Stride (2021)

I got this cheap because the movement mechanics looked interesting. And, to be fair, they are. You need to move your arms to run fast and jump and when it works it feels pretty good. Mirror's Edge VR, almost. But I think that the devs came up with that mechanic and then didn't thought to actually create a game out of it.

The main single player content is the running challenges, which are fun enough, I guess, if a bit insubstantial. It's got the fun feel of perfectly chaining jumps, wallruns and swings to get better times and the difficulty is somewhat measured and increases with each level. But there's just too much repetition. I think the stages are made of pre-fab sections because I swear that some repeat verbatim in different levels.

The other mode is endless, which is explicitly procedurally-generated and, thus, of no interest to me.

The third mode is arena. You are in a series of rooftops and have to complete a bunch of random "quests", which can be just shoot a few quadcopters, shoot a few human enemies or "hack a quadcopter", which means to follow it closely. The mode very boring and even broken. I don't know if the area is also procedurally-generated, but sometimes the it is almost impossible to get from where you are to where the quest is. One time the drone I had to "hack" was flying outside the bounds of the level and it was literally impossible for me to get it.

And finally, the fourth mode is multiplayer, which I also will not touch with a 10-meter pole. Unfortunately the multiplayer seems to be the main selling point, getting first billing in the start menu

So, I don't know. I think it was worth the coins I paid for thanks to Steam regional pricing (I think the publisher hasn't updated the price after the new recommendations). But it's just a decent engine without a proper game attached to it.