Borealis

I read the description of the game before I bought it, and it gave me exactly what it said. A game where you move a small object around slowly dodging lines. I can't really complain, even if it really isn't that fun. I am however, very saddened that you cannot select a graphics mode to play in, turn off the music, or anything else. I was looking forward to playing the stage with the retro green lines and turning off the music for a semi enjoyable nostalgic experience, but alas, you need to go through the entire game every time. In short, read the description before you buy a game, and don't complain like a jerk if you got exactly what was advertised. Price could be a bit lower though, there's really not much to offer. Then again, the developer has mentioned adding more options to allow a bit of customization to your game experience, and has shown that he cares about what others think, so you know, at least you're sending your money to a nice enough person, which is always nice.

I was looking forward to this game, but it is quite disappointing. first of all, the game's soundtrack is NOT procedural. It only has a few notes that it plays one after the other, in no rhythm or sequence whatsoever. If you look in the game's files in your SteamApps directory, you will see that the game only used 5 different notes, each one playing after the other. I guess the game's creator does not know the meaning of procedural. This is more like play a random note after the other, from the 5 notes all together. The basic gameplay is just to move the mouse around, avoiding really slow lines that appear across the screen. Nothing challenging. They game does change into retro graphics as you play, which is sort of cool. I feel bad giving a fellow indie developer a bad review, but this is not worth the small price of this game. Looks like it could have much potential, but right now its not even an enjoyable experience.

If I had to describe this game in three words, I would say: Fun, relaxing and addictive. I'll definitely be spending many, many hours on this game, especially since it seems to get more challenging after the first few levels. Personally, I don't mind the capped cursor speed, since moving slow is what you're supposed to do. (so stop crying about this, kids!) The game itself is as described, so do make sure to watch the video and read the description on the store page before purchase. And do not forget to check the system requirements as well. Just saying... It is currently missing some features, such as 'pause' and 'save' but the devs are looking into it, so I'm sure we'll get those at some point. Would I recommend this game? Hell, yes!!

Bought this on sale for a dollar, still not worth what I paid. This is a music game in the sense that "somewhat musical noises play while missiles are shot at you", not the typical expectations of a music game having a track playing in the background with cues synced to the music. You can play with no sound and still get pretty much the same experience, which is a pretty big indicator that this game isn't as music-centered as it likes to pretend. Upon having to play an extra two minutes to be allowed to post this review, I found that there's hardly even any difference in two of the three game modes, survival and score run are the same thing except score run lets you take a few hits before you die.

Simplicity; difficulty. The User Reviews are “Mixed.” I cannot comprehend why. One needs be wary of everything. Deliberate movements keep you aloft. Patience is a virtue. [i] Play Borealis. It will instill in you how to become a better person. [/i] (Also, if you have trouble sleeping, play it… you will be put at ease with the quickness (The game is THAT soothing and good; not to say that you will fall asleep from boredom [strike] (necessarily) [/strike])) This game is z[u]enraging [/u]; many cheap deaths.

Not just a game, but an experience. Borealis is a very ambient and ominous DiY musical adventure where in order to advance you need to avoid contact with different coloured enemies (who are in this case, snake like lines that advance towards you). There are a number of different themes in which contain a number of musical backing notes to help sustain a very minimal (although at times it can get very chaotic) song that you create. There is a very limited variety of diverse game modes as of now (I don't expect that to change) which aren't really all that unique in comparison to each other unfortuantely. As I have only currently had a sample of this game I am yet to explore every different theme, see every enemy, and achieve a high score. All of that being said I give this game a 6.5/10 for being a very different game that is certainly worth $5.

Realxing dodge game. Control your dot with the mouse and try to not get hit by other lines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBrRnqKcn_0

Support for touch screen laptops and computer monitors please!! Other than that good game.

I looked up the words "meditate" and "relax" in the dictionary and didn't find "become sleepy" in their meanings. Which is concerning, because that's basically the effect this game has on me. Except for maybe three modes, the struggle to keep my eyes open was harder than the struggle to stay alive in the game. While playing a certain mode, you’ll realize soon enough what’s the trick to complete it. On a lot of them, it’s just moving your mouse around, in a circle. When you finish a mode, there’s a smooth transition to another one, chosen randomly. Unfortunately, there’s a chance you may repeat the mode you just finished. And yes, that does happen. In case you’re looking at the achievements and thinking about using this game to increase the size of your gaming penis, be warned. At the time I’m writing this review, the names of the modes on the game aren't always the same as on the achievements. You need to look at the achievement’s picture to see which mode it refers t...

This game is terrible. There's nothing intriguing about it and one "feature" is how slow your "ship" moves. I was going to try out Steam's new refund policy, but then I realized I spent less than a dollar on it.