The Shape On The Ground (Steam Edition)
Somewhat Software · 2021-06-15
Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person
Releases: TBD (Linux), Jul 23, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Mac)
This software is not a game. A cross between a walking sim and a tarot card reading, TSOTG asks you to find 12 evocative dioramas and answer a single question : What do you see? Answer instinctively and receive one of five different endings and a final reading meant to stimulate self-reflection.
The Shape On The Ground is not a game, in the conventional sense. It is a short horror-themed first-person walking simulator experience which can be completed in 20 minutes. Consider it as a tarot reading : both a divination and self-reflection tool. A moment in time for yourself, a magick circle, to freely explore your inner world. Walk around a desolate town in search of the 12 dioramas where you will be asked a question. Answer truthfully, with the answer that best corresponds with how you are feeling. There is no right or wrong answer. Then you will be shown an ending and given a personal(Storyline via IGDB)
Health check
- · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
- · Review velocity down 37% vs the prior 8 weeks.
- · Top 71% of 23,281 Adventure games in the census by review count.
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- 2021-06-01First review activity on record (week of 2021-06-01).
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