Infinite Beyond The Mind

Infinite – Beyond the Mind is a fun and fast platforming experience, bringing with it some excellent visuals and audio. With a little more depth and variety, this would be a must-have title.

65%Game Brain Score

music, gameplay

story, stability

72% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 7 reviews

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In "Infinite - Beyond the Mind," players control a pair of skilled women on a mission to defeat the Beljantaur Kingdom's army and its evil queen. The game features 16 side-scrolling stages with diverse environments, showcasing cute chibi-style pixel art. It also offers both single-player and local co-op gameplay, with unique and challenging boss fights throughout.

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72%

Audience ScoreBased on 43 reviews

music14 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

Great pixel art and visuals, complemented by a catchy soundtrack.
Fun, fast-paced gameplay with a mix of platforming and combat, reminiscent of classic retro games.
Offers cooperative play, allowing for enjoyable multiplayer experiences.

Gameplay can be too simple and repetitive, lacking depth and variety in combat mechanics.
Platforming controls can be unforgiving, with instant death pits and frustrating level design.
Difficulty spikes can be uneven, leading to moments of frustration, especially with certain boss fights.

music
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
64%
31%
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The music in the game is widely praised for its excellent old-school chiptune soundtrack, which complements the visuals and gameplay effectively. Reviewers highlight the catchy tunes, particularly in key stages, and appreciate the overall quality of the audio design, contributing to a nostalgic gaming experience. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a standout feature that enhances the game's appeal.
- “Excellent old school soundtrack.”
- “I loved the graphics and music and think they are both very well crafted, especially the chiptune soundtrack for the first and second last stage; they are damn catchy.”
- “Overall the game is really good when it comes to controls, visuals, length, and music.”
- “I assume the soundtrack is licensed but it complemented the game very well nevertheless.”
gameplay
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
40%
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The gameplay is characterized by a standard yet effective design typical of the genre, featuring a smooth difficulty curve and classic mechanics like double jumps and wall slides. While the fast attack speed allows players to easily defeat bosses, many reviewers expressed a desire for more combat variety and engaging story elements. Overall, the game offers satisfying gameplay, especially in co-op mode, but lacks standout features that differentiate it from similar titles.
- “It inhabits a fine smooth difficulty curve on normal and expert; it also provides a classic life system as a gameplay feature, which becomes even more significant if you play on expert where you have to play through the game without losing all lives.”
- “The gameplay is pretty standard for the genre, but it works very well; the traditional double jump and wall slide had perfect timing in my opinion.”
- “It's nothing new, but it scratches that itch for retro games with simple, but challenging gameplay.”
- “Most bosses lack invulnerability frames or mechanics, which allows you to, with your quick attack speed, obliterate them right after they appear on screen or you can just be cheap by electing to attack without worrying about enemy blows knowing your attack speed will deplete their HP faster than they can deplete yours.”
- “[limited attack options, gameplay doesn't stand out from others in the genre; great hi-res sprite artwork, but in-game sprites leave something to be desired.]”
- “[u] I wanted more combat variety [/u] - I don't mind simple games where you spam the same attack for 4 hours, but even if you look at games like Ninja Gaiden from 30+ years ago, you can still add some sub-weapons without breaking that gameplay style.”
graphics
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics of the game are praised for their excellent pixel-art style and hi-res sprite artwork, contributing to a visually appealing experience. The chiptune soundtrack is particularly noted for its catchiness, enhancing the overall atmosphere. While some in-game sprites may not meet the same high standard, the combination of visuals and music is generally well-crafted and enjoyable.
- “I loved the graphics and music and think they are both very well crafted, especially the chiptune soundtrack for the first and second last stage are damn catchy.”
- “Infinite – beyond the mind is a fun and fast platforming experience, bringing with it some excellent visuals and audio.”
- “Overall the game is really good when it comes to controls, visuals, length and music.”
story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story of "Infinite Beyond the Mind" is described as short and easy to summarize, taking less than two hours to complete, which some players find lacking in engagement. While the narrative is considered weird and often lacks context, it offers opportunities for speculation and hints at deeper environmental storytelling. Overall, the focus on gameplay over a compelling story may appeal to some, but others may find it detracts from the overall experience.
- “If you like to speculate, you may have your fun 'lorewise'; I think there is some deeper environmental storytelling to it.”
- “Ah yeah, one other thing: the story is really weird. There is a secret minigame which seems to be full of meaning, but I couldn't make anything out of it. Interesting nonetheless, but the game confronts you with weird stuff all along, with almost no context.”
- “Conclusion: Infinite Beyond the Mind is a pixel platform game that looks like the old school with few buttons, with enemies that at first take a while to kill. Advancing in the game, they fall in record time. It has a short story; at most, it takes less than 2 hours to complete the game.”
- “The story is really weird; there is a secret minigame that seems to be full of meaning, but I couldn't make anything out of it. Interesting nonetheless, but the game confronts you with weird stuff all along, with almost no context.”
- “The story is quite easy to summarize in a few words, and it feels short, taking less than 2 hours to complete the game. Unless you don't like squeezing a game so much, the normal difficulty is for you, as it has saves between levels, but if you die, you will have to do the level from the beginning.”
- “If you like to speculate, you may have your fun 'lore-wise'; I think there is some deeper environmental storytelling to it.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game exhibits stability issues, with reports of glitches and broken achievements, as well as occasional crashes in certain areas.
- “There are a few glitches - some of the achievements are broken at the time of this review, and the game might crash in a few spots.”
- “There are a few glitches - some of the achievements are broken at the time of this review, and the game might crash in a few spots.”

69%Critics’ scoreBased on 7 critic reviews

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