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Miasmata

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Miasmata

Nov 28, 2012

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2.91 average rating based on 45 ratings

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Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.
Developers
IonFX
Publishers
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Themes
Action, Horror, Stealth, Survival
Steam
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Release Dates
Nov 28, 2012 (North_America)
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 28, 2012 (Worldwide)
PC (Microsoft Windows)
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User Stats
564
In Collection
36
Wish Listed
5
Playing
387
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How Long Is Miasmata?
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FredLobster
FredLobster gave Jan 29, 2013 (edited)
FredLobster gave Jan 29, 2013 (edited)
FredLobster's review of Miasmata

This is easily the greatest Hiking-While-Exhausted simulator ever designed.

Apart from that, Miasmata skillfully uses atmosphere and a player's natural instinct to explore to replace convoluted gameplay mechanics or excessive scripting. The game can be boiled down to the following: explore the island, collect the plants, construct a map, and create the medicine you need to live. The storyline that accompanies it is novel enough, if very simple, and the gameplay mechanics that start off feeling slap-dash quickly become immersive; if you've ever had a serious flu or fever, you empathize with your clumsy, plague-ridden hero immediately.

I wouldn't say this is a game for everyone, as it's definitely slow-paced and artsy, but for anyone in the mood for a beautifully crafted 3D wanderer (I'm tempted to consider it a Metroidvania-type, but that's just too much of a stretch), then definitely consider shelling out a few bucks and helping a pair of indie programming brothers afford to make more excellent weirdness.