Exploaris: Vermis story

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Exploaris: Vermis story is a single player open world hack and slash game with fantasy, mystery and anime themes. It was developed by Kenni Marsian and was released on September 22, 2020. It received positive reviews from players.

Exploaris: Vermis story is a metrodvania game where you have to explore a mysterious planet,a group of researchers recently disappeared on the planet, help the main character to solve the secret of this planet, and find researchers.

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Audience ScoreBased on 16 reviews

music4 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

Beautiful hand-drawn art style with charming character and monster designs creates a unique and whimsical atmosphere.
Well-designed maps and puzzles that encourage exploration without feeling repetitive.
Soothing and fitting soundtrack that complements the game’s tone and ambiance.

Combat feels clunky and weak, with limited enemy AI and ineffective weapon options, reducing engagement in fights.
Movement speed is slow and platforming elements like elevators and falling hazards can be frustrating due to harsh penalties.
Poorly explained mechanics and an incomplete or confusing tutorial lead to trial and error gameplay and difficulty in progression.

music
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed feedback, with some users praising its soothing, melodic, and atmospheric qualities that complement the art style, while others find it repetitive and annoying. Overall, the soundtrack is appreciated for its relaxing and pleasant nature, though some desire more dynamic variation.
- “Great music: the soundtrack was really nice to have in the background.”
- “The music is soothing.”
- “Soundtrack is very relaxing and solid.”
- “Extremely annoying and repetitive music in an otherwise really nice world with great art style.”
- “If you are old enough to remember the 8-bit era, think about the Nintendo game with the worst music you can, and this is similar.”
- “The music in e:vs is at least that bad.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story of Exploaris: Vermis Story follows Arisa, a stranded space explorer navigating colorful alien worlds, combining a soft, storybook atmosphere with intriguing puzzles and exploration. It captivates players through its mysterious planetary setting, blending metroidvania and RPG elements effectively.
- “Exploaris: Vermis Story is a side-scrolling metroidvania where you play as Arisa, a stranded space explorer trying to survive and figure out what’s going on across a series of colorful alien maps.”
- “It’s got a soft, almost storybook vibe to it with a good focus on puzzles and exploration.”
- “The story of the game captivates you with the exploration of a mysterious planet.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is hampered by unclear mechanics and a lack of proper tutorials, leading to frustrating trial and error early on. Movement is slow and sometimes unresponsive, which detracts from the overall experience, though the core gameplay shows potential that could be improved with polishing.
- “I'm hoping by full release it tightens up the gameplay, because there's a lot of charm here that deserves to shine a little brighter.”
- “As I said, the art style is really nice and the gameplay could be really fun if improved.”
- “Poorly explained mechanics: the game doesn’t really teach you how to do a lot of the things you need to do, so there’s a lot of trial and error early on.”
- “Arisa is toddling around with the speed of a three-legged turtle, and the different mechanical parts from the different puzzles take ages to go from point A to point B.”
- “Mechanics are a little wonky; for instance, there have been a few times I pressed space and the character didn't jump, but over time you can get used to it and improve.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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- “All that in a really nice world, with great art style.”
- “As I said, the art style is really nice.”
- “The art style I do like.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users praise the game’s unique atmosphere, highlighting its beautiful visuals, atmospheric music, and engaging gameplay elements like combat and traps, though they note these features are currently present in limited amounts.
- “They create a unique atmosphere.”
- “Beautiful visual style, atmospheric music, pleasant combat, jumping exercises, traps, leveling up - everything we love, but so far in extremely small quantities.”

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Exploaris: Vermis story is a open world hack and slash game with fantasy, mystery and anime themes.

Exploaris: Vermis story is available on PC, Windows and Xbox.

Exploaris: Vermis story was released on September 22, 2020.

Exploaris: Vermis story was developed by Kenni Marsian.

Exploaris: Vermis story has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Exploaris: Vermis story for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.

Exploaris: Vermis story is a single player game with local co-op support.

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