Phrixothrix

Claustrophobia the game, beating this nightmare gave me a new perspective on life, anything better than being stuck in the tiny tunnels. It feels like the world-building is intentionally empty or lacking the character to create a feeling of uncomfortable space and anxiety. It slightly reminded me of HellNight for PS1, mostly because 90% of this game is moving through tiny tunnels and almost no visibility, it's almost like playing as a food that is moving through an intestine, and I have to say game was extremely immersive, I figured it had no monsters early on, but sometimes I felt like I had to look behind my back because it's just so weird. That said, I must give a bit of a warning for anyone that wants to try it, the navigation in this game is not exactly friendly, there is a huge exploration area with low visibility, and the layout of the map is not good for orientation. I can't tell you how many times I missed a path because I just could not see it or walked in a complete circle....

It's a shame Phrixothrix went unnoticed, despite the big boom of the "rustcore" indie horror games about ancient bunkers, paranoia and subtle terror. Because this game is all of that distilled into the dark (like, actually pitch black) underground network of tunnels from the perspective of a person trying to escape using a small (bio?)mechanical worm. There's no text, nor straightforward hints. Confusing, claustrophobic mazes of rusty old corridors are hard to navigate and sometimes everything just feels frustrating. But despite all the problems, i think you should try and give Phrixothrix a chance. Maybe you might even beat it, unlike me.

Before you start playing, get a pen and paper. You're going to want a map, and the game will NOT make one for you.

Nice little puzzle game. The search for new clues/puzzles can get a bit boring, but the game isn't too long so it isn't a big issue.

Interesting little puzzle game about using a "remote-control car" (alien worm) to explore spaces too small for you to physically access. A bit rough around the edges, and obscure enough that it's almost impossible to find hints or solutions to puzzles, but definitely worth it anyways.

AVOID this game, i bought this game a few weeks ago and have played it for many hours trying to figure out what we are meant to be doing, firstly you have to figure out the controls yourself i look to see what they were, secondly there is no sense of direction no story to give you an idea what you are doing. You can tell the person who has made the game put a lot of thought into but they could have shared with us what the thought is, also on the second day of playing after 7 hours i could not save it, its great that there are new game developers growing but if i pay for a game i expect it to work properly. Also reading comments from other people there are areas unfinished or inaccessible, the designer a while back was going to create some footage for people but never did. I would give this game a score of 3/10

I really don't understand what the other people are talking about. The environments are super dark, controls are bad, you have to pick up the robot and put it back every time you want to get the items you collected, and the puzzles I managed to solve were also uninteresting. If you're into boring exploration in the dark, this game is for you. But yeah, this one is on me, I should've watched the trailer before buying it blindingly from a random Reddit recommendation.