Archives by Day

May 2024
SuMTuWThFSa
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031

Nebulous

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4
Genre: Puzzle
Developer: Namazu Studios
Release Date: Q2 2015

About Rainier

PC gamer, WorthPlaying EIC, globe-trotting couch potato, patriot, '80s headbanger, movie watcher, music lover, foodie and man in black -- squirrel!

Advertising

As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases.





'Nebulous' (ALL) Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 9, 2015 @ 3:36 p.m. PST

Nebulous is a sci-fi physics-based puzzler where players assume the role of an astronaut who finds himself sucked into a wormhole filled with giant maze-like puzzles.

Namazu's game puts players in the space boots of intrepid astronaut Commander Dash Johnson, as he explores the cosmos.  Things quickly go awry when Commander Johnson is sucked into a wormhole filled with giant maze-like puzzles.  Gamers are provided plenty of laughs as they listen to the hero's exclamations of pain and insults as the player discovers how to complete a stage.

Nebulous is not a title players can rocket through.  Gamers' wits will be tested as they must strategize to navigate puzzles filled with gravity changes and deadly traps.   

Stages begin with Commander Johnson suspended above a certain point in the level and obstacles between that starting point and the exit.  To help the astronaut advance to the next puzzle, players can set gravity changing machines, platforms, half and quarter pipes, bouncy tentacle brains, conveyor belts and more.  Once players believe they have everything in place to help Commander Johnson escape, they let him loose and see where gravity takes him.

"The team at Namazu has worked on some amazing titles over the years, but it has always been someone else's game and not our own vision," Keith Hudnall, technical director, Namazu Studios, said.  "Nebulous is the game we have been dreaming of for years.  We can't wait for gamers to have as much fun playing it as we do."

Key Features

  • A plethora of brain-teasing puzzle levels
  • Bouncy aliens, gravity machines, conveyor belts, space rocks, lasers, blocks, blocks, and more blocks (and other stuff)
  • Physics-driven puzzle "fun"
  • Fun is in quotes to show that it’s actually really fun
  • Guide a powerless astronaut through an absurdly horrific limbo and relish his misfortunes as he questions his sanity in fully voiced dialogue
  • Play hands-free in fabulous Oculus Rift VR-o-Vision
  • There’s no such thing as space madness

Gamers interested in seeing Nebulous on Steam can vote for the Steam Greenlight campaign, and Namazu Studios also plans to launch the game on PS4 and Oculus Rift in at a later date.



More articles about Nebulous
blog comments powered by Disqus