Soundtrack was a banger so super bummed it wasn't essential. For such a short game, SEMU says alot, asking the question of what is essential and catching me off guard everytime it took something away in the name of survival. Very excited to see what's next from this team.
SEMU
- Release Date:
- Sep 23, 2023
- Developer:
- InkForge Studios
- Publisher:
- InkForge Studios
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About This Game
Survival is Key!
With our latest innovation is space suit development, we can ensure your continued safety no matter where you travel in the universe. Worried about your water and oxygen levels? Tracked and maintained constantly. Current position in relation to galactic co-ordinates? Monitored and displayed in your visor. The current temperature and humidity in your surroundings? Not a problem. All that's left for you to do is...Well...Nothing !

Mobility is Easy!
We know what you really want out of a space suit! Gone are the days of slowly floating around space, moving at the speed of my grandma (she's got a bad hip). With our SEMU suit, you will be zooming around planets at Lightspeed!*. Using the ingrained Grapplehook, you will be able to fling yourself around like a man with spider like abilities. And coupled with the jetpack for extra mobility, you will soon forget about a thing we call the ground! Barren planets become skateparks, so how will you be travelling around?
*For legal reasons, we have to stipulate that users WILL NOT be travelling at light speed, this was merely a hyperbole for dramatic effect

Exploration is Free!
No matter where you end up in the cosmos, the SEMU suit will ensure your survival. If you, for a random hypothetical scenario, were to find yourself stranded on a barren planets with a crashed ship, escape is all but guaranteed. Your current objective will be displayed for you, and all you will need to do is find the lost parts of your broken ship. In this completely made up example of course that's the case. Complete hypothetical.
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User Reviews
Semu more like see poo! wuhay! xDDDDDD ZIng!!!11!!
SEMU is a concise and highly effective adaptation of Bad Space's 'The Suit' webcomic, telling a powerful story with minimal prompting and a show-don't-tell narrative philosophy. The simple and fun additions of a jetpack and grapple hook to a 16-bit astronaut put the player in a familiar gameplay setting, but by toying with the format of the game itself, SEMU succeeds in building an increasingly unsettling atmosphere. A looming sense of dread is an impressive thing to instil within a player, especially within the arcade-style scope of SEMU's gameplay and visual design. Familiar becomes unfamiliar; and the undercut of expectation gives way to fuller immersion. The bold execution of these ideas is exciting to see, and I look forward to seeing Inkforge's larger-scale future work that can further explore different types of storytelling in games.
The story this game tells is one of utter dispair, only fully realised by trying again and again, realising there is nothing you can do to change the outcome. You will lose in the face of impossible odds
Semu, is an existential genre bending trip of a game. The game itself uses a simple gameplay mechanic to enrich its forth-wall breaking narrative into existence. Despite its short runtime, the game is able to tell and deep and meaningful commentary on the themes of AI and sentience within technology.
that ending:0
GOTY material right here!
Fun and well made game with an interesting twist
space is scary
Very few games manage to have a narrative without leaning heavily on dialogue and cut scenes that take control away from the player and break up the flow of gameplay. As such I believe that they fail to a certain extent to leverage the interactivity of video games. SEMU does not have this problem. Even within its short runtime of a few minutes it managed to engage me more in its story than countless games decorated with awards for their "cinematic experience". I cant wait to see what this studio does next <3
System Requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8 or 10.
- Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better.
- Memory: 1024 MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with at least 1024MB of VRAM.
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 5 GB available space
FAQ
How much does SEMU cost?
SEMU costs $1.99.
What are the system requirements for SEMU?
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8 or 10. Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better. Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with at least 1024MB of VRAM. DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 5 GB available space
What platforms is SEMU available on?
SEMU is available on Windows PC.
Is SEMU worth buying?
SEMU has 100% positive reviews from 10 players.
When was SEMU released?
SEMU was released on Sep 23, 2023.
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