If you're fine with the game's limited scope in a few areas, Dystoria can be a fun experience. There's some brief disorientation due to the ability to stick to all surfaces and the camera closely following you, but it nicely complements the puzzle aspect of the game. The enemy count is very limited, but combat is fine once you start using the environment...
Dystoria2017
Dystoria
2017 Hound Picked Games72Good
Playable on
Available on
- $19.99
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Details
- Launch
- February 20, 2017
- Developer
- Tri-Coastal Games
- Publisher
- Hound Picked Games
- Themes
Overview
Master the art of six-axis piloting as you blast your way through a mind-bending space labyrinth to a hypnotic synthwave soundtrack and retrofuturistic style.
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Reception
Press63
Players95
WorthwhileMasterpiece- OpenCritic63from 9 reviews
DYSTORIA is at its best when you're just cruising through levels, when it tries to become a pure shooter it falls flat.
Dystoria is a great love letter to retro videogames and sci-fi movies from the 1980s. Its six-axis controls are easy to learn yet hard to master, while it’s physics-bending levels are a great way to reinvigorate a classic puzzler.
Dystoria is a nice six-axis sci-fi shooter that offers some interesting challenges, but its mechanics and level design are flawed by several issues that make difficult to enjoy it for more than a couple of hours.
DYSTORIA was a lot of fun and visually made me think of older games back on Windows 95/98. Invoking a good retro feel and having smooth controls with a wild idea of hovering across giant space objects while shooting enemies and dodging their fire was a blast and well worth getting lost and trying to find my way around.