Superliminal

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  • Summary: Perception is reality. Escape from a mind-bending dream where everything is exactly as it seems.

    As you fall asleep with the TV on at 3AM, you remember catching a glimpse of the commercial from Dr.Pierce’s Somnasculpt dream therapy program. By the time you open your eyes, you’re already    Perception is reality. Escape from a mind-bending dream where everything is exactly as it seems.

    As you fall asleep with the TV on at 3AM, you remember catching a glimpse of the commercial from Dr.Pierce’s Somnasculpt dream therapy program. By the time you open your eyes, you’re already dreaming - beginning the first stages of this experimental program. Welcome to Superliminal.

    Superliminal is a first-person puzzle game based on forced perspective and optical illusions. Puzzles in this game give you a sense of the unexpected. Players need to change their perspective and think outside the box to wake up from the dream.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Nintendojo
    Aug 16, 2024
    91
    Overall, I enjoyed my time with Superliminal. I love how the game constantly plays with the user’s expectations, and the unique gimmick made for some puzzles that stumped me. The ever shifting visuals kept me engaged all the way through and made me excited to see what the game would do next. While it is a little short at around three hours, it is an experience that I believe most people should try. While the game can be short and simple, it creates a fun and engaging time throughout.
  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Jul 8, 2020
    85
    Superliminal is a breath of fresh air, the kind of game you want other people to play but don’t want to talk with them about until you’ve both experienced it. An unassuming package on its face that as you peel back the layers, will be filled with surprises and gratification as you find out what point of view it wants you to see the puzzle from. With a moral to its story that is uplifting during a time which we could all use a new perspective, Superliminal is one of the more inventive games on a Nintendo platform today.
  3. Nintendo Life
    Jul 7, 2020
    80
    Will Superliminal resonate with everyone as much as it did with us? Possibly not, but regardless, if you’re looking for a game in a similar vein to Portal, you’ll be right at home here. It’s pretty short, so if this bothers you, then you might want to pick it up at a discounted price. Otherwise, you’re in for a wholly unique experience that completely stands on its own, and delivers a message that – in 2020, at least – is exceptionally powerful.
  4. God is a Geek
    Jul 13, 2020
    80
    Regardless of whether you play on your TV or in handheld, Superliminal remains a clever, inventive and entertaining puzzler on Nintendo Switch.
  5. SECTOR.sk
    Jun 16, 2022
    80
    Superliminal offers one of the freshest ideas we have seen in first person puzzle games in many years. The main negative point here is the game's length, since you can complete it in just 2 hours.
  6. Pure Nintendo
    Jul 17, 2020
    60
    Superliminal borrows some familiar ideas and mixes them in ways that arouse interest. But the content doesn’t match the price, especially for a game that might be more fun to watch than play. However, on sale, this can be an entertaining title if the puzzles click. Like some dreams, this one may linger with you.
  7. Cubed3
    Aug 12, 2020
    60
    It takes two hours or so to complete this, and it's a fun little experience, filled with some smart puzzles interspersed with the odd stinker with little logical sense, but nothing to get particularly stuck or hung up on in the entire play-through. A few "Oh really?!" moments exist as well, as the solution becomes apparent.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 37
  3. Negative: 8 out of 37
  1. crazymurdock
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    A great game. Reminded me of Portal even though objectively it is entirely different. Actually different every other game I've played. Short,A great game. Reminded me of Portal even though objectively it is entirely different. Actually different every other game I've played. Short, but that way it never ran out of ideas.… Expand
  2. AGreatReviewer
    Apr 16, 2022
    10
    An incredibly smart game with good gameplay and puzzles that make you go "oh damn that's cool" every time you get past it, and a pretty goodAn incredibly smart game with good gameplay and puzzles that make you go "oh damn that's cool" every time you get past it, and a pretty good life lesson to boot, 10/10 would play again.… Expand
  4. ProteccIris
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    Fitting in neatly with the lineage of previous optical illusion based puzzlers such as Echochrome and Crush. Superlimnal brings a first-personFitting in neatly with the lineage of previous optical illusion based puzzlers such as Echochrome and Crush. Superlimnal brings a first-person view to the table. It spent many years (Original reveal was all the way back in 2013!) in development, and it is certainly worth the wait!… Expand
  5. CatsNGames
    Sep 16, 2020
    8
    Very artsy game, but the gameplay is nothing special. It is more an interactive progressive experience, which it does extremely well
  6. Silverfish003
    May 10, 2023
    7
    The game starts out really good, the puzzles are something new. Every "main" chapter (1-7) introduces its own gimmick to change the BasicThe game starts out really good, the puzzles are something new. Every "main" chapter (1-7) introduces its own gimmick to change the Basic mechanic a little. I completed the game without looking up the solutions, it was fun, but the puzzles were far too simple and they kept repeating. The ideas are fantastic, but none of them reached their full potential and that's what hurts. The 8th and 9th chapter is a walking simulator, sorry. I dislike the parts where hugging the walls was required to see if the walls aren't simply a fake illusion, as those didn't make good puzzles. I must admit though, this game proves that humans are extremely predictable and it depends on it a lot of times, and I kept getting caught off guard and then was really surprised, that's a huge plus.

    To summarize this review, Superliminal is a fun game but the puzzles are not often the "main feature" as you spend more time walking around hallways. Buy it only on sale, for the full price of 20$ it's not really worth it.    … Expand
  7. addictiya
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    bought at full price and don't think it's worth the value.
    Got bored very fast, puzzle solutions are kinda repetitive.. Though there were def    bought at full price and don't think it's worth the value.
    Got bored very fast, puzzle solutions are kinda repetitive.. Though there were def moments that surprised me, but before getting to those moments which only showed up once a while, I wasn't intrigued during most of the gameplay..    … Expand
  8. Pu55yLicker
    Dec 18, 2021
    0
    Mediocre thrash metal that doesn't deserve such high ratings. I don't know how such a large number of players, in principle, can like such aMediocre thrash metal that doesn't deserve such high ratings. I don't know how such a large number of players, in principle, can like such a talentless and negligent project.… Expand

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#35 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2020