b][/i] here:[/h1] > NO enemys > NO other ships chasing you > NO bosses > NO real action > NO different weapons (missles, sideshots, smartbomb...

This game is at least as trippy as it looks. It's one of those games where the distinction between sound effects and music is deliberately blurred, leaving the whole thing as an trip in synesthesia that has to be experienced for yourself. As an added bonus, for those into racing-style games, this game conveys a sense of speed better than most things I've played. It's dizzying how quickly you can go if you get into a groove.

A nice little time waster. that's not intended as a bad comment. It is fun and easy to master. I would include this in such games as Bejeweled (Recently given away for free on Origin).