INDIKA

I love the surrealism in this title; it showcases the boundless creative potential of games to tell a story. Well-written and impactful.

From a narrative standpoint, it’s too one sided and unexplored. From a gameplay standpoint, it’s unexplored as well. From a “steam deck verified” standpoint it’s not good to put it lightly. I didn’t like how little gameplay was affected by the Devil. One of the levels involves Indika shifting between two realities, her personal hell and a real world This is used twice (initially I said once, but then remembered the first one near an elevator). Would it be repetitive if it was used a couple more times? Not really, there are many ways to make dimensional travel interesting, and I’d definitely like it more than platforming with clunky controls. Every dialogue is Indika doubting her faith and Christianity in general, either her or the devil. I am not an orthodox christian, but the entire game felt like a 3-hour Reddit post from r slash atheism “dae Christians insane and bad”. Not once you meet someone who makes Indika think that maybe faith has its place or at least reasons why it came to be. Voice actors carry this game hard (played in Russian). Like, I could actually recommend it because of that. Minigames were surprisingly difficult, but I am a terrible gamer, so whatever. The dreaded optimization. 50 gigabytes to enjoy a 3 hour game movie. Steam deck badge doesn’t mean much here: I locked it at 30fps and had drops to 15-18 in a big fish factory. Yeah sure man whatever, idc put it at 1fps, let’s watch a slide film. To sum it up: + Indika + САНИ ХОТЯ БЫ ОСТАВЬТЕ! СТОЙ СУКА! + Russian empire somehow mixed with megastructures with BLAME and people now live in fragile vertical labyrinths of wood - fish factory introduces novel seconds per frame - faith sucks amirite - gameplay isn’t good even by movie standards. Overall: only play on PC and enjoy the voice acting

this game left me speechless so many times, the plot and narrative was amazing and so interesting. I loved it so much!

INDIKA Interesting story and characters. Mysterious world. The game has a few problems like the checkpoint saving, imo its not really clear when the game saves? So often when i took a break from the game and came back i had to redo game sections. Also some of the mini games where the game became a pixeled platformer game, was just annoying and feelt like a waste of time. But over all i really liked this game. And it was an interesting journey with the young nun Indika.

Storytelling, voice acting, and the metaphors are truly flawless. It portrays a psychological inner conflict. We witness the remarkable journey of a nun who compares her own thoughts with the strict teachings of her monastery. My only criticism is that the game is too short.

Completed in a little under 5 hours but that's by no means a bad thing. Was it especially challenging? No. Were there parts where I had to stop and think a bit? Yes. Was it artistically superb in every conceivable way? Absolutely. So many games these days take ages but don't always offer something all that unique. This was something just altogether different. Visually immersive. Exceptional characters. Very surreal. And you can play the whole thing in one weekend/one sitting. I mean, how many games do you get so far into and then never end up finishing? I can honestly say there wasn't a single part of it I didn't enjoy. Indika has instantly become one of my favourite games I've ever played. Cannot recommend highly enough.

This game brought back the memories of russian literature class 10/10. Music and visuals are immaculate, dialog is real (ru dub)

Just finished Indika and damn god what a psycho trip! I don’t even know if I can recommend it or not. This game resonated with me, even though it can be ugly, cruel, and very weird. It’s a walking sym mostly with simple enviro puzzles. And it’s an arthouse story and by a lot. Not sure if you will fully get the story cause it’s based a lot on Orthodox Church stuff and the everyday life of the USSR. But I can guarantee, it’s very original. Somehow it reminded me a bit of What remains of Edith Finch. I truly dunno how to elaborate, other than I liked it.

I thought the overall story was fairly decent, but I didn't really like any of the game mechanics. It felt like they didn't want to just be a walking sim, so they threw in several one off gimmick mechanics and I didn't think any of them really worked.

An absolute indie gem - the inner conflict becoming outer conflict, the 10/10 voice acting, the massive, oversized environments making everything so unsettling. You really need to experience it to understand.

