About
Being developed by one person since the December of 2015, Underponder is a first-person puzzle/platformer PC-game with a weird and haunting atmosphere, invoking feelings of being lost and alone while wandering in a strange “mindspace” only known as The Underponder.
With no visible user interface the player wanders through various levels searching for clues on how to advance. Also, at the end of every map there’s a cinematic. These cinematics take the story forward as the mystery slowly unravels. Along with the familiar keybind setup known to every FPS-player in the world, the game comes with some unique hearing-based game-mechanics. The character has the ability to “close eyes” and focus on ones surroundings without vision. While concentrating, some things will occur while some things may occur. For example there are some sounds that can only be heard while eyes closed. There’s also a possibility for Tobii Eyetracker support in the future.
Since there are no enemies to bash around, the game is more about the puzzles, the story and the atmosphere. As a tribute to all the games the developer used to play in the 90’s the game is pretty unforgiving and harsh at times. “Instant death” being the most common type of danger, some skill and patience is required to complete the game without a mental breakdown.
NOTES:
The game follows dream logic.
There are puzzles involving audio.
Headphones are highly recommended!
May cause epileptic seizures.
Possibility for frustration and madness exists.
With no visible user interface the player wanders through various levels searching for clues on how to advance. Also, at the end of every map there’s a cinematic. These cinematics take the story forward as the mystery slowly unravels. Along with the familiar keybind setup known to every FPS-player in the world, the game comes with some unique hearing-based game-mechanics. The character has the ability to “close eyes” and focus on ones surroundings without vision. While concentrating, some things will occur while some things may occur. For example there are some sounds that can only be heard while eyes closed. There’s also a possibility for Tobii Eyetracker support in the future.
Since there are no enemies to bash around, the game is more about the puzzles, the story and the atmosphere. As a tribute to all the games the developer used to play in the 90’s the game is pretty unforgiving and harsh at times. “Instant death” being the most common type of danger, some skill and patience is required to complete the game without a mental breakdown.
NOTES:
The game follows dream logic.
There are puzzles involving audio.
Headphones are highly recommended!
May cause epileptic seizures.
Possibility for frustration and madness exists.
