- Difficulty: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 254 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 209 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Part of the reason the difficulty can be pushed so much in this game is due to how precise and satisfying the controls are.
All in all, bad_vertex has done a fantastic job with not just replicating the classic retro platforming experience on a gameplay basis but also putting serious efforts towards recreating just how it felt to play a good and (mostly) well-designed platformer game in the late 90s, as the immersion I felt playing PsiloSybil is almost second to none and I frankly wouldn't have it any other way!
All this is to say nothing of the game's beautiful PSX-esque graphics, its solid enough soundtrack.
Non-level design neat stuff includes the visuals, which shine with the myriad of old-school filters you can apply (including a very convincing PS1-style texture warping), and some of the music tracks, even if I admit a few of them get grating after a while, I can at least appreciate the experimental, ethereal vibes this game's soundtrack is going for.
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What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
- Gamepad Recommended
Store features
- Family Sharing
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
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