Psychosomnium

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Psychosomnium throws you into a twisted dreamscape where logic takes a backseat. As a simple platformer-adventure hybrid you navigate abstract environments filled with puzzles that make no sense, and that’s the point. Progress hinges on doing things that feel off: backtracking into walls triggering traps or moving in directions that shouldn’t work. The goal is always just out of reach demanding you question every assumption about how games should behave. What sticks with you isn’t the story or mechanics but the sheer weirdness. Players recall spending hours trying to ‘cheat’ the system only to realize the rules were never what they seemed. Though little discussed in mainstream circles its reputation as a bizarre mind-bending experience has stuck with fans since its 2008 launch. If you like messing with games that mess with you this one’s a relic worth digging up.