I was close to quitting in the first 10 minutes, but I am really glad I didn't. Indika has some interesting characters and a great story to tell, and it was well worth the 4 hours it took me to get through it. The ending feels quite abrupt, like it cuts off in the middle of the story with no satisfying ending. I wish the game was longer so I could get to see more of the story and the world they've built, because it's really quite brilliant. Grab it on sale for a chill walkthrough game with some sinister atmospheres.

Recommended if bought on sale. Indika is a weird game, simply because it starts great with outstanding mood and promisses but fails to keep up. The game fizzles out into some weird unfitting retro pixel art mini game elements to tell Indika's past but honestly it doesnt work well. I wish the developers would have kept the depressing and haunting vibe with signs of schezophrenia. On top, the whole world gets more bizarre like a 90s European indie movie. What was that all about with the giant fish cans?! Fish for giants? But why? Nonetheless, the game has great elements i wish i could have expierienced and discovered more. The whole game feels like a team started and campaigned the game 60% but then was abandomned and a different team of digital nomads picked the project up and stiched it together with random elements and story telling, Graphics ranges from 9/10 to 4/10 Gameplay ranges from 10/10 to 2/10 Story and mood from 9/10 to 1/10

While I think the main themes of the game are something special, I believe the game would have benefited more from being a visual novel, as the story it tells is weighed down by the gameplay. Had it been a VN, I think you could have told more in writing and art, instead of what we got as a puzzle platformer lite.

It's like Andrei Tarkovsky would have made a game so it's not a cosy experience but well worth it.

(SPOILER ALERT) I love this game. It tells a story in such a sureal and creative way, mixing alot of diffrent type of game categories. I would love to see a sequel to this story where you follow Indika as she has now accepted the temptations of the devil and how she treverse the lands of this amazing universe. Maybe something around the russian revolution of 1905?

Slightly janky, weird, and pretty short. Worth playing if only to see some of the funny scenes. I wish it fully committed to being as absurd and out-there as it gets in a select few moments. 6/10

A really good game, that I enjoyed. Had a lot of deep discussion in it and some disturbing scenes that will be hard to watch at some points. I enjoyed all of the puzzles too.

Great title, Awesome story telling. I was able to finish it in a day around 8-9 hours of gameplay.

Indika is a very different kind of game. It’s dark, emotional, and makes you think. The story is powerful and the main character is interesting. The music and art are beautiful and help set the mood. If you like story-focused games that are a bit strange and serious, you should try Indika.

Weird game with a really bad translation (Polish). I played this game with no expectations. I bought it not knowing what I was getting into. I was pleasantly surprised by what the game actually made me think about. Still I don't think I got everything right. It's one of those cinematic - experience games.

this is eternal life, that they may know you the only true God and Jesus Christ who you sent. do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Meh, it was fine I guess? Nice arts and story, clumsy game play and a fair amount of those "guess where you have to go" moments. And maybe the worst 2d platformer controls I've ever touched. 7/10.

definitely an interesting worthwhile experience, if you dig some arthouse-ness

A striking surrealist story that seems to be inspired by classic Russian literature. I salute the direction. Strongly recommended.

Gioco davvero particolare, devo ammettere che il gioco mi ha onestamente divertito. Sulla mia configurazione (Rtx4070 e intel I9 11900kf 3.5Ghz) ha fatto un po di fatica, segno che il gioco non e' ben ottimizato. L'ho giocato in 1440p, dettagli ultra e senza dlss e il gioco girava a 60 fps con stutter occasionali. La storia e' davvero originale e la narrativa l'ho trovata davvero gradevole. Per me, da provare!

I didn't quit understand the story, but liked the dark setting and religious undertones. Short narrative adventure game with a unique setting.

Genuinely really weird in a lot of places, and can catch you off guard with out of place visuals and utterly inexplicable character dialogue. However, it is a deeply thoughtful experience with more than a few interesting ideas going on.

The final 3 levels are decently interesting and the graphics are good but the pacing is bad with many sections that drag and seemingly add nothing to the narrative.

don't worry about steam reviews. they're pointless anyway.

a little slow so far but I just started.

Wish it was longer

good game

good.

i definitely have opinions.

Loved it

ֶָ֢there are no sinners among dogs.

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