Au-Delà

About

Au-Delà is a tense 2D puzzle platformer where you navigate a darkened house as a child searching for missing parents. Each night you progress through familiar rooms, using collected objects to solve environmental puzzles while avoiding deadly creatures lurking in hallways and closets. The simplicity of moving between rooms masks a growing sense of dread as you piece together fragmented memories and environmental clues. Gameplay loops around retrying paths with new tools, balancing speed against careful observation to survive increasingly dangerous layouts. The game’s strength lies in its unsettling atmosphere and deliberate pacing. Sparse dialogue lets the creaking house and distorted sounds build unease, while puzzle solutions often rely on mundane items repurposed in creative ways. Early access reviews note its ability to blend childlike curiosity with adult horror themes, though some find the difficulty curve uneven. With no combat or combat options, survival depends purely on timing and problem-solving, making each successful escape feel earned.

Storyline

It’s soon time to go to bed. Alone. A shadow passes behind the opening of the door, but everything is fine, you remember well your bedtime routine. After all, no need to worry, your parents will come back someday, for sure... You control a child who has to go to sleep, alone, in his house, after his parents have left. You will manage as best you can to go to sleep, remembering the instructions given by them, but everything does not go as planned. Surrounded by monsters, you will find yourself in unusual situations as you try to find out where your parents are.