Supraland: Six Inches Under wasn’t actually meant to exist—no less than not like this.
Initially conceived as a DLC pack for the puzzle-filled sandbox journey Supraland, creator David Münnich and his group improvised, experimented, re-scoped, and re-envisioned Six Inches Under into a much bigger, totally standalone follow-up designed for anybody to dig into, whether or not they’ve performed the primary recreation or not. What’s even higher, that creation is obtainable to play beginning right now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and thru Xbox Game Pass!
If you’re questioning whether or not Supra Games’ newest little massive journey is for you, listed here are 5 aspects of Six Inches Under’s design that ought to make it easier to determine.
It’s a Connected Underworld
Like the unique, Six Inches Under is a first-person 3D “metroidvania”—a unified world stuffed with paths to find, and secrets and techniques or sub-areas that may solely be accessed as soon as you come with a brand new skill or merchandise.
Unlike the unique, Six Inches Under takes place underground, and as such, the vibe’s a bit of completely different. Paths are extra outlined and distinct: caves and corridors linked by a central hub known as Cagetown, the place all of the toy-people survivors of the dreadful Rakening dwell.
The builders characterize the sport as “55% exploration, 40% solving puzzles, and 5% combat,” to present you a breakdown. Now on to that different 45%…
Puzzles Permeate Everything
In the world of Six Inches Under, you’re at all times on the lookout for puzzles—and also you’ll rapidly end up considering of the atmosphere, your talents, and even physics itself as a puzzle-solving device. To assist with the design of the puzzles, creator and lead dev David Münnich concocted 13 guidelines as a tenet, which doubled as a 13-point “checklist” to assist him and his group decide whether or not a puzzle was good or not.
David awards factors for puzzles the place gamers set the purpose themselves with out being instructed it immediately, or puzzles that use a mechanic gamers are acquainted with in an surprising new method. The puzzle will get extra factors if gamers can rapidly execute the answer as soon as they’ve their “Aha!” second, or if the result’s extra fascinating than a door opening or an elevator turning on. For David, a very good puzzle scores round 8–10, and something above that’s uncommon. (And he’s a stickler; one of the best puzzles in Six Inches Under prime out at 12.)
That 5% Combat…It’s Over There!
In one other directional shift from the unique recreation, you’ll encounter enemies to battle in Six Inches Under, however right here they’re hanging out away from the puzzles—that method, they received’t get in your method once you’re centered on determining tips on how to repair that lever to attach that battery to energy that equipment behind that fence that you just’re not fairly positive tips on how to get by means of but.
And generally, the fight is a puzzle of its personal too, as you utilize your pickaxe and different fight instruments and skills in inventive methods—however as with any good puzzle, it’s extra enjoyable in the event you determine these out for your self.
The End is Just Getting Started
You could make it to the end line of the “main quest” fairly rapidly—however as soon as the tip credit roll, that indicators a complete new starting. Whole new areas speak in confidence to discover filled with secrets and techniques and surprises. In truth, a few of Six Inches Under’s most difficult and rewarding puzzles are solely elective…together with no less than one of many group’s uncommon 12-point-ers. (Hint: Look for the showerhead on the seashore.)
It’s a proving floor
Six Inches Under started its life as a undertaking supposed to get the Supra Games group on top of things for Supra Games’ subsequent main now-in-development recreation (and full-on sequel) Supraworld. It rapidly was a spot to experiment, check, and run concepts by means of the wringer. The outcome was one thing surprising: a content-packed recreation worthy of standing on its personal as one thing not fairly an growth, not fairly a sequel, and infused with the inventive spirit indie-developed video games are recognized for.
Supraland: Six Inches Under is out right now. Buy it for Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S, or play it on Xbox Game Pass.
Supraland: Six Inches Under
Humble Games
$19.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Dig into the largest smallest journey
Unearth what’s beneath the floor in Six Inches Under, a brand new first-person Supraland journey filled with puzzles, exploration, enjoyable secrets and techniques to find, a whole bunch of gags, and two humorous ones!
In the miniature world, the dreaded Rakening has scattered the townspeople of Superland six entire inches beneath the floor of the sandbox! Fulfill your toybox fantasies as a courageous Blue Plumber and use your ability and ingenuity to outlive and rescue your fellows. You could also be small—however that is sure to be one massive journey.
Underworld exploration
Unearth a linked underworld of toys who’ve survived previous calamities. The caverns are stuffed with secrets and techniques to find and new areas to uncover—when you’ve acquired the proper instruments and skills to entry them.
First-person puzzling
Solve issues within the atmosphere with brains (and occasional brawn). Use skillful platforming to seek out secrets and techniques and exhausting to succeed in areas, and harness the facility of physics to seek out inventive methods to beat obstacles.
It’s a small world
For the folks of Supraland, little issues make an enormous distinction. Turn a matchstick into the lever that opens a door or a torch that ignites an impediment. Power mighty machines with the newest AAA battery know-how, cross cracks the scale of chasms, and stroll (actually!) on the razor’s edge.
An incredible place to dig in
Six Inches Under is a content-packed standalone follow-up (and never fairly a sequel) to the unique Supraland, designed for everybody! You can delve straight in and have a blast with out having performed the unique.
More Supraland to like
If you dug the unique Supraland, you’ll uncover tons extra of the puzzle-solving, metroidvania-style exploration you liked—plus extra expertise, a novel new method to fight, extra elective actions, and an authentic new soundtrack.
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